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By Tami Kamin Meyer
Registration completed. Check.
Hotel room booked. Done.
Flight secured. Yup.
Besides packing clothes and a bevy of business cards, writers who have attended prior ASJA annual conferences also take steps to prepare themselves for the gathering in other ways.
Wendy Helfenbaum (@WendyHelfenbaum on Twitter), a longtime ASJA member who oversees the organization’s Client Connections — which is being co-chaired this year by Erin O’Donnell (@ErinODWriter on Twitter) and Jeannette Hurt (@ByJeanetteHurt on Twitter), suggested attendees “be strategic when choosing who you want to meet with” during that beloved aspect of the conference.
“Because Client Connections is a lottery, the more clients you pick, the better your chances are for landing several meetings.”
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You won’t want to miss Client Connections, the popular event for professional members that takes place Monday, May 6, at ASJA’s annual New York City conference. Participants sit down for nine-minute meetings with publishers, editors and literary agents to learn more about how they can work together. See the full list of clients HERE. Be sure to read the FAQs if this is your first time participating. This is a free benefit for pro members, but you must register to take advantage of it.
To enter the lottery to participate, you must register between 9 a.m. EST, April 17, and 9 p.m. EST, April 22. You MUST register in that time period, with no exceptions. So set an alarm, mark your calendar or tattoo it on your arm. Just do it. We don’t want you to miss out!
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Since clients must sign up for Client Connections by April 16, you have just ONE more week to invite them (or follow up on the clients you’ve previously invited).
As a reminder: The member who invites the most clients who subsequently register for Client Connections can choose one of these valuable prizes: a day at the national or a regional conference, a set of conference recordings, or a guaranteed pitching slot at either a Virtual Client Connections session or a Virtual Pitch Slam in 2019!
To enter, take one last look at your client contacts for those in the NYC area who may be looking for new writers. Email contest coordinator Cindy Kuzma; she’ll send you a template invitation to send them and she’ll record your name/contact information and theirs to track for the contest.
The member with the most clients who register by the deadline, April 16, wins. Email Cindy with any questions.
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Want to know what topics Your Teen for Parents magazine is looking for? Editors Susan Borison and Sharon Holbrook share the most popular topics, what they need in a pitch and more. Listen to the latest podcast with host Estelle Erasmus, and check out other interviews with editors from Longreads, The Wall Street Journal, Next Avenue and more.
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MEMBER NAME: Ellen Sheng, NYC area
SUCCESS STORY: I got work from WSJ Custom Studios, writing advertorials for several large companies. I used to work at Dow Jones, so although the work was different, it was also a little like coming home. I loved all the assignments and learned so much from the editors, who were all fantastic.
HOW I LANDED THE GIG: I met an editor at Client Connections at the New York conference.
NET RESULTS: Tens of thousands of dollars.
COMMENT ABOUT ASJA:
I'm really thankful to ASJA for helping boost my career. I had just moved back to New York after living and working in Hong Kong for eight years. The first year was rough — I had to find all new clients, redefine my niche, find people, find publications and so on. ASJA helped me learn about the market, identify trends and got me work to boot! I've also gotten bylines in Fast Company and Scientific American and found work at a number of agencies thanks to ASJA. The cost of my membership and attendance at conferences has more than paid off.
Read more stories about ASJA members here.
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ASJA is excited to share a new and valuable member benefit! Because we know that working from home can sometimes get pretty lonely, we found you a deal with WeWork! Collaborative workspaces can be a great way for ASJA members to help get the creative juices flowing and now you can receive up to 20 percent off new WeWork memberships on office space. Click here to get more info directly from WeWork.
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Don’t miss out on big discussions at ASJA’s members-only forums. Check out these topics:
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Call for a Conference Call Provider
Oh, Good: Authors Making Nothing Now Earn Less
Tradition or Transition?
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Forbes
There are so many reasons to give back to your community if you are a freelancer. First and foremost, it’s the right thing to do. None of us achieves success solely on the basis of our hard work. We all have people who helped us personally and professionally at different stages of our journey.
As a freelancer, your flexible schedule often gives you the time to give to others. Secondary to this, when you spend time giving back to others, you create networking opportunities within your community. This can certainly help your business.
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Writer's Digest
We’ve heard the typical responses for how to overcome the seemingly over-come-able plague known as writer’s block:
“You just have to write every day.”
“You gotta push past those esoteric obstacles and believe in yourself and your writing.”
And, of course, everyone’s favorite: “Writer’s block doesn’t exist.”
It does. And, far from the land of the esoteric, it feels very real and straightforward when it leeches your energy as you face that bright screen every morning. So, to solve a typical problem among writers, let’s tackle it with atypical solutions.
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Columbia Journalism Review
Earlier this year, I faced a situation that’s increasingly common among freelance journalists.
I had filed a story of about 1,700 words. And then I received a slew of questions, requests, and queries from my editor. By the time I had answered them all, across eight rounds of edits, it was close to 2,500 words. Of course, going back and forth with an editor on a story is a vital part of what we do.
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"We are living in a post-truth era where objective facts are less influential in shaping public opinion than appealing to emotions and personal beliefs," said Yaser Bishr, executive director of digital at Al Jazeera Media Network, speaking at the Digital Innovators’ Summit on March 25.
To help journalists get the facts across, he suggested the media should use the same techniques as social platforms.
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