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○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○March 2000 1Volume 49Number 3March 2000American Society of Journalists and Authors, Inc.n e w s l e t t e rMark yourcalendar forASJA’sAnnualWriters’ConferenceEast,April 29.See page 3.Guerilla Marketing: Making Writing Pay BetterSometimes I feel that writers intentionallymake an effort to fail as businesspeople. Take, for example, the thousandsof freelancers around the worldproducing articles. They write a feature,sell it, see it in print, and then begin workon another story. It too gets written, sold,and printed. Then a new article is begun.It becomes a vicious circle.Now some would say that this is apattern of success. I am here to tell youthat it is a blueprint for excess work,below-average income, and ultimately,writer burnout. Why? First, given theaverage article of 1000 words sells forapproximately $375 in the UnitedStates, a writer would need to produceand sell eight articles a month if theywanted to earn an annual income of$35,000. Writing this many qualityarticles every 30 days is a huge task.Then, of course, because freelance writersare independently employed, theyare required to pay a large percentageof their annual income to social security,hospitalization, and taxes. At theend, most writers—even those sellingarticles regularly—find themselves walkingthe tightrope of poverty.If they would only approach writingas a business, however, this couldprobably be avoided. Let’s imagine fora moment that you are not a writer,but the franchise owner of Dollar RentA Car. What are your products? Carsand vans, of course. Now what are yourgoals? To rent as many vehicles as youcan, for as much as you can, and for aslong as you can.Now let’s apply these same businesscharacteristics to writing. What are yourproducts? Articles. What are your goals?To license – rent – as many as you can,for as much as you can, and for as longas you can.Yes, articles, are products. To succeed,you need to make as much money aspossible from these products. The moreuse — in the form of licensing — you getout of each product, the more moneyyou will make. This requires that youset your own rates, control the rightsthat are licensed, and expand your marketopportunities beyond domestic borders.As a businessman, my goal has alwaysbeen to make no less than $4000a month — damned good pay for anarticle writer. To accomplish this, I amrequired to bring in $1000 a week. Thisleads me to the $1.00 a word rule (yes,I have rules for just about everything).Quite simply, if a publication is going topay me $1.00 a word, they are entitledto exclusive rights to my work for a periodof one year. After this time, all rightsautomatically revert to me and I am freeto sell the article elsewhere. Like everyrule, however, there are exceptions. If,for instance, a publisher wants a workfor-hirearrangement — that is, they ownthe work forever — my base fee rangesfrom $1.50-$2.00 a word.So what about the many, manymagazines and newspapers that do nothave budgets sufficient to pay suchrates? Very simply, the rights that a publicationreceives should be directly proportionedto the price paid. I’ll even goone step further and say that the rightslicensed must never exceed the needs ofthe publication. An excellent examplecontinued on page 2c a l e n d a rEvents are open to the public unless otherwise specified.Branding Yourself:The Secrets of Self-PromotionTuesday, March 21 – New York CityBranding yourself — getting your name connected to a specific platformor concept — can make the difference between getting assignments andbook deals, or going it alone in a highly competitive market. How can youdo what all the hot companies today are doing, while still retaining youridentity and promoting your message? To find out, moderator Estelle Sobelhas gathered a powerhouse panel of publishing and media pros to tell ushow they did it, and how you can do it too. Come hear what our esteemedpanelists have to say:• Tom Dolby, author of City Tripping New York, a guide to downtownNew York culture, and editor and CEO of CityTripping.com, an onlineguide.• Rick Haskins, an executive at Lifetime and author of the upcomingbook, Brand Yourself, from Ballantine.continued on page 2

○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○2ASJA NewsletternewsletterContents3 29th Annual Conference4 You News6 Announcements7 From the CourtsConfidential SectionC1 Book Markets: What’s AheadC2 From the PresidentC3 LettersC5 Members-Only MeetingC6 World NewsC7 Vision of ASJA’s FutureC8 PayCheckC9 Rate Survey FormC11 Book BriefsC13 Help LineC14 Q&AC15 Market MonitorC16 Computer CornerC19 1,000 New Magazines in ’99C20 Ask the AgentsC22 BuyLine–New SoftwareC24 Online WorldVolume 49 Number 3 March 2000©2000, American Society of Journalists, Inc.PRODUCED BY THE ASJA PUBLICATIONS COM-MITTEE: Dan Hurley (chair), Claire Berman, ShereeBykofsky, Lynne S. Dumas, Wayne Harris (Web master),Florence Isaacs, Robert L. Liebman, Susan K.Perry, Timothy Perrin (newsletter editor), Sallie G.Randolph, Hal Smith (newsletter assistant editor),Janice Hopkins Tanne.The ASJA Newsletter (ISSN 1056-3849) is publishedmonthly by the American Society of Journalists andAuthors, Inc., 1501 Broadway, Suite 302, New York,NY 10036, except for a combined July-August issue.Subscriptions are $120 per year as a benefit of membership(information on membership