Joining the American Society of Journalists and Authors can boost your writing credentials and get you access to more information about making it as a freelancer full time.

For most of its existence, ASJA only accepted members with significant non-fiction print writing backgrounds, basically limiting membership to magazine and newspaper writers.

Last year, the ASJA broadened its acceptable writing categories to include custom content writing. If you previously tried to join the ASJA and didn’t qualify, check out this article on the ASJA’s updated membership guidelines to see whether you now qualify for inclusion into this exclusive writer’s association.