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ASJA’S Fall Membership Drive wraps up on Dec. 9, and we'd like to get the word out on social media. We're 1,000-plus members strong, and we would like all of you to help us promote the Fall Membership Drive by sharing the posts below with your followers on social media. As a reminder, ASJA also offers a 25% referral bonus off your membership dues for referring a new member. Thanks in advance for your help.
Use this for Social Post No. 1: Ready to grow your #freelance career? Consider joining ASJA today. Use code MI-NewMem to get $50 off the initiation fee when you’re accepted for membership and join by Dec. 9. (And if you’re curious about how ASJA has helped other #freelancers build their #business, check out our new Q&A series “How I Became a Freelance Writer”). #freelancewriter, #freelancing, #contentmarketing, #journalism, #writer
Use this for Social Post No. 2: Check out ASJA’s new Q&A series “How I Became a Freelance Writer,” featuring interviews with our members. And if you’re ready to grow your #freelance career, consider joining ASJA today (Bonus: you’ll get a discount if you’re accepted and join by Dec. 9). #freelancewriter, #freelancing, #contentmarketing, #journalism, #writer
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This fraught time for journalists presents a valuable opportunity for professional groups to join forces. Please consider reaching out to your city or regional press club to ask them to run a blurb promoting ASJA in their e-newsletter or other communications. During our Fall Membership Drive, we offer a $50 discount to new members who sign up before Dec. 9.
The Atlanta Press Club is generously supporting us in this way and other press clubs may also be open to informing freelancers of the benefits we offer. Below is the first line of the blurb — I can email you the full, brief text if you are interested in contacting your local press organization. Contact me, Parul Hinzen, at parulka@comcast.net.
ASJA Blurb:
For 70 years, ASJA has supported freelance writers across the country through workshops, professional development activities, networking events that connect writers with editors and informative weekly newsletters ...
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We're excited to announce our next Virtual Pitch Slam with an editor from MIT Technology Review on Wednesday, Dec. 11, from 2-3 p.m. Eastern Time. First-come, first-served signups will open Nov. 24 at noon Eastern Time.
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The Big YES about flights to Havana —
YES, U.S. airlines still fly to Havana despite Trump’s new ban on air travel. The ban does not affect the ASJA tour March 21-28, 2020.
YES, American, United, Delta, Jet Blue and Southwest fly non-stop and/or direct flights to Havana.
YES, prices are within reason and you may find a deal. As of this writing, American lists a round trip ticket from Chicago for $352. Southwest will take you from Atlanta for $262, although it may be the sunrise express.
The point is to shop around. Kayak touts $171. Other bargain brokers show $213 from Los Angeles, $228 from New York City, and $230 from Chicago for upcoming dates.
Cost of the trip is $3885/$4285 per person for double/single occupancy. For the itinerary, other information and to register, visit the ASJA site or contact Charles Bittner at charlesbittner@verizon.net or 617-833-1435.
| ASJA's 2020 Conference is Coming!
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Look for dozens of sessions, Client Connections and a special focus on training and tech. Once again, we'll be at the New York Marriott Downtown. The dates are Sunday, April 19, and Monday, April 20. Mark your calendars! Registration will open soon.
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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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Learn more about what our members are doing on the ASJA Forum. Read more about some of our top topics:
Looking for Love Letters
Grateful for Leads
Higher Platforms
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 Shop on Amazon? ASJA members, family and friends now have an easy way to donate to ASJA Charitable Trust! Next time you’re ready to shop on Amazon, start your shopping session at the URL http://smile.amazon.com. Select American Society of Journalists and Authors Charitable Trust as your charity, and Amazon will donate 0.5% of the price of your eligible purchases! Ready to start shopping? Click here to default ASJACT as your charity of choice!
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You’re busy, you’re stressed and you have demanding and difficult clients. Still, you keep putting in many hours to meet deadlines, market to potential clients, respond to calls, emails, etc. No one really understands the life of a freelancer unless they live it. But you do live it. And it is easy to forget about your own needs while meeting those of your business. The end result will be burnout and lack of productivity.
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This is all Taffy Brodesser-Akner, the New York Times Magazine staff writer and freshly minted best-selling novelist, told Cosmopolitan’s Jen Ortiz. In mid-June, when the comments hit the social media terrain, it didn’t take long for writers to bitch before realizing Brodesser-Akner is an aspirational figure, not a nemesis.
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