requirementsavailable on request). Periodicals postage paid at NewYork NY and additional mailing office. POSTMAS-TER: Send address changes to ASJA Newsletter, 1501Broadway, Suite 302, New York NY 10036.American Society of Journalists & Authors1501 Broadway, Suite 302,New York, NY 10036Phone: (212) 997-0947Fax: (212) 768-7414e-mail: staff@asja.orghttp://www.asja.orgMaking Articles Paycontinued from page 1is the Army Times Publishing Company, basedin Virginia. Their primary market is Departmentof Defense employees and U.S. militarymembers. So, when travel editor Cindi Floritoffered me $225 for a feature on Italy’s sunkencity of Baiae, I gladly accepted. When she askedfor all rights, I pulled back the offer and saidthey could have exclusive rights in the DoDand US military market, to which she agreed.The point here is that many editors, it seems,have been trained — primarily because theytoo began as freelance writers — to instantlybelieve that all rights or first North Americanserial rights are theirs for the asking, as long asthey have offered some pittance of compensation.I, for one, would like to know where thisabsurd thought came from. Army Times PublishingCompany no more had a need for allrights than does The Prague Post, in the CzechRepublic.This morning, a reader of my Writer On Linecolumn, Going Global with Mike Sedge, sent amessage in which she said: “You suggest authorsestablish their own rights, rather than waitand see what an editor offers. It’s a conceptI’ve never heard of but find quite compellingand it makes ever so much sense.”Of course it makes sense. It makes goodbusiness sense! A major part of guerrilla marketingis not to let the excitement of gettingpublishing blur your business vision. That is,you must be rightfully compensated for yourwork and the rights you are licensing. The keyto rights is that you give each publication whatit needs, within the legal boundaries of the sale.For example, if a newspaper published in NewYork State is going to publish your article, ithas no need for all North American rights. InCalendarPrice: $18 per person for members andone guest accompanying a member; $30 perperson for other nonmembers. Price includeshors d’oeuvres and an open bar.Reservations are required. Because a largeturnout is expected, reserve your place earlywith the ASJA office. Deadline for reservationsis noon on March 21.Writing in a Spiritual WorldTues, March 28 – San FranciscoASJA members Donna Albrecht, authorof I Love to Tell the Story: Favorite Bible Storiesof Famous People, and Lauraine Snelling, authorof dozens of YA and adult Christian novelsand nonfiction books, highlight an eveningthat focuses on the religious and spiritual marcontinuedfrom page 1• Tomislav Podreka, author of Serendipitea,and founder of the company of the same namewhich markets premium grade loose leaf teato top restaurants nationwide.• Katharine Sands, literary agent who specializesin branding the authors she represents.• Catherine Schuller, fashion and retaileditor for Mode magazine, producer of the annualnational tour Mode on the Road, imageconsultant, and author of The Ultimate Plus-Size Modeling Guide.Time: drinks and hors d’oeuvres at 6 p.m.Program begins about 6:45.Location: Society of Illustrators, members’dining room, 128 East 63rd Street (betweenPark and Lexington Avenues), New York, NewYork.○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○this same respect, a national publication hasno need for world rights. If I am working witha periodical that insists on more rights thanare necessary, I immediately up the price ofthe article accordingly.Recently, Scientific American DiscoveringArchaeology asked me to write a piece, but insistedon all rights. I realized that they had plansfor an international as well as German-languageedition of the magazine and, thus, planned toreuse my material. I therefore quoted a priceof $1.25 per word, with the agreement thatthey would take at least two more features.They agreed to the deal. In this case I had sacrificedsome of my standard per-word fee —for all rights usage — in exchange for additionalassignments.Granted, you might lose a sale by doing this.But in the long run you may end up makingmore money by being able to sell your articlesagain and again. Despite what editors and individualsinvolved with the New York publishingindustry tell you, there are publishers thataggressively re-sell articles once they have allrights. Buzz magazine goes so far as to advertisethe resale of articles. A recent issue, forexample, carried an ad reading, among otherthings, “Reprints of any article are now availablefrom Reprints Management Services…Calltoday…”Michael SedgeMilan, ItalyThis article is excerpted from MARKETINGSTRATEGIES FOR WRITERS by ASJA Director-at-LargeMichael Sedge. The 256-pagepaperback sells for $16.95 in bookstores or bycalling (800) 491-2808. It is also available fromAmazon.com. © 1999 Michael H. Sedgecontinued on page 7

