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Career

University Acquires Papers of Cookbook Author Nathalie Dupree

September 3, 2019 by diannejacob 2 Comments

image of Nathalie DupreeAre you a collector of food memorabililia and person of some consequence? Good. Maybe a university that acquires papers will be interested in your collection.

Nathalie Dupree, the esteemed author of 13 cookbooks and the host of more than 300 cooking shows for The Food Network, PBS and The Learning Channel, sold [Read more…] about University Acquires Papers of Cookbook Author Nathalie Dupree

Filed Under: Career Tagged With: acquisition of papers, food writing legacy, Nathalie Dupree, Southern food writers

Q&A: Julia Turshen on the Politics of Food and Writing

March 12, 2019 by diannejacob 4 Comments

image of Julia TurshenBest-selling cookbook author Julia Turshen has always volunteered in her community, including cooking for for a local version of Meals on Wheels. More recently she’s been working with [Read more…] about Q&A: Julia Turshen on the Politics of Food and Writing

Filed Under: Career, Ethics Tagged With: Julia Turshen

Update: Yes, You Can Still Write Off Business Meals

January 29, 2019 by diannejacob 2 Comments

image of business meal.In a 2018 blog post, I interviewed Steve Hoffman, a tax preparer and food writer, about tax issues, freelancing, and how the new tax law might affect people in our industry. Of most concern was whether we food writers could still write off business meals.

First there was bad news, but now there’s good news.  Steve said he didn’t think the IRS would let us write off business meals anymore. But later in the year, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) clarified the new law, to our advantage.

Here’s how Steve puts it: “The new tax law eliminated any deductions for entertainment, which most tax preparers originally interpreted to mean both meals and entertainment. Under the prior law, sole proprietors and small businesses could [Read more…] about Update: Yes, You Can Still Write Off Business Meals

Filed Under: Career Tagged With: tax writeoffs for meals, taxes for food writers

Deborah Madison is Done After 30 Years of Cookbooks

July 31, 2018 by diannejacob 16 Comments

image for Deborah Madison postMultiple-award winning author Deborah Madison is calling it quits on cookbooks, after 30 years, but she’s not done with writing. To the contrary, she’s working on a memoir.

She wrote 14 cookbooks during those three decades, which comes down to an average of just over one book every two years. It’s a grueling [Read more…] about Deborah Madison is Done After 30 Years of Cookbooks

Filed Under: Career, Cookbooks, Recipe Writing Tagged With: Deborah Madison, The Greens Cookbook, Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone

Micro Influencers Can Get a Cookbook Deal Too, says Agent

July 17, 2018 by diannejacob 15 Comments

image for micro influencer postAre you a micro influencer? I am. I’ll never have huge numbers, but people do seem to trust me and I have decent engagement. That’s my definition, anyway.

But if you feel discouraged that you can’t get a book deal without a huge platform, here’s hope. Literary agent Sally Ekus says [Read more…] about Micro Influencers Can Get a Cookbook Deal Too, says Agent

Filed Under: Career, Cookbooks Tagged With: Getting a cookbook deal, Literary agent Sally Ekus, microinfluencers

5 Tasks Every Food Blogger Should Outsource to a VA

April 3, 2018 by diannejacob 12 Comments

Opening image for post on how to outsource for a VAA guest post by Maggie Zhu

If you are working nonstop and feeling overwhelmed, maybe it’s time to outsource to a VA or virtual assistant.

Doing so helps you focus on the most important work and grow your businesse. A VA is a member of your team, performing work remotely. Whether you’re hiring a programmer from India or a work-at-home mom in the US, you might be able to pay a reasonable or even low hourly rate, such as $5 to $10 per hour. [Read more…] about 5 Tasks Every Food Blogger Should Outsource to a VA

Filed Under: Career, Food Blogging

The Hidden Life of Grace Young

March 20, 2018 by diannejacob 16 Comments

Everyone knows Grace Young is a Chinese food writer. She’s won national awards for each of her three Chinese cookboooks. But as with most successful people, there’s much more to her than that.

Recently she took a subversive turn, mixing traditional and Western dishes to cook in a wok. In this video, newly nominated for a Jame Beard award, she uses a wok to make French fries, steak, and even popcorn.

Is this mixing of cultures a new thing for Grace Young? For us, yes. For her, no. Does she feel [Read more…] about The Hidden Life of Grace Young

Filed Under: Career, Ethics Tagged With: Chinese cooking, food writing, Grace Young

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