Dianne Jacob, Will Write For Food
Useful Tips, Interviews, and Stories to Inspire Food Writers and Bloggers
A guest post by Sean Timberlake
Go to any blog conference, or drop in on any online forum for bloggers and freelancers, and one question crops up again and again: How much should I charge?
There’s a lot tied up in that request. As a freelance creative, determining your rate may feel a lot like [Read more…] about How Much to Charge? Use this Easy Formula
Hello from Siem Reap, where I’ve just finished teaching at a food writing and photography workshop. At Mie Cafe, Cambodian chef and owner Pola Siv served us this glorious beef tartare.
My job is to make your life easier. Did you know that? One of the ways I do so is to pass on must-read links on food writing and blogging. Now you don’t have to have FOMO because [Read more…] about 18 Must-Read Links for Food Writers and Bloggers
Fine Cooking magazine Editor Jennifer Armentrout.
A national food magazine editor said something I never thought I would hear.
Jennifer Armentrout, editor of Fine Cooking since 2011, told me, “I would love to get more pitches from food bloggers. I actually would welcome them.” She was smiling.
For years, the big food magazines have not taken food bloggers seriously (except for the Bon Appetit column by Molly Wizenberg of Orangette). Now that some food bloggers have [Read more…] about Fine Cooking Wants Pitches from Food Bloggers
If you want to start, grow or monetize your food blog, I hope you’ll consider joining a website — right now — that shows you the way: Food Blogger Pro.
I’ve been a fan of Bjork and Lindsay Ostrum’s membership program for years. As an affiliate, I am compensated if you join Food Blogger Pro by clicking on the links in this post or the ad to the right.
By now you’ve probably seen the amazing success of the Pinch of Yum food blog, which propelled the couple into a mid-six figure annual income, with millions of [Read more…] about Grow Your Food Blog With Food Blogger Pro
How did two prolific food writers start their book writing careers? By enduring rejection and persevering anyway.
No, this isn’t Suzanne. But she’s probably pulling her hair right now, if she’s copy editing a cookbook.
A guest post by Suzanne Fass
Cookbook writers may hate me at first if they think that—once they’ve turned in their manuscript to a publisher—they’re done. I make them do more work. I want every cookbook to be the best it can be, the most useful for anyone cooking—and learning—from it.
As a copy editor, I try to save writers from embarrassment. I correct spelling, punctuation, and grammar. I fact-check. I query missing ingredients, missing steps, cross-references to recipes, and anything else that looks weird to me.
In Los Angeles, Gillian Ferguson is the executive producer of the KCRW Good Food show, hosted by Evan Kleiman. (Photo courtesy of Molly Cranna.)
What does it take to get on a big radio show like KCRW’s Good Food in Los Angeles? To find out, I arranged to meet Gillian Ferguson, the executive editor of this award-winning [Read more…] about How to Get Interviewed on a Big Radio Show
