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MEMBER-EXCLUSIVE NEWS
Now that Thanksgiving is in the rearview mirror (leftover turkey for weeks notwithstanding), it’s officially holiday music time. I know, I know, some of you have been blasting Bing Crosby for weeks now. Despite my parents’ trepidation at their Jewish daughter’s love for all things Yuletide (but what do you expect when you name a kid Holly?), I adore Christmas music. My favorite seasonal songs are “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” (Judy Garland, of course, but James Taylor also has a stunning rendition) and Joni Mitchell’s “River.” As far as full albums go, Josh Groban’s “Noel” is daily background music for December. What are your most loved holiday songs?
Warmly, Holly Leber Simmons, ASJA Weekly editor
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Website Update
ASJA
At this time, the ASJA website remains down. Staff members are working to resolve the issue. Please check ASJA's social media channels for updates on this matter. If you need assistance regarding your ASJA membership please email asjaoffice@asja.org, and someone from the staff will respond during regular business hours. Thank you for your patience, and thank you to everyone working diligently to get the site fixed.
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Share Your Successes
ASJA
The Fall Membership Drive is on now! Member success stories help show the value of ASJA. We’d love to read yours. Here’s what we need to know:
- Your name and where you live (city and state)
- Your success story – Did you land new freelance gigs? Connect with an editor for your book? Break into a new market?
- How did you do it – Did you connect at an event? Follow up after a virtual presentation?
- Your comment on ASJA – Yes, we’re fishing for compliments. The goal is to entice new members, so say something nice!
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?
ASJA
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
ASJA
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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Member News
ASJA
Cheryl Maguire’s article, “Is It Possible to Outgrow A.D.H.D?” was recently published in the New York Times.
Troy Anderson, along with his co-author, retired U.S. Army Chaplain and Colonel David Giammona, has a new book coming out on January 5 - The Military Guide to Armageddon: Battle-Tested Strategies to Prepare Your Life and Soul for the End Times (Chosen Books/Baker Publishing Group).
“First Drug Czar Targeted Illegal Drugs in Racing,” a longform article by former ASJA president Milt Toby, was named best “Equine Magazine Article: Horse Racing” at the recent EQUUS Film & Arts Fest. The article chronicles an unsuccessful attempt by the federal government in the 1930s to control illegal drugs at the nation’s race tracks.
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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The Changing Face of Writing Conferences in a Pandemic
The Writer
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, event staff face a difficult decision: cancel and hope for better luck next year or move online. Luckily for writers around the country, more and more conferences are choosing the latter. Here’s how conference directors are successfully adapting live events into virtual ones.
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The Importance of Freelancers in 2021
Business.com
Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, small business owners generally saw freelancers as a way to fill an occasional gap in staffing. Yet, as the economy has suffered due to business shutdowns, economic uncertainty and other pandemic-related factors, companies have had to pivot to accommodate a new normal. For many employers, those changes have meant shifting some or all of their workforce to include freelance workers.
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Will Journalists Be Considered Front-Line Workers for COVID-19 Vaccines?
Poynter
The National Press Photographers Association filed a request with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee of Immunization Practices asking “that journalists who have direct contact with the public on a regular basis, and particularly visual journalists, be expressly included in the phase of the COVID-19 vaccine that includes the essential and critical infrastructure workforce.”
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How to Deal With Rejection as a Writer
Forbes
Every writer faces rejection at some point, but this doesn’t mean that you should stop writing altogether.
If you want to get your work published, you have to let others read it. But you can’t expect every reader to like it. Different people will have different opinions about your writing. This will include both positive and negative reactions.
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