Welcome to Part 7 of my blog series Steps to Write a Cookbook. If this is the first blog post…
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Steps to Write a Cookbook: Research the Competition
Welcome to Part 6 of my ongoing series Steps to Write a Cookbook. If this is your first visit to…
Steps to Write a Cookbook: Check Your Commitment
“Writing is a solitary occupation. Family, friends, and society are the natural enemies of the writer. [S]He must be alone,…
Steps to Write a Cookbook: Build Your Author Platform
Welcome to part 4 of my ongoing series Steps to Write a Cookbook. If you’re new to this series, I…
Cookbook and Food Writing Links Vol. 3
Cookbook Writing Many readers of my weekly newsletter, Fork, Pen, & Spoon, ask what are the specific steps to write a cookbook? In…
Steps to Write a Cookbook: Routes to Publication
In part #1 of this blog series we focused on WHY you want to write a cookbook as well as your WHO…
Steps to Write a Cookbook: Define Your Cookbook Concept
This is part #2 of a series of blog posts to help aspiring cookbook authors walk through the steps to writing…
Cookbook and Food Writing Links Vol. 2
Whether you write articles, newsletters, books, or blog posts, it takes discipline to sit down and write. There are so many other…
Cookbook and Food Writing Links Vol. 1
1. Achieving a goal such as writing a cookbook isn’t always about talent, physical looks, TV shows, or hundreds of…
Cookbook Author Interview Series: Angela Grassi: Don’t Try to Save Money by Thinking You Can Do Things Yourself
Today I have the pleasure of sharing an interview with Angela Grassi – one of my recent cookbook coaching…
Let’s Think About Book Marketing
After you write a cookbook, your next job is to sell the cookbook. It’s never too soon to start thinking…
Three Ways to Generate a Cookbook Concept
When I work with cookbook coaching clients they sometimes come to our coaching relationship enthusiastic about an idea they have…
Build Your Platform with an Email List
A strong author platform is an essential ingredient for a successful cookbook. To define your platform ask yourself “Who listens…
Cookbook Writing Tip - Study Other Cookbooks
To learn more about the cookbook you want to write, and inversely more the cookbook you don’t want to write,…
Three Things I Wish I Knew Before I Wrote My Cookbook
Writing a cookbook demands a lot of time and energy. You work hard, you write your manuscript, and then after…
Giving It All Away
One thing I advise aspiring cookbook authors is NOT to give all of their content away for free on their…
Cookbook Author Interview Series: Linda Long: Attending The BookExpo Here Was The Key For Me
Tell me the name of your cookbooks and the year they were published. Great Chefs Cook Vegan, Gibbs Smith, 2008.…
Cookbook Author Interview Series: Mindy Hermann: Writing a Cookbook as Work for Hire has Advantages and Disadvantages
Mindy’s first solo cookbook was a unique situation where she wrote the book as work for hire. In this interview,…
Cookbook Author Interview Series: Maggie Davis: I Use The Book Like A Business Card In Many Networking Situations
I may be biased, but I think Registered Dietitians are perfectly suited to write cookbooks. As experts in food and…
Cookbook Author Interview: Teresa George: If You Self-Publish a Cookbook Be Very Focused and Organized
Teresa George is a member of the Cookbook Writers Group on Linked-In. When I asked if anyone in the group…