○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○March 2000 329th Annual ASJA Writers ConferenceExplore New Territory, Energize Your Careerat 2000 Writers Conference East, April 28-30Dominick Dunne, Michael Moore,Dava Sobel and James Stewart will be there.You should be, too.Attend this year’s Annual Members’Meeting and 29th ASJA Writers’ ConferenceEast for three days of energizing ideas,writerly connections, income-boosting techniquesand new ways of approaching thework you love (or want to love).“Been there, done that,” you say? Thinkagain: the panels and speakers on both dayswill explore exciting new territory while alsoupdating and expanding what you need toknow on methods, markets and managingyour career.You must be there: Friday, April 28 andSaturday, April 29. There are also specializedthree-hour writing workshops offeredfor additional fees on Sunday, April 30.All events are at the New York HiltonHotel, Sixth Avenue between 53rd and 54thStreets. Full program brochures have beenmailed; ASJA members should use the formon page C5 for deep discounts on conferenceregistration. You can also find more detailsat www.asja.orgHere’s just a taste of what’s scheduled.Friday, April 28ASJA Members-Only MeetingOpen only to ASJA members, this alldayevent offers your choice of professionallevelpanels. Explore writing for the Web,teaching writing, navigating the relationshipsof literary journalism, taking a long view ofyour writing career and on-demand publishing.Distinguished authors on the literarycraft panel include Pulitzer Prize winnerJames Stewart (Blind Eye, Den of Thieves,Follow the Story and articles for the NewYorker and others), ASJA member RobinMarantz Henig (The Monk in the Garden andother books) and author Henry C. Wiencek(The Hairstons and others).Two panels focus on how new media canhelp writers prosper. The Web writingpanel features Laura Miller of Salon.com,Rich Jaroslovsky of WSJ Interactive, ElizabethHerrera of ParentTime and ASJAmembers Lisa Price and StevanneAuerbach, Ph.D., both of whom write forWeb sites.Find out how to republish your out-ofprinttitles or take an alternate route with anew book at a panel about on-demand publishingthat includes Kenzi Sugihara, publisherat iUniverse.com, and ASJA membersShirley Camper Soman and JamesLichtenberg, members of the Publishing ProgramCommittee, which is investigating settingup an on-demand publishing resource forASJA members.A sit-down luncheon provides time to connectwith other ASJA members and watch theannual awards ceremony. The afternoon businessmeeting offers an overview of what hasbeen happening in ASJA and what is to come.All of Friday’s panels are described morefully on page C5.Saturday, April 29Annual Writers’ Conference EastOpen to both members and non-members.Frankly, all we can say is, “Wow!” ASJA membershave built a terrific conference featuringbig-name writers, editors, agents, and publishers.At the luncheon, featured speakersDominick Dunne and Michael Moore willtalk about their lives and writing careers. Sowho’s gonna need dessert? Dunne, a Hollywoodsurvivor, Vanity Fair writer and bestsellingauthor, writes about the noted and notorious.Moore, an irreverent filmmaker, authorand TV producer, covers U.S. economicsand politics anyway he pleases. Not to bemissed.The conference’s 25 panels are just as substantial.Learn about The Making of a Bestsellerwhen author Dava Sobel (Longitude, Galileo’sDaughter), her agent, publisher and the directorof marketing for Walker & Co. detail theirroles in creating a winning book.Or choose the panel on the Selling thePast: Historical Writing and Its Markets.You will hear from Frederick Allen of AmericanHeritage, agent Laurie Langlie, DeniseRoy of Simon & Schuster and ASJA membersJack El-Hai and Scott S. Smith, both writersof historical material.If you’re interested in Building a Careerin Literary Journalism, there’s a panel witheditors from Civilization, Mirabella and Men’sJournal as well as ASJA member EveLaPlante, who writes for Atlantic Monthly.There’s also a look at Trends and Techniquesin Narrative Nonfiction by a panelfeaturing Dava Sobel (again), Lynn Darlingof Esquire and ASJA authors Robert Kanigeland Ruth Gruber.The Hot New Book Revolution: E-,On-Demand and Internet Publishing arethe topic for Angela Adair-Hoy, of Writers-Weekly.comand Booklocker.com, LarryBrewster of Lightning Print, Ashley Gordonof Sprout and Richard Curtis, an agentwho offers online e-book publishing and ondemandprinting.A panel on Cashing in Online includes:Jesse Kornbluth, editorial director of AOL;Charlene Laino of MSNBC; LauraMcKeown of WebMD, ASJA member CarlaCantor of CBS HealthWatch, Medscape.comand ASJA vice president Dan Hurley, whohas several online enterprises.Thinking of changing the course of yourcareer? Consider these panels:Turning Fact Into FictionBig Money: Business and CorporateWritingExpand Your Markets: Single-SponsorPublicationsWhat Book Publishers Want NowOr you can scope out a new specialty atpanels about writing on spirituality, health,humor, parenting, or entertainment.The always-popular panels on Selling toWomen’s Magazines and The ExpandingWorld of Men’s Magazines are back, as areDigitial Digging: ‘Net Research thatWorks, Writer in Demand: Self-Promotion,What Magazine Editors Really Wantand much more.You get the idea. It’s a day loaded withinformation, contacts, resources, a great lunchand, yes, fun.Sunday, April 30Half-Day WorkshopsIf you want more, there are four Sundayworkshops, each requiring an additional fee.• Book Proposals That Sell• The Personal Touch: Essays and Op-Ed Writing• Writing Professional Article Queriesfor Magazines• Memoirs: Writing Your Life StoriesThese intensive, three-hour sessions providemore depth on each topic than timepermits at the conference.REMEMBER: the Annual Members’Meeting and Annual Writers’ ConferenceEast are a little earlier this year than usual:April 28, 29, and 30.

