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By Sandra Gurvis
Whether it’s scope creep, full-time vs. part-time vs. freelancing or clients who like to sneak additional work in under the door without the attendant compensation, at some point, freelancers might find themselves juggling one if not all of these issues. Especially with steady clients, the work level may increase and/or change while the pay does not. When confronted with this situation, member Christine McLaughlin posed her particular dilemma on the forum. As a salaried part-timer, she had the security of a steady paycheck although her duties were becoming design-focused, requiring a time-consuming learning curve, including becoming familiar with a new design program. “However, there's been no mention of additional pay for additional work,” she pointed out.
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By Jeanette Hurt
I’ve earned direct income from almost every American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA) conference I’ve ever attended, sometimes even double or triple the amount I had to spend to attend the conference. I’ve gotten my agent, received three book deals, and made countless, priceless connections…and I’ve attended a lot of different writing conferences, and except for one conference that is now defunct, none of those has earned me money like ASJA’s conferences have.
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Dear Ambassador Lighthizer,
The undersigned groups represent the interests of a diverse group of small and medium businesses (SMEs) and individual creators in the creative fields. What unites us is a reliance on meaningful and effective copyright laws. Together, the core copyright industries contribute over $1.2 trillion to U.S. GDP, employ 5.5 million workers, and contribute a positive trade balance — and SMEs and individual creators make up a significant part of these industries.
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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 (up to 12 people) private groups that meet on a special section of the forum to discuss a particular topic. Past SIGs have included six-figuring freelancing, travel, content marketing, history writing, corporate writing and more. Future SIGs will include...well, that's where you come in! SIG wrangler Kate Silver 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 Kate at thekatesilver@gmail.com.
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.
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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
The newest, busiest topics in our members-only online forums
THE ZEN OF CONTENT MARKETING
A Netflix sponsored article starts a deep-dive conversation into what clients want when they commission content marketing, and what distinguishes the good stuff from pure promotion. (Join the conversation)
COMPARING TRANSCRIPTION SERVICES
One member took it upon himself to do a head-to-head comparison of Trint.com and Sonix.ai automated transcription services. (Join the conversation)
THE DOCTOR IS IN
What’s the etiquette — better yet, what are the pros and cons when pitching a book — for using your own doctor to write the foreword to a medical book? Not everyone thinks it’s fine. (Join the conversation)
BOOK SALES RESEARCH
In the weeks since the annual conference, ASJA members have shared their stories of new business they landed thanks to contacts made in New York at the conference. (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.
Writer's Digest
Writing a memoir is difficult and extremely time-consuming. Like many things in life, if it were easy, everyone would do it. It is so difficult in fact, that there are in all likelihood more memoir drafts on paper, computer hard drives and various memory devices than memoirs published.
The rewards of writing a published work, however, can be beyond imagination. No words can adequately describe the feeling of seeing one's book on the shelves of a bookstore for the first time. It is like Christmas morning and your birthday all rolled into one.
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The Content Standard by Skyword
My relationship with visual brainstorming began in a writing class. “Tell me about this person,” my teacher Kim Dana Kupperman instructed us, as she passed out copies of a picture of a woman. We were tasked with using that photo as a creative prompt and returning the next morning with a short piece of writing using her in a scene or describing her as a character.
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Harvard Business Review
One of the most stressful things about being self-employed is managing your cash flow. This is especially difficult when clients don’t pay you on time. What can you do to make sure that your invoices are handled promptly? And if a client is late, how should you address it, especially if you want to work with this company again? Is there ever a point at which you need to involve a lawyer?
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Poynter
When I met the author James McGrath Morris, he had been touring for months speaking to audiences about his brilliant biography of the legendary journalist Ethel Payne.
He was accustomed to a usual set of routine questions, both about his work on the book and about Payne’s adventures as one of the first black women to work as a White House correspondent.
But then I asked him a question that later he admitted stumped him for weeks.
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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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