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Client Connections is an extremely valuable members-only program offered at ASJA's annual conference. At this highly focused networking event, publishers, editors, literary agents, and writers sit down for nine-minute meet-and-greets to learn more about how they can work together. See the full list of buyers here including EatingWell, Grist.org, Weill Cornell Medical College, WomansDay.com, Wine Enthusiast, Computer World and many more.
Mark your calendars! Registration for the Client Connections lottery will be open between Thursday, April 20 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern and Tuesday, April 25 at 9:00 p.m. Eastern. Be sure to read the FAQs if this is your first time participating. There will be a live link to the registration form posted on the Client Connections page when the lottery opens. Please note that this is the only way to participate; there are no same-day signups. You must be registered for the conference in order to participate, as you will be asked for your confirmation/reference number when you sign up for the lottery.
Questions? Contact Client Connections chair Wendy Helfenbaum wendy@taketwoproductions.ca.
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Whether you can't attend this year, or just want to be sure you don't miss a word of it, now is your chance to order recordings at an amazing price. Recordings are audio-only and can be downloaded as MP3s you can listen to anywhere. There is a significant discount for ordering the recordings BEFORE the Conference so don't wait. Your package is only $175 now ($199 nonmembers) and will be $250 ($275 nonmembers) after the event. Don't miss out!
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ASJA offers so many opportunities for members to connect with potential clients and with each other, which hopefully lands us all more work. We'll feature member success stories each week. Share your success stories with us! Contact marijke@medhealthwriter.com.
Member Name: Bob Cooper, San Anselmo, California
Success Story: Landing an assignment that allowed me to tell a sustainability story about people who are making a real difference.
How I landed the gig: Virtual Client Connections, April 2016
Net results: Article assignment for $1200 ($1/word for 1,200 words, though it ran at 1,500)
Comments: I described several story ideas to the editor of Ensia.com, a primarily web-based magazine funded by an environmental foundation, in my first-ever VCC meeting.
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By Sandra Beckwith
Audiobooks are the fastest growing category in publishing. Listen in as Julia Whelan, the narrator of Gone Girl and others, discusses what you can expect from the audiobook production process, whether your publisher is handling it or you're going the do-it-yourself route.
That’s what we’ll talk about in this month’s “Shop Talk” event. Join us!
Date: Wednesday, April 19, 2017
Time: 1 p.m. Eastern
Click here to register.
About our guest expert:
Julia Whelan has appeared in many films and television series, including ABC’s “Once and Again.” After receiving a degree in English and creative writing at Middlebury College and Oxford University, Julia began narrating audiobooks. She has since recorded hundreds of novels and been awarded multiple Earphones, SOVAs, and Audie Awards, and been named one of Audiofile Magazine’s Best Voices and Audible's Narrator of the Year. Learn more at www.jmwhelan.com and through Julia’s handle across all social media, @justjuliawhelan.
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The New York Times
Facebook is launching a resource to help you spot false news and misleading information that spreads on its service.
The resource, similar to previous efforts around privacy and security, is basically a notification that pops up for a few days. Clicking on it takes you to tips and other information on how to spot false news and what to do about it.
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Poynter
Journalists, as competitive and scoop-seeking as we are, have started doing something uncharacteristic. More and more, we're working together.
Those partnerships have resulted in big impact and big rewards, including a few Pulitzer Prizes. That happened again in 2017. And this year, one of those collaborations included a local newsroom.
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The Content Standard by Skyword
As a freelance writer, whom should you target when you write? Should you craft each sentence to wow your client, or to connect with that client’s reader? After all, both audiences read your work, and both will ultimately determine where your career goes next.
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Columbia Journalism Review
Before Beth Schwartzapfel became a staff writer for The Marshall Project three years ago, she spent a decade as a freelance magazine writer. She got used to spinning 4,000-word narratives for places like Mother Jones and the Boston Review. When she arrived at the nonprofit newsroom, which covers criminal justice, Schwartzapfel found herself tackling an entirely different animal: breaking news and hard-hitting features that put the facts center stage.
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The Huffington Post
As a freelancer, you must have a solid system in place for communicating with clients. Without this, you’ll find it difficult to provide a high level of service.
Fortunately, there is no shortage of options when it comes to client communication. As long as you keep an open mind, you’ll eventually settle on the strategy that best suits you and your clients.
Here are four of the best ways for freelancers to communicate with clients, as well as some details pertaining to each one.
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The American Bazaar
Facebook recently announced that it has partnered with Poynter Institute to enhance its training and tools for journalists under the “Facebook Journalism Project.”
According to a news release, the California-based social media giant has launched the “Facebook for Journalists Certificate,” which is a three-course curriculum designed by Poynter Institute, a St. Petersburg, Florida-based journalism school, and Facebook.
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By Sandra Gurvis
Looking for a way to expand your career without removing your butt from the chair? Shop Talk gives ASJA members exclusive access to industry insiders. Whether it’s "How to Find Content Marketing Clients," "Amazon Selling Secrets," or "Trade Magazines: Are You Overlooking This Income Source?" (the most accessed recordings, according to ASJA member and Shop Talk coordinator/interviewer Sandra Beckwith), the mere act of listening – and learning – can put you ahead of the pack.
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| And The Winners Are ... Jodi Helmer And Michelle Rafter!
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It’s a tie! ASJA members Jodi Helmer and Michelle Rafter have each won a free Member’s Day after bringing in the most editors for Client Connections, which takes place on May 5 during our national conference. Congratulations, ladies! And thanks to all the ASJA members who participated in the contest.
We're looking for Special Interest Group (SIG) leaders for the next SIG session, June 5-July 2. SIGs are small (up to 12 people) private groups that meet on a special section of the forum to discuss a particular topic. Past SIGs have included travel writing, pitch perfection, content marketing, history writing, corporate writing, six-figure freelancing and more. SIG leaders don't have to be experts in the topic (although they can be!), they simply have to have an interest and willingness to act as a discussion facilitator for four weeks. Can you lead a SIG on pitching, book proposal writing, making the switch to fiction, writing for the trades or another topic? Email SIG wrangler Kate Silver at thekatesilver@gmail.com.
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