○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○4Andrea Campbell, author of Bringing UpZiggy: What Raising a Helping Hands MonkeyTaught Me About Love, Commitment and Sacrifice(Renaissance Books), has been tuggingheartstrings all across America with her story.Since the book’s release in December, Andreaand her charming memoir have been featuredon four television shows, ten radio interviewprograms, the subject of twelve print mediastories and almost as many book signings.This extraordinary recounting is about raisinga capuchin monkey from infancy to elevenyears old. Ziggy will one day be trained to actas a helper-companion to a quadriplegic. Aportion of the book’s proceeds will go to HelpingHands, the nonprofit organization that providesthese monkeys free of charge to the disabled.Throughout Ziggy’s adventures with theCampbells, one vital fact has remained: notunlike her human brothers, Ziggy will leavethe Campbells to fulfill her life’s role. And justas she has changed their lives, the Campbellsknow Ziggy will bring immeasurable joy andassistance to someone who needs her.◆ ◆ ◆Coming out in April: the third edition ofEstrogen: The Facts Can Change Your Life(HarperPerennial) by Lila Nachtigall, M.D., ofNYU Medical Center and health writer JoanRattner Heilman. Originally published inhardcover in 1986, it was the first authoritativebook on menopause for consumers andhas sold almost 100,000 copies to date. CoauthorNachtigall appeared on “Oprah” twicein January.◆ ◆ ◆Currently on the lecture circuit, A. D.Coleman spoke at the Ringling School of Artin Sarasota, Florida, and Virginia CommonwealthCollege in Richmond this past December.In January, he gave a talk at Photo L.A.2000 in Santa Monica, and a lecture plus twoseminars at the San Francisco Museum ofModern Art. Successful book signings – whichColeman now includes contractually in his arrangementsfor public appearances – accompaniedall these events. “Sometimes the hostinstitution orders my in-print titles through itsbookstore,” Coleman indicates, “and I just dothe signing.” But often his sponsors leave thepurchase and transportation of the books tohim, and simply provide the announcement, atable and an assistant. “I have a big old redSamsonite suitcase and several smaller hardshellpieces of luggage that I’ve fitted with foaminteriors for transporting books; I call them thetraveling bookmobiles,” Coleman explains.YOUNEWS“Last year I sold $7000 worth of my ownbooks at such events. Because I order thosecopies at deep discount from my publishers, Imake at least 40-50% of list price on eachsale – plus my royalty.”◆ ◆ ◆Barbara Blossom Ashmun’s fifth gardenbook, Garden Retreats, Creating an OutdoorSanctuary (Chronicle Books, March 2000) withphotography by Allan Mandell, will be in bookstoresthis month. Barbara launched the bookwith a talk and slide show on February 6 atthe Northwest Flower and Garden Show inSeattle. On February 26, she spoke on the topicof garden retreats at Yard Garden and PatioShow in Portland, Oregon. Her article “Designinga Garden Retreat” will be featured in theFebruary/March issue of Fine Gardening.◆ ◆ ◆The Dallas Morning News says of DonnaG. Albrecht’s newest book, I Love to Tell theStory: Favorite Bible Stories of Famous Peoplethat “The book would make good bedtimereading for parents and their children.” For thisbook, 26 successful people told how their liveshad been influenced by a particular Bible storyor verse.◆ ◆ ◆D. Patrick Miller has launched his onlinemagazine, the Fearless Reader, a revision of theWeb site founded to promote his self-publishinghouse, Fearless Books. Still atwww.fearlessbooks.com, the new journal includesthe Fearless Reviews, dedicated to reviewingbooks published by independent andso-called “small” presses. ASJA authors publishedoutside the publishing mainstream arewelcome to send review copies of new worksto the Fearless Reviews, 1678 Shattuck Ave#319, Berkeley CA 94709. Patrick says,“Please note your ASJA membership for thatextra-special degree of attention!”◆ ◆ ◆John F. Wasik’s Retire Early and Live theLife You Want Now (Holt, 2000) was featuredASJA Newsletteron several Internet sites (cbsmarketwatch.com,yahoo.com and seniorcitizen.com). Holt hashired FSB Associates as an outside publicist.The firm specializes in Internet promotion.◆ ◆ ◆Michael Gross’ new book, My Generation:Fifty Years of Sex, Drugs, Rock, Revolution, Glamour,Greed, Valor, Faith and Silicon Chips, willbe published in March by Cliff Street Books/HarperCollins. It is a collective biography ofthe Baby Boom, told through the lives of nineteenquintessential boomers.◆ ◆ ◆Ruth S. Jacobowitz, author of The EstrogenAnswer Book: 150 Most-Asked QuestionsAbout Hormone Replacement Therapy (Little,Brown), will be a keynote speaker around theUnited States in 2000 for the Speaking ofWomen’s Health Foundation’s Seminar Series.Her lecture, “Strong Women Have StrongBones” will be given in Cincinnati (March 15-16), Detroit (April 8th), New York City (April29th) and Baltimore (May 13th) with other citiesscheduled through the rest of the year.Jacobowitz is also the author of 150 Most-AskedQuestions About Osteoporosis (William Morrow)and other women’s health books.◆ ◆ ◆The Natural Kitchen (Berkley Books) bySuzanne Havala was published in January. Thebook takes readers on an aisle-by-aisle tour ofthe natural foods store, highlighting greatchoices along the way for those who may neverbefore have set foot into a natural foods store.Last year, Sue released The Complete Idiot’sGuide to Being Vegetarian (Macmillan, 1999).◆ ◆ ◆Gini Graham Scott’s latest book (out ofmore than 30) is Work With Me! Resolving EverydayConflict in Your Organization. It hit thebookstores in late January.◆ ◆ ◆Coke Newell’s latest title, Latter Days: anInsider’s Guide to Six Billion Years of Mormonism,is to be released in hardcover by St. Martin’spress in mid-March. “St. Martin’s wanted aninsider,” he says, “someone who’s been in thevery middle of the machine. But they alsowanted a convert, someone who grew up outsideUtah and outside the faith, someone whocould speak authentically but without a forkedtongue.” Coke has contributed to religion storiesin places like the Wall Street Journal,Newsweek and USA Today.◆ ◆ ◆Antiquing For Dummies, by DeborahShouse and Ron Zoglin, was recently reviewedcontinued on page 5

