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By Sandra Gurvis
I have been an ASJA member for more than 20 years, back when what is now known as the ASJA Forum was an oddly organized electronic bulletin board where members would swap tips, complain about editors and sometimes engage in heated discussions about what to do when their labradoodle encountered a skunk. Well, like all Internet/web based offerings, it has evolved, changed and become more sophisticated. Today's ASJA Forum consists of moderated discussions in specific subject areas, including forums for ASJA chapters and the organization in general. They are monitored by ASJA volunteers who post useful tips and help get you answers.
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Looking to supplement your freelance writer income with other work? Damon Brown's panel discussion on "side hustles for writers" at the recent ASJA annual conference was a big hit. He'll share with us techniques successful writers are using to diversify their income, build their brands, and make a serious profit. Learn how to apply skills you've acquired as a freelancer and author to a variety of ideas outside of traditional journalism and books.
That’s what we’ll talk about in this month’s “Shop Talk” event.
Date: Wednesday, July 19, 2017
Time: 1 pm. Eastern (calculate for your time zone)
Cost: Members — free / Non-members — $19
Register here!
About our guest expert:
Former ASJA Board Member Damon Brown helps potential and current entrepreneurs make their mark without sacrificing themselves. He co-founded the popular platonic connection app Cuddlr and led it to acquisition within a year, all while being the primary caretaker of his infant first son. He now guides others through his consulting, weekly Inc.com column, and public speaking on platforms such as TED. Damon’s most recent book is The Productive Bite-Sized Entrepreneur: 24 Smart Secrets to Do More in Less Time, the latest in his best-selling Bite-Sized Entrepreneur series. To join his exclusive better business discussions, click here.
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MasterWriter gives you Word Families, a unique reference dictionary that will open up a new world of possibilities for descriptive words, Phrases, Synonyms, Rhymes, Pop-Culture, a searchable Bible, the Definition and more. We recently added Figures of Speech, a new set of dictionaries which gives you instant access to Metaphors, Similes, Onomatopoeia, Idioms, Oxymorons, Allusions, Alliterations and Intensifiers.
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ASJA
Following on the wonderful success of the 2014 Content Connection in Chicago, ASJA is organizing another Chicago event. The event will take place on the campus of Columbia College, and include presentations on creating corporate content and custom publishing for both novices and veterans.
The two-day event includes AuthorCon, November 17, a whole-day workshop designed to help experts, executives and others who "have a book inside" develop a plan for hiring the ghostwriter to help that book come out. The workshop will help aspiring authors shape their topics, understand today's publishing spectrum and how to navigate it, and meet ghostwriters and services who can help turn their ideas to reality.
The November 18 event will include a pitch slam competition, which provides writers the opportunity for one-on-one meetings with companies and agencies who need professional writers and freelancers to tell their stories, whether online or elsewhere.
A return engagement in Chicago! Rev up your referrals; sharpen your pitching and proposals; cross-sell on your content strengths; and meet a new crop of content marketing clients.
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Mark Fuerst, for the First Amendment Committee
In anticipation of Banned Books Week, Sept. 24-30, we wanted to share this creative expression of free speech: An artist constructed a full-scale replica of the Parthenon — the symbol of Athenian Democracy — comprised of 100,000 books that had been banned around the world.
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The newest, busiest topics in our members-only online forums
NUT GRAFS, PRO AND CON
When contests or editors take a mechanical approach to including a formal nut graf, good writers bristle. But there’s something to be said for a clear signal to readers of what's coming later in a piece. (Join the conversation)
BYLINES AND SELF-PROMOTION
When articles don’t carry our byline, when and how can we use them as work samples? First rule: read your contract closely. (Join the conversation)
BEST WRITER RESIDENCIES
One value of a searchable discussion board is that useful threads often pop back to the surface. In this one, members refresh their recommendations of which residencies have helped them advance their work. (Join the conversation)
CONTEST ENTRY ETIQUETTE
What do customs and etiquette dictate when we want editors to submit our work for awards, to pay the entry fee, and to write a nominating letter? (Join the conversation)
JOBS, JOBS, JOBS: This is the place to go for links to new freelance gigs. When you see work opportunities, please share them in this forum — it's a group effort.
Log in daily to see the latest discussions and check out tips on making the most of the forums. Remember, you must log in to the forums in addition to logging in to the members-only side of the ASJA website.
Yes, another new group of applicants for ASJA has passed the Membership Application Committee's review and the list of prospective members has now been posted.
We invite active members to review the list and send any comments, pro or con, to the ASJA office at membership@asja.org no later than the comment deadline shown. Comments will be sent to the Application Committee for consideration. All comments will be kept confidential, for Application Committee use only.
Review the list of prospective members here.
Publishers Weekly
Let me begin by reminding you — and myself, because of certain things we must routinely remind ourselves, too — that there are, in fact, no rules in fiction. Like, none. (Hell, in this context, the word rule should probably even appear in quotes, just as, say, "reality" has since — when? — 1920? 1945? '53? From Nov. 8, 2016 on, for sure.) And also by reminding us that this general rulelessness is almost certainly a big part of what made us want to write the stuff in the first place.
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Forbes
There is lots of content out there about what a great career freelance writing is. And they make it look so easy. You just hook up with an agency, take gigs from job boards, sign up on "bid to write" sites, and life becomes wonderful — you can sit on the beach, just write and make boatloads of money.
If this is what you think launching a freelance writing career is all about, then you may be looking in the wrong career direction.
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Creative Boom
Let's be honest. Who has time to look after their marketing when running a business? Freelancing is busy enough without having to worry about PR, blogging, social media and all the rest of it. It's a job in itself.
But as you'll want to keep attracting enquiries, and beat your competition; marketing should always be a priority. However, you don't have to go crazy. You time-poor, self-employed professionals can instead focus on the following essential marketing techniques; ones that will give you the maximum return for the least amount of time and effort.
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The Motley Fool
There's a reason so many workers are drawn to the freelance lifestyle. Not only do freelancers often get to work from home and set their own hours, but they get a number of tax benefits as well. In fact, as of last year, freelancers made up 35 percent of the workforce on a whole.
On the other hand, the one thing many freelancers don't get to enjoy is the steady paycheck salaried workers collect. If you're a current freelancer or are planning to venture off on your own in the near future, it's important to have a solid plan for managing your immediate and long-term finances.
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