Dianne Jacob, Will Write For Food
Useful Tips, Interviews, and Stories to Inspire Food Writers and Bloggers
I had my 15 minutes of fame in December, when The New York Times, The Chicago Tribune and NPR included the cookbook I co-wrote with chef Craig Priebe, The United States of Pizza, in their 2015 holiday round-ups of best books or cookbooks of the year.
It was a giddy time because, as you know, a cookbook review in The New York Times is the Holy Grail. Emails flew as my agent and publisher discussed [Read more…] about For a Cookbook Review, is Testing Recipes Essential?
Dinner at the Okanagan Food and Wine Writers annual conference in British Columbia, Canada, where I was a speaker.
Are you attending food blogging and writing conferences? Or speaking at one?
I hope you’ll pick at least one. Conferences are a great way to shake up your brain, network in person, and get re-inspired about what you love. And if you’d like to [Read more…] about Food Blogging and Writing Conferences
I know you’re busy. Just look at all that happens online! Are we suckered into paying attention to this stuff? Yes.
So it makes it even more relevant for me to say thanks for a reading, thinking, and commenting about food writing in all its forms, here on my blog.
It’s amazing to me that you come back, again and again. I’m grateful regardless of whether you skim the content, read the whole post, or add a comment.
I’m especially grateful for when you [Read more…] about Thanks, really.
My most recent shot from 2014. I put it on my Facebook page. (Photo by Sean Neild)
I had a big birthday recently, and was rather shocked to see the photos. I had aged, and I didn’t like it.
It’s because I’m accustomed to seeing a younger me online. In Internet years I am up to 10 years younger.
The thing is, I like those old shots quite a bit. But this year, I forced myself to post a more current mug shot (right), which I still [Read more…] about How Old Are You in Internet Years?
As the food director at Real Simple magazine, responsible for all recipes, Sarah Copeland has lots of opinions — and experience — about [Read more…] about Writing a High-Quality Recipe is Like a Report, says Real Simple Editor
Are you working for brands for peanuts? Those are $1 bills, yet many food bloggers take them.
I meet lots of food bloggers at conferences who are writing sponsored posts. Here are two stories of their first experiences that didn’t turn out well:
In the Q&A after my talk, a food blogger wanted to know why readers suddenly unsubscribed from her blog after she wrote sponsored posts.
She said she usually buys a years’ supply at a time from a particular nut company. Eventually she [Read more…] about Are You Making These 2 Mistakes When Writing Sponsored Posts?
Long-time blogger and Parisienne Clotilde Dusouliers of Chocolate & Zucchini started in English and added French, with surprising benefits. (Photo courtesy of Stephen Rothfeld.)
A blog in two languages wasn’t a decision veteran food blogger Clotilde Dusoulier of Chocolate & Zucchini took lightly, but she has seen rewards — and challenges — she never imagined.
Dusoulier was a young Parisienne who spent a few years in the Silicon Valley as a software engineer before returning to Paris. She launched the English version of her award-winning [Read more…] about Why Blog in Two Languages? Chocolate & Zucchini Says it’s Worth It
