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Cuba is a land of fascination and mystery for travelers. This island country, that has existed in a self-imposed state of suspended animation for nearly 60 years, is difficult for Americans to visit, yet remains an enticing destination. If travel to Cuba is on your bucket list, you’re in luck. ASJA is organizing a cultural exchange trip there in 2020 and we’d like you to join us.
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During September’s Virtual Pitch Slam, you’ll have a chance to pitch Contently's The Freelancer, which covers the business of freelance writing and the gig economy. Our next VPS takes place on Thursday, Sept. 19, at 1 p.m. Eastern time. First come, first served registration will open on Sept. 5 at noon Eastern. The link will be posted on the VPS page.
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Time is running out to register (at the early-bird rate) for ASJA’s Washington, D.C., conference, “A Capital Event,” on Nov. 8. Rates increase on Sept. 18, so get your name in now for this valuable event. Learn more about launching/expanding your business, marketing your work, applying for grants and fellowships, expanding your article into a book and so much more. Members also will get the chance to meet with industry representatives who want to hire freelance writers. Space is filling quickly. Register now!
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Each month, ASJA welcomes new associate members who want to fine-tune their skills, learn from more experienced writers and prepare to apply to become professional members 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? Click here to register or contact Lori Ferguson, committee chair, or call (603) 566-6368. Thank you for considering!
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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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Publisher's Weekly
“I need to find out if my book truly has value,” the author sitting before me said, by way of explaining why she’d be shopping her second book to traditional publishers. Her comment struck me like a blow, coming as it was from a former client and student, an author on the She Writes Press roster who I thought should know better. Or perhaps I felt I’d failed her, because I aspire to free the authors on my list from the mentality that industry validation equals legitimacy.
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Business Insider
It's been a wild ride in my freelance writing career. As I cross over into my seventh year of freelancing and finally find my stride, it's amazing to look back at how far I've come from the woman who was scared to write her first pitch email.
While I don't have any regrets about my freelance writing career so far, looking back I do wish I had anticipated a few things when I first started. It would have made the journey much easier than it was.
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Writer's Digest
My dad was such an interesting character that I always wanted to write a book about him. Polo player. Yachting enthusiast. Doctor. WWII MASH surgeon in New Guinea. Air Force lifer. Captain, then Colonel. Hospital Commander. Father of seven. Staunch Catholic and conservative. And then, unceremoniously dismissed from the Air Force ten years before he was ready. He ended up at a Chrysler Assembly Plant in a tiny, run down, Midwestern factory town, performing physicals, handling workers comp. claims and attending to the odd workplace injury.
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The Seattle Times
There comes a point in the career of many freelancers when we need a break from project-based work. Sometimes a tough-to-refuse full-time job offer comes along. Other times our professional lives get sidelined by a major life event like a birth, death, illness or cross-country move.
If you’re thinking of pressing pause on your solo career, you’d be wise to keep the freelance door ajar, even if you don’t know if or when you’ll return to self-employment.
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