Dianne Jacob, Will Write For Food
Useful Tips, Interviews, and Stories to Inspire Food Writers and Bloggers
Are 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
Michelle Branson says she wants cookbook authors with a decent social media following. She’s Senior Editor and Contract Administrator of Gibbs Smith, in charge of cookbooks acquisition team, and a member of the children’s books acquisitions team.
The question, though, is what constitutes a “decent social [Read more…] about Get a Decent Social Media Following First to Get a Cookbook Deal, says Gibbs Smith Editor
A guest post by Clotilde Dusoulier
Recently I made a key decision: to hire an intern to help me with my new cookbook, Tasting Paris. It’s my fifth book in 11 years, and releases this month. I am proud to say this is the one that finally made me feel I had “turned pro,” in the words of Steven Pressfield (see his book Turning Pro: Tap Your Inner Power and Create Your Life’s Work).
Hiring an intern helped me in [Read more…] about Hire an Intern for Your Next Cookbook!
A guest post by Cameron Stauch
When I started writing my first cookbook, Vegetarian Việt Nam, and friends asked what’s involved, I gave them a blank stare. If they had asked me to prepare a meal for a couple hundred people, I’d say, “Easy. When and where?” I’m a professional chef, and this is what I know.
But eventually, with the help of [Read more…] about 9 Things I Wish I Knew About Writing My First Cookbook
It’s a story so many writers dream of: publishing a cookbook with no author platform. Not only did the author Reem Kassis persevere, but her popular book, The Palestinian Table, appeared on many “Best Cookbooks” lists for the end of the year, including New York magazine, NPR, The San Francisco Chronicle, The Independent, The National Post.
Want to read her cookbook to find out why? Enter The Palestinian Table cookbook giveaway. Read on for details.
Meanwhile, back to the story. The author, Reem Kassis, approached me in 2015 to review her proposal. At that time, Reem was [Read more…] about Win a copy of The Palestinian Table
Yes, The Best Cookbook in the World is a real award for The Artful Baker: Extraordinary Desserts From an Obsessive Home Baker. And you can win a copy of this $50 book by leaving a comment below.
Cenk Sonmezsoy, a Turk who started his Cafe Fernando food blog in 2006, won Best in the World at the 2015 Gourmand World Cookbooks awards. It was for the [Read more…] about Giveaway: “Best Cookbook in the World,” The Artful Baker
Aquafaba intrigued Rebecca Coleman, a food blogger and social media instructor who got a cookbook deal. A few years ago, she began experimenting with the garbanzo bean water, which vegans use as an egg replacer, in recipes.
But she never even considered writing a cookbook about this trendy new food. Yet she got a contract, just by asking a question.
She did not build her online expertise and followers first. That is the usual way to get a cookbook deal. This story is an exception. Perhaps it is easier [Read more…] about Blogger Gets Cookbook Deal With 1-Sentence Email