○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○March 2000 5You Newscontinued from page 4in American Country Collectibles. Paul Slimakdescribed Antiquing as “one of the most informative,unpretentious and enjoyable guideswe’ve encountered in quite a while.”◆ ◆ ◆Paula Spencer’s second book, EverythingElse You Need to Know When You’re Expecting:The New Etiquette for the New Mom, is out fromSt. Martin’s Press this month. Parenting magazinebought first serial rights, with excerpts inthree subsequent issues and on its ParentTimeWeb site; excerpts will also appear inBabyCenter.com. In May 2000, her thirdbook, Parenting Guide to Your Toddler, will bepublished by Ballantine Books, which is simultaneouslyreleasing a re-designed reissueof her first book, Parenting Guide to Pregnancyand Childbirth.◆ ◆ ◆Kathy Sena’s monthly columns, “BodyShop” (women’s health) and “Health Notes”(kids’ health), have been syndicated by UnitedParenting Publications for use in 26 regionalparenting magazines across the U.S.◆ ◆ ◆Barry Fox has a new health book, SyndromeX: Overcoming the Silent Killer that CanGive You A Heart Attack, due out from Simon& Schuster in March. Coauthored withStanford University professor Gerald Reaven,M.D., and Terry Strom, the new book introducesa previously unknown cause of heartdisease which silently causes as many as onethirdof all heart attacks. Barry had a hit previouslywith his 1997 New York Times #1bestseller The Arthritis Cure.◆ ◆ ◆The Los Angeles Times Syndicate is launchingan online version of the weekly column“Do It Yourself ... Or Not?” by Gene and KatieHamilton. The column, which has been inprint since 1987, will be offered through thesyndicate’s new New Media division. TheHamiltons are founders of www.housenet.com,a web site they created in the early 90s usingcontent from the column.◆ ◆ ◆Karen Dale Dustman has a book comingout in March: The Woman’s Fix-It Guide toKitchen Makeovers: Incredibly Simple Ways ToSpice Up Your Space (Chandler House Press$15.95).◆ ◆ ◆Nancy Rubin wrote and produced theRhode Island show for the Home & GardenTV’s Restore America series with Bob Vila.The program aired on the Home & GardenNetwork on February 6 at 10 p.m. Nancy is anAssociate Producer for Scripps Productions.◆ ◆ ◆Joan Detz, author of How To Write & GiveA Speech (St. Martin’s Press), was invited tolaunch the 2000 “Lunchbox Learning” seriesat the New York chapter of the InternationalAssociation of Business Communicators. Hertopic: “Nine Steps to a Better Presentation.”◆ ◆ ◆Antonia van der Meer became ExecutiveEditor of Primedia’s Modern Bride in January2000.◆ ◆ ◆30 Secrets Of The World’s Healthiest Cuisinesby Sandra Gordon and Steven Jonas, M.D.,(John Wiley, March 2000), was mentionedunder the trade paperback health, fitness &beauty category in the big spring preview issueof Publishers Weekly.◆ ◆ ◆Sally Wendkos Olds has signed on as anexpert about breastfeeding on three Web sites:expertcentral.com, breastfeeding.com andInteractiveParent.com. Sally is the author ofThe Complete Book Of Breastfeeding. She alsorecently appeared on New York’s Channel 4(NBC) News, commenting on a new study showingthe mechanism by which breast milk protectsnewborns from infection.◆ ◆ ◆Patricia Barnes Svarney and her husbandThomas Svarney just had another book publishedin January: The Handy Ocean AnswerBook by Visible Ink Press. This is the same companythat published the couple’s dinosaur booklast fall. Patricia’s comment: “We’re hoping itwill do swimmingly.”◆ ◆ ◆Marian Calabro’s The Perilous Journey ofthe Donner Party (Clarion/Houghton Mifflin,1999) has been named an American LibraryAssociation Notable Book and an ALA BestBook for Young Adults.◆ ◆ ◆Valerie J. Atkinson recently participatedin a high tech mission sponsored by the ConsulateGeneral of the United Kingdom. In addition,she was featured as a diet and exercisesuccess story in the February issue of SuccessfulSlimming. Valerie was also selected as vicepresident of public relations for Austin BilingualToastmasters.◆ ◆ ◆Capital Connections® syndicated columnist,Karen Feld, covered America’s MillenniumGala at the White House and LincolnMemorial. Karen provided live TV and studiocoverage for the Fox News Channel; and inthe Washington, DC-Baltimore market onWTTG-TV Fox 5.Karen has also launched her new Web site,www.karenfeld.com. Her column, Capital Connections®,is carried on the site, as well as herfeature articles, photo gallery, and lecture information.○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○◆ ◆ ◆Just out is The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Fitness,by Claire Walter with AnnetteTannander Bank, a former member of theSwedish Olympic ski team (Alpha Books/Macmillan). The book is aimed at non-exercisers,new exercisers and in-a-rut exerciserswho want to know what kinds of fitness programsare out there. It helps readers evaluatetheir levels of fitness, set goals and figure outhow best to reach them. Claire has written orco-authored more than a dozen books, includingThe Complete Idiot’s Guide to Skiing. To requestreview copies, send an E-mail tovicki.skelton@macmillanusa.com.