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MEMBER-EXCLUSIVE NEWS
Email subject line: Get cookin', ASJA
Thanksgiving will look a little (or a lot) different this year, but hopefully for everyone it will still involve delicious food. For my family full of dietary restrictions and picky eaters (fewer this year, but still applies), I make an apple-pear-cranberry crumble, with almond flour and gluten-free oats, for dessert in lieu of a traditional pie. It’s also much easier if you’re not inclined toward pastry-making. Tip: Adding toasted chopped pecans, flaky sea salt, fresh grated nutmeg (and other spices of choice), and lemon juice and zest to the crumble mix takes it to the next level. What are some of your favorite Thanksgiving dishes and cooking secrets? Cheers! Holly Leber Simmons, ASJA Weekly editor
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Member Success Story: Cari Shane, Washington, DC
Cari Shane broke into new markets by taking part in ASJA events and diligently preparing before each one. “I’ve been a member of ASJA for about four years, but it wasn’t until I started reading all the emails and taking advantage of all the events — virtual and live (pre-Covid) — that things really picked up for me,” she said. Cari offers some great tips for building rapport with editors -- preparation, persistence and patience are key! Read more about Cari's ASJA Member Success Story here.
The Fall Membership Drive is on now! Member success stories help show the value of ASJA. Contact Carolyn Crist at crist.carolyn@gmail.com for more information on membership. Contact Wendy Helfenbaum at wendy@taketwoproductions.ca to submit a member success story.
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Need Health Insurance?
Through our new partnership with LIG, ASJA members now have access to an array of health insurance options. An LIG advisor will work with you to find affordable, ACA-compliant coverage from major insurance carriers across the USA. To schedule an appointment with a licensed advisor, please call the LIG team at 877-963-7034 or visit www.ligmembers.com/asja.
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ASJA Seeking Volunteer Virtual Education Coordinator
Our members have told us loud and clear: More webinars and online virtual learning opportunities, please! With that in mind, ASJA will be developing a virtual education program, and we're looking for the right volunteer to lead this effort. The best candidate will have experience developing webinars and virtual programming via Zoom, as well as a keen interest in creating programming for freelance writers in our three focus areas: journalism, content marketing, and books. The coordinator will work with the president, other board members and staff to develop a calendar of events, recruit event moderators and panels, and create a model for the execution of these online events. Interested? Laura Laing can send you a job description. Email her at lelaing@gmail.com.
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Tips For a Happy and Productive Partnership with Your Editor
From longtime member Jodie Gould...
While I see myself primarily as a writer, I also work as an editor and writing coach. As an editor, I rewrite and polish other people’s prose. Like a caring parent, I develop manuscripts from conception to publication and nurture fragile egos. The advice that follows will help you forge a strong, amicable, and productive partnership (with bonus tips for editors, should you ever find yourself on the other side of the margin).
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It's Coming! ASJA's November 19 Ghostwriting Webinar
Join ASJA’s Southern California Chapter on Nov. 19, 4-4:30 p.m. PST, for a Zoom webinar that brings together two enticing subjects: ghostwriting and money. This no-cost info-packed 90-minute session will feature ASJA member Claudia Suzanne, “the Einstein of ghostwriters,” who calls her specialty “one of the most lucrative career choices for experienced writers.” She’s got the know-how to show us the way we too can command high-end fees. Topics to be covered:
- What to learn (industry, theory, mindset transitions, psych, skills, business)
- 21st vs. 20th century ghostwriting
- Ghostwriting vs. writing
- Market demand
- Income potential
- Freelance vs. business (AB5 impact)
- Pathways to professional ghostwriting
Register here. Write asjasocal@gmail.com for more info.
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Member News
Jennifer Billock started a podcast with a colleague. It's called Macabre Traveler and discusses spooky travel spots around the world. Her new book, Classic Restaurants of Milwaukee, published on Nov. 2.
Linsey Knerl's HOMESCHOOL HACKS: HOW TO GIVE YOUR KIDS A GREAT EDUCATION WITHOUT LOSING YOUR JOB (OR YOUR MIND) has been scheduled for a May 2021 release from Tiller Press. The book will offer step-by-step homeschooling guidance to fit every family's unique career, schedule, and lifestyle.
Do you have professional news you’d like to share with the group? A new job, a story you’ve published (in article, blog post, book, cave painting, etc. form), a new project you’ve launched, an interview with someone fascinating, a speaking gig? We’re launching a new Member News section in the weekly. Send your news (50 words or less) and a link if applicable to Holly Leber Simmons, ASJA Weekly Editor at hello@redpeneditorial.co (that’s .co like Coco Chanel). Space will be limited.
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National Novel Writing Month: Orlando authors flesh out thousands of words per week
Orlando Sentinel
As some Floridians dream of turkey on Thanksgiving Day or begin to imagine presents under the Christmas tree, others have more immediate concerns, namely churning out 50,000 words in just one month.
November is National Novel Writing Month, an international challenge for writers that began in 1999 and has grown to include hundreds of thousands of participants per year.
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How to Become a Freelance Writer and Double Your Income
Business 2 Community
If you want to be a financially successful freelance writer, now is the perfect time to start. Freelance writing is a great way to express your creative side while helping businesses make more money. Good copy is in high demand, and you can make a great living as a freelance writer.
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How Cooperative Buying Will Bring Cost Savings To Our Industry
Editor and Publisher
As the printing and publishing industry adjusts to change, we continue to seek new and more financially responsible ways to maintain sustainability — or in some unique cases find profitability. The informational services we strive to provide for our communities have become more expensive year over year and as a result many of our margins have been reduced, in some cases eliminated.
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