A Perfect FIT: 2025 ASJA Conference to Take Place at NYC’s Fashion Institute of Technology
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A Progress Report on ASJA DEAI Activities
May 1 marks one year since ASJA hired a diversity, equity, accessibility, and inclusion (DEAI)…
Register for Your Racial Justice at Work Summit Press Pass
As an ASJA member, you have an opportunity to broaden your understanding of the diversity,…
Meet the ASJA 2024-2025 Conference Planning Team
“Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success.” – Henry…
2023 Most-Challenged Books Announced Amid Record Level of Titles Targeted for Censorship
Seven of the top 10 most-challenged books in 2023 are repeats, titles that were similarly…
Meet the Member: Freelancer Parul Kapur’s Nearly 40-Year Journey to Publishing Her Debut Novel
Parul Kapur always knew she wanted to be a writer. Journalism was the practical side…
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Looking for Connections and Serendipity at ASJA 2022
When I first started freelancing. I loved how every day was different. I was the…
Members Only: The Hows and Whys of ASJA In-Person Conferences
What you need to know about this year’s conference attendance and why we moved to…
Getting Paid: What I’ve Learned in My 25-Year Freelance Writing Career
I never expected to be a freelancer. Too much risk, especially in getting paid for…
Everything Is a Negotiation
With more than two decades as a staff and independent business reporter and content creator,…
How ASJA Changed My Business
I am among those who prefer not to join book groups or writing groups, often…
Convos and Legacy Pieces
What makes an article a legacy piece? What assignment allows you to tell your story,…
ASJA Conference Scholarship Provided Opportunity for Diverse Freelancers
This year ASJA partnered with The Center for Independent Journalists, an organization for independent and…
Virtual Client Connections: Beyond the Phone Call
June is Effective Communications Month and also hosts National Dry Martini Day—making it the perfect…
Press 1 for Venting
There was a meme on Facebook recently that read: “The way you say ‘representative’ to…
Inside the Conference’s Books Track
Here’s a little secret. If you’re a journalist used to pumping out articles on deadline,…
Conferencing “Post”-Pandemic
On March 16, I drove to Philadelphia for my first in-person conference in two years….
Look at Journalism from a New Angle at This Year’s Conference
The world of freelance journalism is wide and varied. But often we get stuck in…
This Year’s ASJA Conference Has Massive Content Marketing Value
If you’re wondering how to get more content marketing clients and make more money as…
Seen, Heard, and Paid: A Q&A with #ASJA2022 Keynote Speaker Alan Henry
Alan Henry, the keynote speaker for #ASJA2022, inspires people not only through his hands-on editing…
What You Can Do about Banned and Challenged Books
If you think you’ve been hearing more about banned books lately, you’re absolutely right. According…
Super Bowl Is a Game Changer for ASJA’s Writers Emergency Assistance Fund
As unlikely as it may sound, a play off the field at the Super Bowl…
Client Connections Is Coming…Get Your Game On!
It’s 2:28 p.m. and there’s a palpable buzz in the air! Because in just two…
Why—and When—I Write for Low-Paying Markets
For the first half of 2007, I spent much of my time in a dingy…
In-Person Client Connections Is Back! Volunteers Still Needed
The ASJA Annual Conference on May 1 and 2 will be here before we know…
Key Member Benefit: Virtual Client Connections
Belonging to ASJA comes with many benefits, but the one closest to my heart is…
Hacking Productivity: How I Get Through Each Day, Each Assignment
This year marks my 22rd as a journalist and writer, my 20th as a freelance…
ASJA Year in Review 2021: A Look Back at 2021
By the time you read this, I’ll have started my annual mini-vacation that marks the…
Going Pro: The Business of Professional Freelance Writing
I’ve told this story a million times: When my freelance writing mentor told me that…
How Much Is an ASJA Membership Worth?
As the interim membership engagement chair, I planned to open this blog post by putting…
Trapeze School, Freelancing, and the Writers Emergency Assistance Fund
Several years ago, my family and I were exploring the Navy Yard Park in DC…
Virtual Education Committee is Planning for 2022 – Send Us Your Ideas!
As a relatively new member of ASJA, I was looking for a place to get…
Website Update: A Smooth Launch and More to Come
For most of the world, October 1, 2021, may have felt like just another Friday….
Finding My Fellows
I first learned the word “fellowship” in the little Lutheran church I grew up in….