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By Pamelia DeLoatch
When I was a kid, I absolutely loved to read. It was such a treat when my elementary school librarian let me check out more than the two-book limit. I could bring home every “Little House” book in the Laura Ingalls Wilder series!
As a child and later, as a college student, it didn’t occur to me that the books I was reading were 99 percent written by and about white people. It was like looking through the window at other people’s lives — entertaining certainly, but not something I identified with.
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Are you an experienced pet writer who is seeking more work? Are you a professional freelancer who would like to break into pet writing? Then head to Content Connections in Chicago on Nov. 18 for the chance to pitch to an editor who is eager to meet you.
Jessica Remitz is the managing editor of PawCulture.com, a site dedicated to celebrating the unbreakable bond between pets and their people. She is also a freelance writer with a variety of programming, writing, editing, and business management experience across lifestyle brands including Pet360 Media, Food Network, FitPregnancy/Parents and Everyday Health Inc.
“I’m looking to connect with experienced, professional writers who have lifestyle writing, photography, and/or video experience,” says Remitz. “Any pet writing experience is a plus, but isn’t mandatory.”
The lottery to win 9-minute face-to-face meetings with these agents and editors opens for ASJA members on Oct. 30. Click here to register for the ASJA Chicago Conference on Nov. 17 & 18.
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Looking for new ghostwriting gigs? Attend the Chicago conference on Saturday, Nov. 18 to meet Jerrold Jenkins, CEO of Jenkins Group, a custom book publishing services firm seeking experienced ghostwriters.
Jenkins is interested in meeting professional ghostwriters with excellent project management skills and expertise in topics including business, self-help, children’s fiction, sports, corporate history, marketing, food/travel, money, and real estate.
The lottery to win 9-minute face-to-face meetings with Jenkins (and an exciting line-up of other editors and agents) opens for ASJA members on Oct. 30. Don't miss it! For more, visit http://asja.org/Member-Benefits/Client-Connections.
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Many writers have heard about how lucrative ghostwriting can be. The opportunity to earn tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars from a single book project is quite appealing. And demand for ghostwriting skills is on the rise, as experts, executives, consultants, professional speakers, and others realize that partnering with a professional writer is an effective and efficient way to produce content. In addition to books, there are ghostwriting opportunities for bylined articles, blog posts, whitepapers, and columns, too. But how do you break into this potentially lucrative field? How do you get that first assignment? ASJA member Marcia Layton Turner, founder of the Association of Ghostwriters, will explain how.
That’s what we’ll talk about in this month’s “Shop Talk” event.
Join us:
Wednesday, Nov. 15
1 p.m. Eastern (calculate for your time zone)
Register here.
About our guest expert:
Marcia Layton Turner earns close to 80 percent of her six-figure income from ghostwriting. While business books are her specialty, she also writes articles, blog posts, and white papers on behalf of corporate clients. She is the founder and executive director of the Association of Ghostwriters, which is seeing double-digit membership growth this year thanks to increasing interest in the specialty.
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Don't you find fall a great time for digging back into your writing and professional goals? If you haven't already renewed your membership, our annual renewal drive is underway. Pay your 2018 ASJA dues between now and Nov. 30 to be entered into a drawing for great prizes, including:
- a two-night resort stay at Kalahari Resorts & Conventions in Pennsylvania's Pocono Mountains
- a free registration for Members Day at ASJA's New York conference, May 18, 2018
- the 2018 New York conference recordings
- free registration to the regional conference of your choice over the next two years
- a guaranteed Virtual Client Connections meeting with the offered editor of your choice in 2018
Click here to renew your membership for 2018*
We are also holding our Fall Membership Drive between now and Nov. 30. For each new member that you refer during the drive (either Associate or Professional), you get one entry into the raffle and also receive a 25% discount on your ASJA dues. We are waiving the $50 initiation fee during the Fall Membership Drive — pass on the code MI-JGG to fellow writers.
Our new Associate Member category has been launched, with goals of building membership, widening our base and ensuring ASJA's future. That's where you come in. We're looking for professional members like you to serve as mentors. You'll be paired in a mentorship "pod" with up to four mentees, committing to communicating at least once per month. As thanks for sharing your expertise and time, you’ll receive a discount of 25% off your annual membership dues for each mentee who successfully joins ASJA as a professional member. Any questions regarding mentoring should be directed to Lori Ferguson at lori@writerloriferguson.com.
Thanks for sustaining your commitment to the American Society of Journalists and Writers—both for your own career and for the careers of your fellow writers! Together we're strong.
*Please remember that you have to be logged into the ASJA Store in order to see the correct product. If you have any issues, click here first.
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Your chance to pitch Boston Globe Magazine’s Michael Fitzgerald
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 Tuesday, Nov. 28 at noon Eastern to get one of the pitching slots. We will provide instructions on how to sign up soon. 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.
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Member name: Dara Chadwick
Success stories: Developing a specialty in writing about cancer and oncology
How I landed the gig: Client Connections
Net result (money earned; placement, etc): More than $10,000 in the last three years
Comment: I’ve written about health and wellness for consumer magazines, and I have a background in public health communications. I landed Client Connections appointments with editors of two different magazines for people with cancer and have since done work for both. There’s nothing like the chance to meet with editors face to face to help build strong relationships. The relationships I’ve made through ASJA — both with clients and with my colleagues — are instrumental to the work I’ve been able to do.
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The newest, busiest topics in our members-only online forums
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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.
Entrepreneur
The holiday season is pretty much here already, and the internet is still probably the outlet of choice for much of your marketing. But, don't count out traditional marketing just yet. Just as in-person interactions can personalize your relationship with customers and colleagues, print collateral can make a different type of impression on customers.
For freelancers, the holiday season is the perfect opportunity to network locally to spread the word about your offerings.
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The WRITER
Tweaking pitches to editors grows exhausting, so someone offering work feels like a gift. That is the appeal of online ads calling for writers. So is their availability: A freelancer can fill an entire day’s work just applying for gigs on sites of varying reputes.
Think of online ads as walking through a city at 2 a.m. Some neighborhoods radiate youthful fun; others have a winding-down, sip a scotch-and-soda at the bar vibe. Too many teem with sketchy characters that have you patting your pockets for your phone and wallet.
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The Content Standard by Skyword
Writing this introduction right now earns me three points.
At the beginning of this week, I decided to gamify my freelance writing work. As a serial procrastinator, I’m willing to attempt any new system and see how it works for me. So, when I heard that A.J. O’Connell, a writing colleague, had created a game out of her writing tasks to motivate her through self-employment, I wondered if it may work for me, too.
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Business 2 Community
As a freelancer, you’re bound to have the envy of your friends and family, but a lot of the time there doesn’t seem to be much "free" in freelancer. Most of your time is taken up by work and the remaining moments by tasks that people think you can handle because you work from home.
Being a freelancer is arguably much more difficult than being an employee. You’re likely to work on an hourly or per project basis rather than a salary, and that means that you’re always working flat out. If you don’t, you’re losing money.
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Journalism.co.uk
Search engines for audio, investigating algorithms and offline news consumption are some of the trends newsrooms should watch in the coming year, according to a report by the Future Today Institute.
Every year, the organization publishes a report outlining technology trends of interest to various industries in the next 12 months, including journalism.
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