How To Write A Cookbook Revisited
If you have been following me here on this blog for any time, you may know I can pretty easily rattle off the action steps to write a cookbook. Identify your goals for publication Define your cookbook concept Evaluate routes to publication Build your author platform Check you commitment Study your competition
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Cookbook and Food Writing Links Vol. 14
FAMILY COOKBOOKS When you embark on a family cookbook, a traditional publisher isn’t your goal. You most likely want to either self-publish a cookbook or you may turn to cookbook and recipe software online. Here’s a review of The Best Cookbook and Recipe Software of 2018. COOKBOOK WRITING Many of my
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How To Love Your Brain
I don’t know about you, but my brain tends to stay on all the time. It controls what I do and much to my amusement, it tries to control other people! That’s so funny because I don’t always do what my brain wants me to do, yet I spend time
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How To Trust Yourself
My daughter moved home from college over the weekend. She lived in her freshman dorm for eight months and had a great first year. I feel excited about our summer together and it’s good to have her home. Today I’ve been thinking a lot about trust. Maybe as a
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Cookbook and Food Writing Links Vol. 13
BRAIN TRAINING When I travel I like to ask my brain how I can offer value in my business for my clients. With the change of scenery it comes up with lots of ideas. Have you ever tried to ask your brain a specific question? My business coach taught me
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5 Secrets to Consistent Content Creation
One of my superpowers is creating consistent content for my business. *Regular blog posts since 2010 *Four cookbooks since 2011 *Weekly newsletters since 2012 Do you struggle with regular content creation? Do you start strong with a good idea for a book, blog, or newsletter, but then fizzle out and
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If you want to write a cookbook: You have to write
This may be a rant of sorts, but I have something on my mind. We all have dreams. Dreams to own our own home. Raise a family. Live a life of travel and excitement. Some dreams may be more specific such as open a restaurant, buy season tickets to the
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11 Tips From Q1
It’s the end of the 1st quarter of the year, and I’m fired up about my first 12 weeks of the year. In early January, I set intentions about my coaching programs and moved forward with positive action. Here’s what has happened in my first quarter along with some advice and
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Cookbook Author Interview Series: Clotilde Dusoulier: Build a List of Emails That You Own
In March 2009, I wrote my first cookbook proposal for One Year in My Kentucky Kitchen. (The was ultimately published as The Kentucky Fresh Cookbook in 2011). In a cookbook proposal, it’s important to identify cookbooks that you like or that you believe are competitors to your proposed book. This
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Are You A Pro?
I’m fascinated with pros. (And if you haven’t read Steven Pressfield’s book Turning Pro, I recommend you head to the library or bookstore.) Here is what Steven Pressfield says about pros. And, I’ve added a few of my own. Pros show up every day even when no one else looks or
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My youngest son’s basketball team qualified for the Kentucky High School Sweet Sixteen (state basketball tournament.) Out of over 200 teams, 16 are left. He gets to ride the bus with the team. Stay in a hotel with the team. Eat with the team. Warm up with the team. Play with
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Cookbook and Food Writing Links Vol. 12
$200 Cookbook This is older news, but did you ever hear about Tom Brady’s $200 Cookbook? He created a system and wrote a book about it. It sold out at $200. What’s stopping you from creating your system and a book for your audience? Recipe Copyright Projection: As a member of IACP
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