Dianne Jacob, Will Write For Food
Useful Tips, Interviews, and Stories to Inspire Food Writers and Bloggers
It’s been a month of good news around here, and the end to a terrific year of writing, traveling, teaching and coaching. Since it’s my last post of 2017, I thought I’d share what’s happened recently.
This is also one of those [Read more…] about One of Those Posts Where I Thank You
Look at these two current covers from Saveur and Fine Cooking. Shame on them. The editors imply that only perfect food is worthwhile, and that anything else you make is — well, sub par.
And who makes food that is less than perfect? Me. Most of us. Like you, I [Read more…] about Let’s Take “Perfect” Out of Cooking
Actually there’s only one reason food writing doesn’t pay: Mostly women do it, and most do it as a hobby or on the side. As a result, they are amateurs or consider themselves as such, even after years of work or accomplishments.
Most of us don’t ask to be paid what we’re worth. So publications and websites can get away with paying very little, compared to [Read more…] about 3 Reasons Food Writing Doesn’t Pay
Who has time to keep up with reading on the Internet about food writing and blogging? You probably don’t.
But luckily, I do. I love to sift through stuff to find the best links that are most appropriate, useful and fascinating. Usually I put them in my twice-monthly newsletter, but every once in a while, [Read more…] about 15 Awesome Links for Food Bloggers and Writers
Do you mean to start your food blog, but haven’t got there yet? Or maybe you’ve begun one and you need a reason to continue?
Usually I write to people who are already blogging. Then I thought…wait! I bet there are lots of lurkers who are [Read more…] about 6 Great Reasons to Start Your Food Blog, and 1 Not-So-Good One
When there’s a one percent acceptance rate, it’s kind of important not to make mistakes in cookbook proposals. But if you’ve never written one before, how would you know what’s right?
Sure, you can read books on writing proposals and use them as a guide. But somehow, errors in judgement creep in.
Having read dozens of cookbook proposals, I can spot where [Read more…] about 5 Rookie Mistakes in Cookbook Proposals
Andrew Scrivani took all the tempting photos in Art of the Pie. This shot is for Apricot Raspberry Pie.
I fell for “Piechiatrist” Kate McDermott recently, even though I had known her casually for years. I had never thought about how she found her voice. Then, while reading the introduction to her gorgeous cookbook, Art of the Pie, I read that [Read more…] about Q&A: How Pie Guru Kate McDermott Found her Voice
