This message contains images. If you don't see images, click here to view. Advertise in this news brief. Text Version    RSS    Subscribe    Unsubscribe    Archive    Media Kit June 27, 2014 Home   About ASJA   How to Join   Our Members   Find a Writer   For Writers           Easy Ways to Market Yourself By Megy Karydes As writers, we often don't consider marketing our work as a way to secure new business. We file our stories and then pitch new ones. Or we write a book and we're already working on our next one. Yet, savvy writers know that business begets business and one easy way to stay on one's radar is by being visible. Marketing ourselves as writers comes easier for some more than others. Although I'm a freelancer writer, my background in marketing helped me understand the value and need to market my work. If assigning editors didn't see my work and the fact that I was proud enough to share it, how would they be able to consider me for future assignments?    Share this article:   READ MORE   What Top Brand Publishers Look For in Freelancers Contently The brightest minds in brand publishing recently gathered together at the Bowery Hotel in SoHo for the Contently Summit. Throughout the day, we asked some of the brands, publishers, and agencies what qualities they're looking for when hiring freelance writers and designers. This article reveals what was discussed. Share this article:   READ MORE When Writer's Block Strikes: What to Write About Business 2 Community It's that time again: You need to send out a newsletter to your email list, or maybe write a blog post. But you've got absolutely nothing to say today. Your mind's a blank — what could you possibly tell your audience that's new or interesting? Everything's been written before. What do you do? Share this article:   READ MORE My Self-Publishing Journey: Judging a Book by Its Cover Publishers Weekly People read books not to admire their covers, but to inhabit their pages. That said, great books deserve strong covers — images that capture the feel of the story and engage readers. I doubt any author would be pleased to have the famous Charles Dickens comment about covers ("There are books of which the backs and covers are by far the best parts.") applied to her work, but that doesn’t mean an author wants her cover to be a dud. Share this article:   READ MORE 9 Ways to Crack Into Major Markets With Personal Essays Writer's Digest "Write what you know," Mark Twain supposedly said. Here's what I know: A fantastic first-person essay is the best way for an unknown writer to see print fast. Share this article:   READ MORE Amazon Names Top 10 Books of the Year So Far GalleyCat Amazon's editors have put together a list of the "Best Books of the Year So Far," a list of titles that have come out over the year so far that Amazon claims is a must-read. Share this article:   READ MORE Please Read These 297 Words By Mark MacDonald More people would read more books if they were shorter. Wouldn't you? More would pick up a 20-page book than a 500-page book, no? The thought of picking up a gigantic book hasn't crossed my mind since college — no matter how interesting it sounds. The majority of people agree. So, it makes sense that your website and communication materials need to be short. The problem? It's not easier to write fewer words. Share this article:   READ MORE In Good Humor The Writer Most people enjoy a good laugh. Most people enjoy a good joke, a witticism, an unexpected twist or a good "snapper," as Mark Twain put it. Fiction can be laugh-out-loud funny, as it was for Ben Fountain reading Joseph Heller's Catch-22 for the first time. "I still remember reading it on the bus, trying not to laugh hysterically and, of course, failing," he says. "People could see what I was reading, and they all understood." But humor in fiction doesn’t have to be hilarious. Share this article:   READ MORE TRENDING ARTICLES Missed last week's issue? See which articles your colleagues read most.     How to Be a Writer That Literary Agents Want (Writer's Digest) Finding Work You Love (By Sandra Yin) New Study Finds That the Internet Didn't Kill Newspapers (10,000 Words) Don't be left behind. Click here to see what else you missed.   The ASJA Weekly Alexandra Cantor Owens, ASJA Executive Director, 212.997-0947 Colby Horton, Vice President of Publishing, 469.420.2601 Download media kit Yvette Craig, Senior Content Editor, 469.420.2641    Contribute news This edition of The ASJA Weekly was sent to ##Email##. To unsubscribe, click here. Did someone forward this edition to you? Subscribe here -- it's free! Recent issues June 20, 2014 June 13, 2013 June 12, 2014 Blast June 6, 2014 7701 Las Colinas Ridge, Ste. 800, Irving, TX 75063