◆ ◆ ◆An article by Joyce and RichardWolkomir in the Smithsonian magazine hasreceived the1999 Clarion Award from theAssociation for Women in Communications.The group said that “The Quality of Mercy” –which presented a day in the working life oftwo nurses and a physician at a hospital – wasthe best magazine feature article in a generalcirculation magazine of more than 500,000subscribers. Previously, this article had receivedthe ASJA’s June Roth Memorial Awardfor Medical Journalism.Meanwhile, another article by RichardWolkomir in the Smithsonian has received thePASS Award from the National Council onCrime an Delinquency. “Protect and Serve” wasabout a small-town police force and was citedfor “excellence in communicating the complexproblems of crime to the American people.”◆ ◆ ◆Sandy MacDonald has a book coming outfrom Globe Pequot called Quick Escapes fromBoston. It includes 25 ideal weekends spanningall of New England plus Quebec City andNew York City. “The itineraries are perhapsoverstuffed, but selective,” said Sandy. “Coverageis limited to the places you might kickyourself for missing. With this one (admittedlyrather large) book stowed in the glove compartment,a traveler could track down everythingworth doing, seeing, eating, and otherwiseexperiencing in the entire region.”◆ ◆ ◆Adrian Havill’s The Mother, The Son, andthe Socialite, published by St. Martin’s in Aprilof 1999, has gone into a second printing. Thebook is the account of the deeds and misdeedsof grifters Sante Kimes and her son Kenny. Theircrime spree led to two charges of murder. Thebook has been optioned for a televisionminiseries and the producers are trying to landAnn-Margaret as Sante! Adrian says he wantsSuzanne Pleshette. Oh, the ups and down ofpop literature.◆ ◆ ◆continued on page 7

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Journalists andwriters may nominate their own work, and othersare encouraged to nominate stories. Winnerswill be announced on June 1, and broughtto Ann Arbor in October to receive theirawards. Each award includes a $1,200 honorarium.Submissions will be judged by a fivepersonpanel of distinguished journalists andscholars.Send photocopies, tear sheets or video tapesto:Media Awards Selection CommitteeThe Institute for Research on Women andGenderUniversity of Michigan460 West HallAnn Arbor, MI 40109-1092All submissions must be postmarked byMarch 1 to be eligible.Maria Moors Cabot PrizesAwarded to professional journalists of theWestern Hemisphere for the body of their workreporting on the Americas. The award recognizesadvancement of press freedom and distinguishedcontributions to inter-Americanunderstanding. The award includes a medal, a$1,500 honorarium, and travel expenses to theceremony at Columbia University.Cabot PrizesGraduate School of JournalismColumbia University2950 BroadwayNew York, NY 10027t: (212) 854-5984; f: (212) 854-7837Deadline: March 31ANNOUNCEMENTSEnvironmental Journaliststo Meet in FijiApproximately 100 environmental journalistswill be meeting in Fiji the week of June 5-9 for a seminar on climate change and smallislands. The meeting is organized by the Asia-Pacific Form of Environmental Journalists(AFEJ) and the Commonwealth EnvironmentalJournalists Association. More informationis at http://www.oneworld.org/slejf/Fiji.htm.SATW Guidebook InstituteThe 5th annual Institute for GuidebookWriting sponsored by the Society of AmericanTravel Writers will be held from Fridayevening, June 2nd, through Sunday afternoon,June 4th, 2000, at The Courtyard at LakeLucerne in Orlando, Florida.The institute is aimed at writers and experiencedtravelers who want to write guidebooksor who already do and who want to improvetheir performance in preparing book proposals,in negotiating contracts, in working witheditors, in organizing their time and finances,in self publishing, and in electronic publishing.The aim of the Institute is to prepare authorsto make a good living writing qualityguidebooks which serve the traveling publicwell.Tuition: $295 ($235 for SATW members)including most meals, but not lodging. Instituteregistrants may benefit from special discountedroom rates at the host hotel, TheCourtyard at Lake Lucerne, and nearby hotels.For more information and registration procedures,browse the Institute’s web page atwww.infoexchange.com/IGW. If you have questionsnot answered there, contact TomBrosnahan, Institute Coordinator, attbros@infoexchange.com, phone (978) 371-1851, fax (978) 287-0540, or P O Box 563,Concord, MA 01742-0563.Santa Fe ScienceWriting WorkshopThe fifth annual Santa Fe Science WritingWorkshop is now taking applications. The workshopwill begin Saturday evening, June 24, andrun through Thursday morning, June 29, atPlaza Resolana in downtown Santa Fe, NewMexico. This year’s faculty will include K.C.Cole of The Los Angeles Times, Joe Palca ofNational Public Radio, and John Noble Wilfordof the The New York Times. Classes will also betaught by the originators of the workshop,Sandra Blakeslee and George Johnson, sciencewriters for The New York Times. Information isavailable at http://sciwrite.org. The event isbeing held under the auspices of PlazaResolana, a nonprofit organization.Reminders and DeadlinesBook Promotion Boot Camp run byASJAer Jan Yager. Dates in Connecticut inMarch and New York in May. Phone (203) 329-8738. (details in February 2000 newsletter)National Science Foundation AntarcticResearch Projects — deadline is May 1. (February2000)Warner Aspect First Novel Contest –deadline for entries is June 30. (January 2000)Microsoft/NuvoMedia/Softbook$100,000 Prize for Best E-Book – The$100,000 top prize will go to the best bookoriginally published in the e-book format withfour $10,000 prizes for other books originallyor eventually published in electronic formatand two more $10,000 prizes for the best spokenword or audio book delivered in digitalform. Details at http://Frankfurt-ebookawards.org.