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For the first time, the NYC conference will offer mastermind sessions, designed for mid- to late-career freelancers to learn in smaller sessions with one-on-one attention. Amp up your conference experience with one of two masterminds: Get the Attention of the Big Five: A Book Proposal Mastermind, presented by Porscha Burke of Random House, and Grow Your Business Mastermind, presented by Jennifer Nelson and Stephanie Vozza. Get more details in this week’s ASJA Confidential.
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The Writer Magazine has listed the ASJA NYC Conference as one of the ten best for writers, calling it “the best conference for freelance journalists and those interested in pursuing a career as an independent writer.” If you haven’t registered, why not? Get conference details here.
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Every year, at least a handful of writers attend the annual ASJA Conference in New York City who have forgotten to register for Client Connections. Maybe it was a family emergency or a big work project or life got in the way … whatever the reason, they didn’t register.
So, they emailed or called or approached the Client Connections desk during the conference to see if maybe, maybe there could be an exception made for them.
(Cue the wah-wah noise.) Sorry. No exceptions. Not ever.
Here’s the thing — we feel really, really bad when people forget, but the rule is you have to actually register for Client Connections to attend. It’s not fair to the other writers who remembered to register.
Client Connections is free — it’s probably the BEST perk of being an ASJA professional member — but you have to register. It’s not enough to register for the ASJA conference — you have to SEPARATELY register for Client Connections.
We want you to register for Client Connections, and we really, really, really want this to be the VERY FIRST YEAR THAT NO ONE FORGETS TO REGISTER.
So, here’s how you can help us: Set your phone alarm clock, put a piece of paper on your car, add it to your to-do list, mark your wall calendar or ask your spouse, best friend or your mother to remind you. Registration for Client Connections begins on APRIL 17 at 9 a.m. EST. It runs all the way through APRIL 22 at 9 p.m. EST. Set your alarm clock for 9 a.m. EST on April 17.
Just do it. We don’t want you to miss out.
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Don’t miss your chance to help your fellow writers, strengthen your relationships with your clients, and — oh yeah — win a FREE day of ASJA. You may have heard it here before, but let us make things clear: The ASJA member who recruits the most Client Connections clients can attend one day of the 2019 conference for FREE.
We’re asking YOU to take a look at your client contacts. Are there any at publications, hospitals, nonprofits, universities, or content marketing agencies located in the greater New York City area? If so, please invite them to Client Connections (that’s the afternoon of one-on-one, nine-minute meetings to be held Monday, May 6, at the annual ASJA Conference in New York City).
We’ve found personal invitations from trusted writers helps ensure we have the highest quality clients at the event. If you have clients to invite, send an email to Cindy Kuzma with the names and titles of these clients. She’ll send you an invite form to forward to them, and she’ll also enter your name and theirs on the contest spreadsheet to track who signs up. The member with the most clients who register wins! Contact Cindy with any questions.
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Lottie Joiner, editor of Crisis magazine and ASJA board member has been recognized by Cision Media Research as one of ten influential black interest print journalists on Twitter. The list is based on metrics retrieved on February 1, 2019. Joiner has been an ASJA board member for two years as well as a conference speaker and moderator. Please join us in celebrating Lottie’s achievement!
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CDL, a proposed method of making and distributing digital copies of printed books, is being promoted by the Internet Archive as a way for libraries to increase their collections and make more books available to more people. However, dozens of organizations – including ASJA, the Author’s Guild and the National Writers Union, argue that it is a violation of copyright law and authors’ rights. CDL involves scanning the book to create a digital copy, uploading that copy to a web server, and then distributing digital copies from that server. This is being done without permission from, or any payment to, authors or publishers. It bypasses existing, legal digital lending practice, in which authors usually receive a share of licensing revenues.
Organizations that signed onto the statement include writers, translators, photographers, and graphic artists; unions and federations representing the creators of works included in published books; book publishers; and reproduction rights and public lending rights groups. The statement, which calls for ongoing discussion among writers, publishers and libraries about how to increase digital lending while also respecting authors’ rights, can be found here. An FAQ that explains in detail what CDL is, how it works and why it violates copyright, is here.
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 Shop on Amazon? ASJA members, family and friends now have an easy way to donate to ASJA Charitable Trust! Next time you’re ready to shop on Amazon, start your shopping session at the URL http://smile.amazon.com. Select American Society of Journalists and Authors Charitable Trust as your charity, and Amazon will donate 0.5% of the price of your eligible purchases! Ready to start shopping? Click here to default ASJACT as your charity of choice!
RTDNF
Responsible journalism matters more than ever. On March 13, at the Marriott Marquis Washington, DC,
the Radio Television Digital News Association Foundation (RTDNF) will honor individuals and organizations that exemplify responsible journalism and who practice their constitutionally guaranteed duty to seek and report the truth. For more info on honorees and tickets, visit http://www.firstamendmentawards.org/ @RTDNA
Writer's Digest
Do you know who you’re writing for? Like, truly, actually who your readers are — and why they are (or should be) reading your stuff?
It’s easy to fall into the habit of writing what you love or writing to impress your peers or your editor. That might make for good writing… but it won’t necessarily attract readers. To do that, you have to write for, well, readers.
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Forbes
If you started up a freelance business at the beginning of the year, hopefully you’ve launched and maybe even accepted your first client. As a business coach for entrepreneurs, I know that this is an exciting time and your first instinct may be to accept the first offer you hear.
Slow down. A study from Tech.co states that 46 percent of freelancers said the worst part about freelancing was the lack of a steady paycheck, so you want to make sure you get what you’re worth when you snag a client.
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The Writer
Dating and writing tend to breed unattainable visions. We expect passionate kisses during a rainstorm. Instead, we get stilted conversation over slowly congealing appetizers. We think our piece can change the world. Instead, it’s “this isn’t the right fit for us” or “the structure is off” or “can you turn this 2,000-word, multiple-sourced feature into a 750-word listicle?” For both, the silence – that awful, endless stretch of uncertainty – can crush your self-esteem to dust.
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The American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA) does not endorse any company, product, or service sold by any corporation, institution or member supporting our organization. Corporate partnerships, advertisers and sponsors are not an endorsement of a product or service and may not be represented as such, in any way. The use of the ASJA name and/or logo, or representation of such, without the written consent of ASJA, is strictly prohibited.
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