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It's that time again! We're ready for your proposals for 2019 NYC conference sessions, scheduled May 5 and 6 at the New York Downtown Marriott in Lower Manhattan. The theme — Collaboration Nation — will explore the ways we build on each other's support to grow our businesses. We're featuring four tracks: Journalism, Content Marketing, Books, and the Business of Writing. We're looking for sessions that will inspire, motivate and empower journalists, nonfiction writers and literary nonfiction writers at all stages of their careers. Click here for more details and to submit your proposal.
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For those of us — ahem! — old enough to remember what journalism and publishing was like way back in the latter part of the 20th century, Hilary Sutton may seem like a bit of an anomaly. But the truth is, she represents a new, upcoming breed of freelancer. Along with being a content writer and journalist, Hilary spends a good chunk of her time speaking, consulting and producing a podcast, “Hustle and Grace,” which focuses on work-life balance for successful creatives. She covers careers for USA Today and is also the author of ebooks and courses including “More in Less: 21 Productivity Hacks for Creatives.” Her clients range from Broadway shows to nonprofits to creatives of all stripes to consumer brands.
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Mark your calendars! The next SIG will run Oct. 22 – Nov. 18 and we have some great sessions planned on ...
- B2B Content Marketing Writing: Getting In, Staying In by Christine Parizo
- Glitter Spank SEO: Make Your Personal Brand
Sparkle with Social Media Realness by Charmaine N. Houck
- Ghostwriting for Profit by John Peragine
- Write A Blog People Will Read: Learn to Write in a Unique, Confident and Meaningful Way by Donna Freedman
To learn more, visit the website. Registration begins Oct. 8, and is first-come, first-served.
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Do you view fall as a time to reboot? Perhaps gain some new clients? We've set the dates for the next Virtual Client Connections, which is when ASJA members meet with editors/agents over the phone or Skype in short speed-dating-type sessions. Please mark Oct. 30-Nov. 2 (from noon to 4 p.m. EST all four days) on your calendars. Sign-up will begin — on a first come, first serve basis — through the ASJA website on Tuesday, Oct. 9 at 2 p.m. EST, with appointments sent out by 5 p.m. EST on Friday, Oct. 12. More info to come in ASJA Weekly as well as on the website. Questions? Contact Kristine Hansen, VCC Chair, at kristinehansenwriter@gmail.com.
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These conversations on the ASJA Forum are hopping. Check them out! (Members only)
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Faith, Justice, and the Canadian Way
| Obituary: ASJA Member Tom Callahan
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Tom Callahan, of Tuckahoe, N.Y., an ASJA member since August 1998, passed away on Aug. 14 from a massive heart attack. For 20 years, Callahan was a contributor to The New York Times, writing for Sunday Business and the Westchester regional section. For over a decade he was a contributor to Parade, the national Sunday newspaper magazine, which at the time was the largest circulation publication in the U.S. with 73 million readers coast to coast every week. Callahan was nominated for a Robert F. Kennedy Award for writing about a homeless shelter in Minneapolis for Parade. For 16 years concurrently, he also was contributing editor of a national men’s magazine. As a freelance journalist, his work appeared in more than 100 publications. For a decade, he wrote for Reader's Digest General Books, contributing articles to two books on American history. In addition to his distinguished career as a freelance writer, Callahan taught journalism and film courses — his specialty was film noir — at Iona College, Fordham University and Manhattan College. Callahan's short story “The Soldier, The Dancer and All That Glitters” was commissioned by the iconic crime writer Lawrence Block to appear in the anthology Dark City Lights, edited by Block and published by Three Rooms Press in April 2015.
Writer's Digest
My writing students are shocked by my belief that sending short, perfect cover letters to introduce mediocre pages will sell an essay faster than submitting a stellar piece with a lousy missive. Of course, I’m not advocating sending out pages that are less than superb. But here’s why writing a cover letter that makes for a great initial presentation is essential: Making mistakes or revealing a bad attitude can lead an editor to delete your email or toss your envelope in the garbage without reading what’s attached.
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The WRITER
If you’re like most of us, you’re constantly thinking about your writing projects. New ideas and great phrases pop into your brain at the most inconvenient times, when you’re away from your computer and there’s no pen and paper handy. That’s when we could all use a little tech help.
Since our cell phones and tablets are usually within arm’s reach, using them to write when we’re out-of-pocket makes sense. And many of you may even prefer to write when you’re not tucked away in a home office. Mobile apps allow us to be productive in all aspects of our writing lives, even while on the run.
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Forbes
If you’re a writer or you create an intellectual product of any sort, you are impacted by the copyright laws in the place where you live. It’s important that you know what your rights and responsibilities are. This isn’t something you can count on your clients knowing. Instead, for your benefit, and theirs, it’s best that you have at least a basic understanding of copyrights.
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Inc.
Freelancing isn't for everyone. If you're dying to start a real business — meaning one with employees, products, and investors and a big-money exit strategy, freelancing is going to seem second best.
On the other hand, unlike businesses, freelancing has a very low start-up cost, gives you maximum control over your life, has the same (or better) tax breaks and is far less time consuming than trying to be a full-on entrepreneur.
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NBC News
In a conference room in New York City, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jose Antonio Vargas is explaining the cover design of his new memoir, “Dear America: Notes of an Undocumented Citizen” — from the use of his own handwriting for the title font to the bright yellow cover.
“Since everyone thinks I’m Latino because of my name, I thought why not choose a book cover that screams Asian?” Vargas said with a smile.
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