(January 2000)Playwriting Residency at the Universityof British Columbia - worth about $17,000.Deadline is April 30. (January 2000)John S. Knight Fellowship at StanfordUniversity - $45,000 stipend plus tuition, bookloans, and childcare allowance to spend anacademic year at Stanford. Details fromknightfellow@forsythe.stanford.edu or at http://www.stanford.edu/dept/communication/general/knightfellow.html.Deadline: March 1.(January 2000)Dorland Mountain Arts Colony – deadlinefor applications is March 1. (November1999)

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According to Fost’slawyer, the shield law protects informationobtained by reporter but not published.The case involves a murder of RonnieSmall, a former Tamalpais High School footballstar, who was shot to death at a party.One of the witnesses Fost had interviewedapparently told a different version of the storyin court and now the district attorney wishesto question Fost about all aspects of the interview.Sacramento ValleyEditor Facing JailTim Crews, editor and publisher of the SacramentoValley Mirror, has been ordered to jailby Judge Noel Watkins of the Tehama CountySuperior Court. Crews has refused to revealthe names of two law enforcement sources whogave him incriminating statements against aCalifornia Highway Patrol officer who has beencharged with stealing a gun. Crews was dueback in court February 7th to argue thatCalifornia’s shield law allows him to concealthe identity of the sources.You Newscontinued from page 5Karen O’Connor’s recent published booksinclude Vietnam and A Ticket to Vietnam(Carolrhoda, 1999). In addition, Karen completeda three-month radio promotion of herinspirational gift book, Squeeze the Moment: 31Days to a More Joyful Heart (WaterBrook Press,1999). As well, she has been speaking extensivelyfor a variety of organizations. Her mostrequested program is “The Secret of a GratefulHeart,” based on her award-winning bookBasket of Blessings (WaterBrook Press, 1998).from theCOURTSNew York Trialto Be BroadcastA New York court has overturned a 1952state law banning cameras in New York courtroomsas unconstitutional. Justice Joseph C.Teresi of State Supreme Court in Albany alsonoted that the trial of New York City policeofficers charged with killing Amadou Diallohad been moved from the Bronx to Albany.“The denial of access to the vast majority willaccomplish nothing but more divisiveness,” hesaid. The prosecutors are not expected to appealthe ruling so, without a higher court decision,the future of the New York statute remainsundecided. The ruling is not bindingon any other judge.The motion to televise the case was filed bythe Courtroom Television Network (Court TV)which plans to cover the entire trial. Between1987 and 1997, New York allowed televisioncameras in the courtrooms in a ten-year experiment.However, legislators refused to renewthe experiment citing, among other things,the O.J. Simpson trial.They Should Have Seen ItComing: Supreme CourtTurns Down Psychics’ AppealThe Supreme Court has turned away anappeal by sixteen former employees of a Californiapsychic hotline who wanted to sue ABCtelevision. ABC Prime Time Live ran a 1993expose on whether employees at the hotlinebelieved in the service. An ABC reporter got ajob at the Psychic Marketing Group which soldtelephone psychic advice for $3.95 a minute.The employees sued ABC under a federaleavesdropping law that lets people tape conversationsto which they are a party, unlessthe taping is intended to help commit a crimeor damage another person. The former employeesallege the crime involved was fraud,defamation and invasion of privacy.The Supreme Court did not comment inrejecting the appeal.Toledo Reporter SaysRadio Host Slandered HerToledo Blade reporter Sandra Svoboda hassued WVKS-FM host Denny Schaffer for sayingthat she was having a relationship with herboss. According to the law suit, Schaffer saidseveral times in October that Svoboda was datingthe newspaper’s copublisher and editor-inchief,John Robinson Block. Svoboda said thatis false.The slander suit is not the only bad bloodbetween the newspaper and the broadcastingcompany. In September, the Blade sued WSPD-AM, the sister station of Schaffer’s outlet, accusingit of using the newspaper’s stories onthe air without permission or credit.Calendarcontinued from page 2kets. The panel will also include a religiouspublisher.Time: Drinks at 6 p.m., dinner at 7 p.m.Location: Swiss Louis, Pier 39, San Francisco.Price: $26 (nonmembers $29) includingdinner.Reservations: (650) 494-2810.Looking Ahead:New York (national) meetings are at theSociety of Illustrators, 128 East 63rd Street,unless noted otherwise. Most dates are stillbeing confirmed. Tapes of all New York meetingswill be available from the ASJA office.San Francisco (Northern California Chapter)meetings are at Swiss Louis, Pier 39.AprilNew York, April 28. ASJA Members OnlyAll-Day Meeting and Workshops. Hilton Hotel.See page C5 for detailsNew York, April 29-30. ASJA Writer’sConference. Hilton Hotel. See page 3 fordetails.MayNew York, May 25. Recycling Your Work.JuneNew York, June 27. Life in the First Person.San Francisco, June 20. Gala Dinner.SeptemberNew York, Date TBA. Weeklies forWomen.

