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By Joanne Cleaver
It's the chicken-and-egg dilemma of hiring a ghostwriter to work with an executive or expert: should you seek someone who has deep knowledge of the subject or someone who has the writing style that best suits the project?
Finding a unicorn who has the right style and the right substance is a big step toward the goal of hiring the best writer for the project…but there’s more. Here are five additional qualifiers to ensure that the writer you bring in will get the project done on time and on point. (If you are thinking about writing a book, or if you work with clients who aspire to write books, you’ll find all the publishing resources and experts you need Nov. 17 at Spotlight on Ghostwriting, a one-day workshop in Chicago sponsored by the American Society of Journalists & Authors.)
By Sandra Gurvis
On Friday, Nov. 17 and Saturday, Nov. 18, ASJA will be hosting a dual-event conference in Chicago. Among Friday’s presenters is Leah Nicholson, production manager of the Jenkins Group, one of the premier custom book publishers in the US, who will be discussing various aspects of ghostwriting. With 15 years of editorial and acquisition experience, Leah has extensive knowledge of each aspect of custom book production, including pairing ghostwriters with clients. She sat down with ASJA Confidential for a deep-dive dish, including busting some common ghostwriting myths.
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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
If you're like many freelancers, you know what you’re worth but might be too insecure, uncomfortable, or shy to ask for better money, rights, or deadlines. Speaking up for what you want takes practice and courage – along with an understanding of how to negotiate. Drawing from a panel on negotiating she moderated at the 2017 ASJA annual conference plus new material, ASJA member Michelle Rafter will share tips that freelancers can use to get the contracts and pay they deserve. Discover strategies guaranteed to make a positive difference in your writing business.
That's what we'll talk about in this month's "Shop Talk" event.
Join us:
Wednesday, September 20, 2017
1 pm. Eastern (calculate for your time zone)
Register here.
ASJA
Your chance to pitch Wine Enthusiast’s Jameson Fink
Virtual Pitch Slams (VPS) are one-hour interactive phone conference calls during which a moderator hosts a client, who outlines what his/her outlet is looking for from freelance writers. Then, ASJA members give live pitches by telephone, followed by constructive feedback on each story idea.
ASJA members can sign up on a first-come, first-served basis beginning Wednesday, August 30th at noon Eastern to get one of the pitching slots. The registration link will be posted HERE. Members may also register just to listen in on the event, as they would for a Shop Talk. VPS will also be recorded and accessible via ASJA's website shortly after the event.
Be sure to read the FAQs here for more information.
Find out what Jameson Fink is looking for HERE.
ASJA
Want a chance to meet the editors from Discover Magazine, Meredith Corporation, BHG Special Interest Media, Midwest Meetings, M: Milwaukee's Lifestyle Magazine, StayWell, Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle and more? Client Connections at the Chicago regional conference will bring members face to face with editors and marketing managers looking to hire freelance writers. Keep your eyes on this page to see who has signed up. More details about the lottery registration coming soon!
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ASJA
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.
ASJA collaborates with journalism and communication groups around the country, and the Chicago chapter enjoys a friendly collaboration with both IWOC and CWIP. They each invite ASJA members to their upcoming events.
September 12, Independent Writers of Chicago holds a hands-on session about using LinkedIn to find and land writing clients. Register in advance and pay only $10. Find out more about the event at http://www.iwoc.org/event-2628338 and more about IWOC at www.iwoc.org.
September 20, Chicago Women in Publishing holds a meeting featuring a keynote by bestselling memoirist Jian Ping, author of “Mulberry Child: A Memoir of China.” Details here.
November 15, 2017 (midnight local time) is the next deadline for story grant proposals to SEJ's Fund for Environmental Journalism. FEJ grants will provide up to $5,000 to underwrite stipends for freelancers and budget lines that cover direct expenses like travel, multi-media production, translation, data sets or document costs. Grants will be awarded in January 2018 to underwrite projects in three categories:
- Open Topic: Environmental Issues
- Marine and coastal issues of the North Pacific and Arctic Oceans
- Environmental issues of the Amazon and Andes
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The Content Standard by Skyword
A new writing niche can take your freelance writing career in dynamic, new directions, from opening up revenue streams to new creative challenges to building a larger platform and audience for your work. Yet in a world where clients want to hire an expert who really understands their industry and point of view, how can you add a new niche to your freelance writing career?
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Poynter
When I first studied ethics in the early 1980s, I came across a model for thinking and acting — we might now call it an algorithm — called The Potter Box. Named after Ralph B. Potter of Harvard Divinity School, the box contained four quadrants.
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The WRITER
Ah, the author platform: the measure of how many books an author can sell based on who and what they know. Essentially, it's a whole lot of work leading up to and throughout a book's life.
A lot of it is busywork: building a web presence, doing author interviews online, responding to and replying to people on social media, setting up readings and events and and and and and...
In this day and age of author-turned-marketer (a phrase I stole from Dennis Johnson, the publisher at Melville House), where do we find the time for such things?
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Writer's Digest
As a debut novelist who's also a full-time nonfiction editor, I've tried hard to keep my editor and author hats separate. From nine to five (and then some), my job is to publish beautifully illustrated and quirky nonfiction at Penguin Books. I squeeze in writing in whatever hours I can carve out on the side and on weekends.
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The American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA) does not endorse any company, product, or service sold by any corporation, institution or member supporting our organization. Corporate partnerships, advertisers and sponsors are not an endorsement of a product or service and may not be represented as such, in any way. The use of the ASJA name and/or logo, or representation of such, without the written consent of ASJA, is strictly prohibited.
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