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ASJA 2024 Conference Preview: Your Guide to Changing Times
They say the only constant is change. Truer words could not be spoken about the…
Meet the Member: Merlisa Lawrence Corbett on Sports Writing, Memorable Stories, and More
Weekend nights when other University of South Florida students partied, Merlisa Lawrence Corbett could be…
Registration is Open for ASJA 2024 Conference and Client Connections
We’ve all heard the saying “the early bird catches the worm.” In the case of…
From the ASJA Archives: Moving from Employment to Self-Employment
This week, we delve into the ASJA archives to revisit past wisdom. In this post…
‘Beyonce of Books,’ SOS’ Shankman, and Champion of Change to Keynote ASJA 2024 Conference
Three media leaders whose work distinguishes them as luminaries and trendsetters will headline the ASJA…
ASJA Offers Members Scholarships to Ghostmasters Business of Ghostwriting Course
Two takeaways from Gathering of the Ghosts ghostwriting convention earlier this year: Convention cosponsors ASJA…
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An Impulse that Paid Off
I got a book idea over dinner with an opera star. My favorite Metropolitan Opera…
An Essential Tool for Writers: Building a Creative Community
I spent many years participating in career days at local schools, asking classrooms at every…
MFA Programs: What are they and how do they work?
You’ve been freelancing for years. Clients love your work. But something about your writing isn’t pleasing…
Small Writers Group Nets Big Results
The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, FastCompany.com, Columbia Journalism Review,…
Take the Reins On Your Amazon Reviews
Your book’s Amazon page is part orchestration, part free for-all. Your publisher will set up…
Why I’m Glad to be an Office Nomad
For much of my freelance career I had a home office, a spare second-floor bedroom…
My Favorite Office Assistant: Freelancers have a special bond with their pets
When he was with me, my office assistant always let me know when a package…
No Tax Break If Client Stiffs You
Contrary to what many freelancer writers mistakenly believe, long-standing regulations usually prohibit most of them…
Writing a Children’s Book? Make It Predictable.
If you’re like many ASJA members, you probably write for adults. But have you ever considered…
Treasures in the Attic
Early in my writing career I attended a Golden Gloves championship on assignment for a…
Commitment or Obsession? When It's Time to Let Go
Where is the line between commitment to your pet project and manic obsession? It took…
Power of Memoir in Spotlight at ASJA 2014
Emma Brockes’ mother stood up against family abuse as a child in South Africa. Michael…
Negotiating a Publishing Contract
Identifying potential problem areas in publishing contracts is a primary focus of ASJA’s Contracts &…
No Sweat: Six Ways to Build Your Fitness-Writing Muscles
You don’t have to complete Ironman triathlons, bench-press your own body weight, or have washboard…
Inside the ASJA2014 Long-Form Narrative Panel
Anytime you assemble a crew like we had for the state of the long-form narrative…
Write Tweets People Read
What’s the secret behind a good Tweet? At this year’s ASJA conference, panelists Leslie Poston,…
A Ghost's Story: Can You Make a Living Writing Other People's Books?
The “Secrets of the Ghosts: Expanding Your Writing Horizons by Ghostwriting, Editing, and Promoting Books” panel for the…
Easy Ways to Market Yourself
As writers, we often don’t consider marketing our work as a way to secure new…
Finding Work You Love
Work advice that aims to reduce risk is all too common. We’ve all heard it….
The Basics of Online Retailers for Self-Publishers
Thinking about self-publishing and want to know about the biggest retailers for your digital and…
Baby Formula and Copyright Infringement
I woke up this morning thinking about copyright infringement, baby formula and Nigerian scam artists…
How to Maintain Momentum During Down Times
We all know this business is feast or famine, and when the down times hit,…
What You Should Know about WEAF and Why It Needs You
I hope you never need financial aid from ASJA’s Writers Emergency Assistance Fund, but you…
The Three Biggest Sources of Ghostwriting Work
Any writer in search of more work knows the market for well-paying, and even not-so-well-paying…
The Trouble with Sitting
Writers, I learned recently, need to train like athletes. We don’t get a free pass…
It's Not the Words, It's the Mileage
When a writer wants to break into a new market or squeeze another article into…