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If you've been thinking to yourself, "Self, how do I get more involved in ASJA?" we've got your answer: sign up to lead a Special Interest Group (SIG). SIGs are small private groups (up to 12 people) that meet on a special section of the forum to discuss a particular topic. Past SIGs have included six-figure freelancing, travel, content marketing, history writing, corporate writing and more. Future SIGs will include ... well, that's where you come in! SIG wrangler Jennifer Billock is open to your ideas. To be a good SIG leader, you need to be willing to dedicate time, lead and contribute to discussions, and share your own expertise. To get involved, email Jen.
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The Washington, D.C. Writers Conference, A Capital Event, is sure to be another fabulous ASJA experience. Join us on Nov. 8 at Trinity Washington University for a one-day conference that brings together the opportunities and resources of the nation’s capital. Registration closes on September 17, so don’t procrastinate. Register now!
Read more about the conference line-up, including keynote speaker, Dorothy Butler Gilliam, The Washington Post’s first black female reporter and author of Trailblazer: A Pioneering Journalist’s Fight to Make the Media Look More like America (January 2019).
Designed for nonfiction writers managing businesses in today’s rapidly changing media world, sessions will explore how to expand your freelance business, land better clients, break into major publications and find new pathways for your talent. Improve your writing, researching and interviewing skills and take your career to the next level. A special edition of Client Connections will cap off the day.
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Each month, ASJA welcomes new associates who want to fine-tune their skills, learn from more experienced writers and prepare to apply to become a professional member of ASJA. You can help them.
We've created two guidebooks for an eight-week commitment — one tailored to mentors and one to associates — to help you organize your discussions and keep your time commitment to a reasonable level. Interested? Intrigued? Ready to dive in? Contact Lori Ferguson, committee chair, or call (603) 566-6368. Thank you for considering!
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In case you missed the news, ASJA publications is moving into the new season with a new team: Leida Snow is our new Publications Chair; Stephanie Vozza has come on board as editor of the ASJA Magazine (which will now be coming to you quarterly); Debbie Koenig heads up Confidential; Brenda Lange continues as editor of Weekly; and Linsey Knerl is still with us to cover social media.
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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 James Cafiero at Jcafiero@kellencompany.com 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.
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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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The Writer
The first self-published book I edited was written by a longtime newspaper reporter. Seasoned and self-confident, he decided to set sources aside and pen a novel, his first work of fiction. He told me he didn’t think he needed an editor, but a novelist friend had advised him to get another pair of eyes on the manuscript before self-publishing. Enter me.
The reporter’s book demonstrated real promise: It had intrigue. It had romance and humor.
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Entrepreneur
“How can I get clients?” is one of the most common questions asked by new freelance writers and with good reason: What follows is an overview of the different ways you can connect with prospective clients both online and off.
Networking might seem like an old-school way of generating business, but it can be effective, even in the digital world in which we live. That’s because it can often be a lot easier to forge a personal connection with someone when you meet face-to-face.
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Highbrow Magazine
When Jess Michaels isn't obsessively checking her steps on FitBit or watching daytime Court TV, she's a best-selling author who writes historical romances with heroines who speak their mind.
Her first foray into publishing began, as many picture the life of an author, with a traditional publishing deal. But after releasing a few books, Michaels decided to turn down an additional deal and try self-publishing.
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Mic
After Memorial Day weekend, I returned to my desk after a month of vacation. I went to check whether or not the $5,000 or so I was owed for freelance work by three different clients had been paid out. When I rifled through my mail thrice and checked my bank account, I was dismayed to find that none of the money that was owed to me had been paid out.
I recently wrote an essay that documented the measures I took to chase down these payments and late fees for the cost of following up on outstanding payments and any interest accrued.
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First Draft
When a gunman opened fire at a busy Walmart in El Paso, Texas, on Saturday, Aug. 3, it became one of at least three other shootings so far in 2019 to be announced in advance on the messageboard 8chan.
Like March’s attack on a mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand, and the murder at a synagogue in California a month later, long-winded rationalisation for the murders appeared online before the shooting began.
Now that the connection between mass shootings and 8chan has become a pattern, and with these documents so easy to access on the open web, people are questioning how much breath journalists should devote in their coverage to explaining hateful ideologies and the platforms where they fester.
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