8a d m i n i s t r a t i o nASJA NewsletterBOARD OF DIRECTORS(includes officers, executive council members-at-large, and directors)PRESIDENT Samuel Greengard 1EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Jim Morrison 1VICE PRESIDENTS Dan Hurley 1 (publications), Norman Schreiber 1 (contracts), RuthWinter 1 (conferences)SECRETARY Irvina Lew 1TREASURER Suzanne Loebl 1EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEMBERS-AT-LARGE Anita Bartholomew 2 , David Bouchier 1 ,Eleanor Foa Dienstag 1 , Sara Godwin 2 , Ruth Houston 1 , Florence Isaacs 3 , Andrew F. Smith 3DIRECTORSKathryn Lance 1 (at-large), Pat McNees 1 (Washington, DC), Timothy Perrin 1 (Pacific Northwest),Sallie G. Randolph 1 (at-large), Michael H. Sedge 3 (Europe/Mideast), CharleneMarmer Solomon 3 (Southern California), Shari Steiner 2 (Northern California), Sally S.Stich 1 (Rocky Mountain)CHAPTER PRESIDENTSAndrew Rosenbaum (Europe/Mideast), Shimon-Craig Van Collie (Northern California),Susan G. Hauser (Pacific Northwest), Sally S. Stich (Rocky Mountain), Jo Beth McDaniel(Southern California), Mary Collins (Washington, DC)STANDING COMMITTEESANNUAL MEMBERS’ MEETING Katharine Davis Fishman (chair), Bernard Asbell,Kathryn Black, Fawn Fitter, Susan Tyler Hitchcock, Jane Mersky Leder, Jonathan Price,Lisa Price, Nancy Shepherdson, John Woram, Minda ZetlinANNUAL WRITERS’ CONFERENCES Ruth Winter (chair), Ann Arnott and FlorenceIsaacs (deputy chairs), Connie Benesch, Elaine Fein, Karen Hammond, Edith Hornik-Beer, David W. Kennedy, Irvina Lew, Roberta Roesch, Daylle Deanna Schwartz, RobinWarshaw, Russell WildAWARDS Steve Fishman (chair), Kathryn Black, Lisa Collier Cool, Greg Daugherty, RobinMarantz Henig, Steve Kemper, Norman M. Lobsenz, Bonnie Remsberg, Judith D. Schwartz,Minda ZetlinCONTRACTS Norman Schreiber (chair), Joseph Anthony, Murray Teigh Bloom, SophiaDembling, Karen Dale Dustman, Samuel Greengard, Linda Konner, Richard A. Marini,Bill Marsano, Pat McNees, Timothy Perrin, Sallie G. Randolph, Gloria Rosenthal, MargaretShakespeare, Sarah WernickEDITOR-WRITER RELATIONS Murray Teigh Bloom (chair), Samuel Greengard, FlorenceIsaacs, Annie Moldafsky, Dodi SchultzEDITORIAL LIAISON Melba Newsome (chair), Stacie Zoe Berg, Robert Bittner, DebiMartin-Morris, Leslie Pepper, Diana Somerville, W. Terry WhalinFINANCE David W. Kennedy (chair); committee in formation.FIRST AMENDMENT Claire Safran (chair), Anita Bartholomew, Claudia M. Caruana, EdEvanhoe, Timothy Harper, Patrick M. McGrady Jr., Sally Wendkos Olds, Dodi Schultz,Rogier van Bakel, John F. WasikHOSPITALITY Linda Morel and Barbara Ann Rosenberg (cochairs), Linda F. Burghardt,Andrea Campbell, Jack El-Hai, Tania Grossinger, Ruth Laney, Linda Dailey Paulson, NancyShepherdsonMEMBERSHIP Marian Betancourt (chair), Nancy Bear, Carol Tonsing; alternates: MarianCalabro, Janice Hopkins Tanne, Gurney Williams, 3rdNOMINATING Pat Estess (chair), Ann Arnott, Joseph Anthony, Barbara Bartocci, Jack El-Hai, Joan Rattner Heilman, Annie Moldafsky, Betty RothbartPLANNING Donna G. Albrecht (chair), Anita Bartholomew, Kathryn Lance, Stephen Morrill,Jim Morrison, Sally S. Stich, Steve WeinbergPROGRAM Lisa Collier Cool (chair), Ann Arnott, Sheree Bykofsky, Paula Dranov, DanHurley, Stephen Rae, Norman Schreiber, Estelle SobelPUBLIC RELATIONS Paula Dranov (chair), Lisa Collier Cool, Mark Fuerst, Gloria Hochman,Nancy Intrator, Sandra Lamb, Anne Marie RiccitelliPUBLICATIONS Dan Hurley (chair), Claire Berman, Sheree Bykofsky, Lynne S. Dumas,Wayne Harris (Web master), Florence Isaacs, Robert L. Liebman, Susan K. Perry, TimothyPerrin (newsletter editor), Sallie G. Randolph, Hal Smith (newsletter assistant editor), JaniceHopkins TanneWRITER REFERRAL SERVICE Richard Blodgett (chair), Joseph Anthony, Thomas Bedell,Karen Hammond, James Joseph, Kathryn Lance, Barbara Mayer, Wendy MurphyAD HOC COMMITTEESBYLAWS REVISION Jim Morrison (chair), Alexandra Owens, Sallie G. RandolphFUNDRAISING Robin Warshaw (chair), Patricia Schiff Estess, Sarah Francis, Dan Hurley,Alvin H. (Skip) Reiss, Daylle Deanna Schwartz, Andrew F. SmithPUBLISH-ON-DEMAND Jim Morrison (Chair), Shirley Camper (Soman) (vice chair),Kathryn Lance, James Lichtenberg, Sally Wendkos Olds, Michael Sedge, John WoramSPEAKERS SERVICES Shari Steiner (chair), Elizabeth Hansen, Charlotte Libov, LeilLowndes, Joan Price, Daylle Deanna Schwartz, Jan YagerWRITERS’ SYMPOSIUM FOR FINANCIAL PROFESSIONALS Joseph Anthony (chair),Julian Block, Wayne Harris, David W. Kennedy, Elizabeth S. Lewin, Richard A. Marini,Timothy G. Middleton, Nancy Shepherdson, Lawrence TabakASJA OFFICEEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Brett HarveyADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT Heather Van ArsdelASJA CHARITABLE TRUSTLLEWELLYN MILLER FUND BOARD OF TRUSTEES Katharine Davis Fishman (chair),Murray Teigh Bloom, Patricia Carbine, John Mack Carter, Arlene Eisenberg, Joan RattnerHeilman, Ray Robinson, Al Silverman, Grace W. Weinstein1Term expires June 2000. 2 Term expires 2001. 3 Term expires 2002.PERIODICALSASJA NewsletterAmerican Society of Journalists and Authors1501 Broadway, Suite 302New York NY 10036