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ASJA
Community is important for writers, particularly when you’re self-employed. ASJA has developed a 1,000-plus strong community of professional journalists, authors, and writers, but we know there are thousands more who could join our ranks and benefit from the knowledge, career advancement opportunities, and camaraderie ASJA provides.
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ASJA
ASJA’s Writers Conference in Washington, DC, scheduled for Nov. 8 at Trinity Washington University, will include a special DC-edition of Client Connections, giving ASJA professional members who register the chance to pitch several of the 19 editors — some of whom pay more than $1 a word. Meet with editors from national outlets such as Smithsonian, Mother Jones, OZY Media, The Highlight by Vox and Washington Post BrandStudio, and editors from association publications including Civil Engineering Magazine, National Wildlife Federation and ChemMatters. A wide variety of editors from associations, nonprofits, online publications and consumer publications will be meeting with writers. Click here to read the full list of editors.
Professional members will select their preferred meetings via an online lottery signup between Oct. 21-25. In-person meetings will take place from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 8, at ASJA’s Writers Conference in Washington, D.C.
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ASJA
Politics and Prose is partnering with ASJA to sell books during the DC conference! We're looking for a few volunteers and their smartphones to sell books during the event. In return, you'll get a small, conference discount. Email Christy Lyons at christylyons1@mac.com for information about shifts and to volunteer. Thanks!
ASJA
Membership is the spine of ASJA, and we're looking for someone smart and dedicated to head our membership efforts, which include renewals, recruitment, and benefits, with a team of dedicated and experienced volunteers. Read all about the job at: http://asja.org/Administration/ASJA-Membership-Chair. Interested? Email Laura Laing at lelaing@gmail.com.
ASJA
Another new group of applicants for membership in 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 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 and for Application Committee use only.
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ASJA
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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Writer's Digest
Writing a memoir isn’t for the faint of heart. As you’re learning the craft and technique of memoir, you’re also reckoning with your life. And oftentimes, the place you end up isn’t where you began. Despite that, writing your memoir can be an incredibly rewarding journey — one that allows you to move into a deeper sense of self.
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The Writer
In some Olympic sports, you can be considered over-the-hill by age 22. Luckily, this is hardly the case in most professions: I just turned 50 and feel in my prime as a book promoter and marketer. But books are more like Olympians: Once you get three months beyond the publication date, a book’s shelf life could be in danger. What can — or should — you do to market books that are aging in the eyes of bookstores, the media and readers?
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Business Insider
My freelance writing career was somewhat of an accident. When my first son was born in 2014, I decided (at the last minute) that daycare costs weren't worth the stress of a longer commute, and I quit my job. Thankfully, after downsizing homes, my husband's salary was enough to keep us afloat.
But if I wanted spending money, I had to come up with it on my own — so I started putting my pricey English degree to work by writing and editing for friends. Five years later, I'm earning a full salary.
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HuffPost
Acting Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Mark Morgan spoke out against harassment of journalists after a reporter said he was asked repeatedly by a customs official whether he writes “propaganda.”
“Unequivocally, let me say that any journalist that is stopped and harassed and treated improperly because they’re a journalist is absolutely unacceptable ― unequivocally,” Morgan said during a recent press briefing at the White House.
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Tech Times
If you hadn't noticed, freelancers are slowly taking over economies around the world. In the US, the Bureau of Labor Statistics last pegged the number of self-employed and freelance workers at 15 million - which represents one in every ten American workers. And that figure was based on data from 2015, before many of today's gig economy startups had gotten up to speed.
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