Dianne Jacob, Will Write For Food
Dianne Jacob, Will Write For Food
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
How did two prolific food writers start their book writing careers? By enduring rejection and persevering anyway.
Kathy Gunst has reported about food for the radio show Here and Now for 15 years. The show now has more than 5 million listeners.
Since 2000 Kathy Gunst has been writing for radio for Here and Now, a live news magazine show broadcast to over 500 public radio stations nationwide. Today the show has more than 5 million listeners.
Kathy’s segment on food airs two to five times per month. As the “resident chef,” she has an enviable job: she covers what interest her most. That might include travel pieces, cookbook reviews, and usually, lots of conversations about seasonal food and cooking.
Kathy is the author of 14 cookbooks (15 this fall) including [Read more…] about How Writing for Radio Differs from Print
Pamela Johnson hires bloggers, cookbook authors and chefs for the National Pork Board.
I’ve enjoyed Pamela Johnson’s straightforward descriptions of how she works with food writers when she speaks at conferences. Pamela has a degree in journalism and joined the National Pork Board in 2003.
As Director of Consumer Communications, one of her responsibilities is to hire chefs and food writers to inspire, educate and advise consumers on incorporating pork into their diets.
Q. How do you work directly with food bloggers and cookbook authors?
A. We hire them to produce content for a specific program. We have retail customers, such as supermarkets, who want to highlight specific pork recipes. So we’ll look at bloggers [Read more…] about Why a National Board or Brand Might Hire You
Dinner at the Okanagan Food and Wine Writers annual conference in British Columbia, Canada.
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
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?
Here’s a nice looking path. Are you on it?
My current career path took off with a phone call.
It was 2004, after I taught a food writing workshop at Book Passage in Corte Madera, CA. A student called to say she met my workshop supervisor at a party and had a conversation that went like this:
“I really enjoyed Dianne’s class on food writing,”she told my supervisor.
“Dianne does a great job,” answered the supervisor. “I wish she had a book, though, to improve her credibility.”
I can’t remember the name of this student, but I thank her often. That phone call changed [Read more…] about Do You Know Your Career Path as a Writer? I Didn’t