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Marijke Vroomen Durning, ASJA
 I love to teach – maybe that’s why I love the type of writing I do. I used to be a first aid instructor and I taught clinical skills to nurses’ aides and orderlies. I even taught English as a second language for a while. Now, I’ll drop everything to teach anyone who asks if they can learn how to quilt (life can’t be all about work, can it?). I love to share what I know. Some people would find that at odds with my personality. I’m very shy and introverted. I hate meeting new people. Social situations make me anxious. But put me in front of a group of people who want to learn something from me, and I’m in my element.
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ASJA
 Join us in NYC on May 20-21 to learn new skills, make fresh connections, and come away energized and inspired to reach your big career goals! ASJA's 45th Annual Writers Conference will offer more than 35 instructive topic sessions and invaluable one-on-one meetings with editors, agents, and publishers. Speakers and attendees represent such companies as The Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, The New Republic, The New York Times Book Review, The Atlantic, Family Circle, BBC Travel, Inc.com, Fortune, and Fast Company. Friday features sessions exclusively for ASJA members, while on Saturday, we'll open the doors to all writers, aspiring writers, and students too. Register today to receive the early bird discount. LEARN MORE
The Huffington Post
Author Julia Schemmer writes: "In 2015, I celebrated my 18th birthday in quite an unconventional way: by debuting my first authored book on Amazon. Although writing the book was a process that challenged me to my core and kept me on my toes, the book publishing world was an entire new industry that my 18-year old self felt vastly unprepared for. Thus, I decided to take the road more traveled by self-publishing my work, 20 Seconds of Insane Courage instead of seeking a publisher and pursuing printed copies."
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Digital Book World
Shelfie is an app that allows users to take a photo of their bookshelves and get ebook and audiobook versions of physical books they already own for free or at a low cost. The app also gives personalized recommendations based on the idea that the best recommendations come from a full picture of the books readers already own and how readers naturally organize their books — essentially, a photo (or selfie) of one's personal bookshelf.
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Self-Publishing Review
There's a great deal of information out there to be sifted through to market your book well — but there's also a lot you could be taking on board that could do your book more damage than good. Cate Baum busts some of the myths of indie book marketing and what you should do instead.
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Writer's Digest
The alpha male is currently very much in the ascendant in romantic fiction — all you need to do is look at the proliferation of finely honed abs on Amazon's Contemporary Romance Best Seller list for proof. From E. L. James' Christian Grey to J. R. Ward's Blind King and Jodi Ellen Malpas' Jesse Ward, the modern romance world is rife with dominant heroes initiating heroines into their complicated lives. Welcome to my world.
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The New York Times
A German historian said in new research that The Associated Press, the international news organization based in New York, formally cooperated with Nazi Germany in the 1930s, including the employment of a photographer who worked for a Nazi propaganda division.The research by Harriet Scharnberg, of Martin Luther University, argued that The A.P. was complicit in allowing the Nazis to "portray a war of extermination as a conventional war."
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Poynter
Jeb Bush (remember him?) revised a factual claim in a speech in order not to "get PolitiFacted." Gabriela Michetti, then a vice presidential candidate in Argentina, responded to a fact check by saying "I saw that on Chequeado. Which is why we corrected ourselves and never repeated it."
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Content Standard
When people think of life as a professional writer, they often imagine hotshot copywriters. These creatives are bouncing ideas off the wall, booking huge accounts, and generally impressing everyone around them with their ability to tell a compelling story that markets products. In today's digital landscape, content marketing has become just as (if not more!) important than traditional copywriting.
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