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Sign ups for Virtual Client Connections (where you can meet virtually, by phone or Skype, with editors and agents and find new markets) begin Tuesday, June 4, at 2 p.m. EST on ASJA’s website on a first-come, first-served basis. New this year is a two-week-long VCC, running from Tuesday, June 18, to Friday, June 21, and Tuesday, June 25, to Friday, June 28. VCC is open to Professional members only.
Stay tuned to the forums, ASJA Weekly and the Client Connections page on ASJA’s website for news about participating editors/agents. So far, editors from American Airlines’ inflight magazine, Popular Science Magazine, NextAvenue.org, Narratively and Healthline.com have signed up. Information about what they are looking for in writers and story ideas is also posted on the Client Connections page.
Not sure if this is right for you? Give it a try! Many of our members have found new markets through VCC, which is offered several times a year. You’ll need a 200-character bio to sign up, so have it ready ahead of time. This is a highly competitive process, and you don’t want to waste a minute!
Questions? Email Kristine Hansen at kristinehansenwriter@gmail.com.
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If your favorite part of the ASJA conference was meeting your peers (or if linking up with colleagues was the thing you missed most about not attending), keep the connection going by participating in ASJA’s Peer-to-Peer program. This informal program acts like a matchmaking service, pairing up professional members who have similar interests and goals so they can help each other grow and maintain their careers.
The peer relationship can consist of two colleagues interacting on an even playing field, or it can be more of a mentor/mentee relationship. Right now, members searching for peers include a person who writes mostly about technology, a first-time book author seeking an accountability partner and a person looking to break into ghostwriting. If that sounds like you, or you would like help finding your perfect professional match, contact Sophia Bennett, Peer-to-Peer program coordinator, at sophiamcbennett@gmail.com.
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Member: Claire Zulkey, Evanston, IL
Success story: First book-length ghostwriting job published by Da Capo Press in April 2019
How I landed the gig: In the summer of 2018 , ASJA member Kelly K. James sent out a group email to some writers. Her agent was looking for a writer who covers education, humor and parenting for a book by a Kentucky elementary school principal with a popular YouTube following. Although I had only ghostwritten short pieces prior to that, I got the gig, which had a much shorter turnaround time than I expected: 40,000 words between the Fourth of July and Labor Day. But I was hungry for the opportunity and signed on.
Net results: A $20,000 fee, plus the author covered my transcription fees, which was a lifesaver in turning the book around quickly.
Comment about ASJA: I had been friendly with Kelly and in a small writing group with her for a few years prior, but I think we bonded during the ASJA conference in 2018. We ended up sitting next to each other on the flight from Chicago to New York — first class, baby! That was my first time attending the New York conference and she gave me tips about getting the most out of it. Nearly all of my best/favorite jobs as a freelancer have come through my networks and this was no different.
Read the full version of Claire’s story here.
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