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Money in Food Writing? Still No.

A controversial piece about food writing pay popped up online last week, with a response from another editor. I’m pleased that writers are even approaching the topic. But as someone who lives and breathes this stuff, I have my own opinions about their opinions. Here’s my take on the piece on food writing pay, followed by my […]

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5 Ways to Expand Your Platform for a Book Deal

A guest post by Nicole Gulotta More than two years before signing a cookbook contract for Eat This Poem: A Literary Feast of Recipes Inspired by Poetry, an editor at my would-be publisher said something like this: “We want to publish your book…but.” Although I had a solid book concept, the size of my platform […]

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17 Must-Read Links for Food Writers

It’s hard to keep up with great articles on the net, isn’t it? But you have to do it. All those must-read links on social media help you up your game or just find out what’s going on in the worlds of food, business and writing. Between them and cute cat videos on YouTube, you’ll find […]

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How I Won 12 Book Awards for My Memoir

A guest post by Judith Newton Since independently publishing my food memoir, Tasting Home: Coming of Age in the Kitchen (She Writes Press) in 2013, my book has won 12 book awards. Once Dianne found this out, she asked me to speculate about why. Tasting Home, to give you some sense of the book, is […]

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12 Tips for Pitching Articles to Publications and Websites

I’m just back from the Wine Writers Symposium in Napa, where one of the panels I was on covered pitching articles. I was really roughing it at this conference, if you must know. The event was at Meadowood, a luxury resort, for four nights. We drank or tasted many fine Napa Valley wines both there and at the Culinary […]

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Should You Join a Mastermind Group?

A guest post by Clotilde Dusoulier Clotilde belongs to two mastermind groups: One online and one in person. She is the French food writer behind the blog Chocolate & Zucchini ( http://cnz.to ), which she has been writing for more than 13 years. Her focus is on fresh, seasonal, colorful foods with a French twist. She also enjoys […]

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A September Writing Workshop in Italy

Do you adore Italy and Italian food? It’s hard to find a food-obsessed person who doesn’t. So now you have at least two reason to join me September 6 to 10, 2017, for Food Writing for Food Lovers, a writing workshop in Italy. I’m partnering with Demet Güzey, a food historian, scientist, and food writing instructor at […]

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Burned Out? 4 Ways to Tell

Maybe you’re just tired. Feeling overwhelmed. But feeling burned out is not just when you need a vacation to recharge. Most likely, it’s when you feel overwhelming exhaustion, frustration, cynicism and a sense of ineffectiveness and failure. That’s how Christina Maslach, a pioneer researcher on burnout, describes it. Maslach says the main causes are: working harder […]

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What Bloggers Need for a Book Deal: Reader Relationships

A guest post by Literary Agent Maria Ribas When I was an editor, my publishing house did one of the first blog-to-book cookbooks. We were only allowed to do one, because obviously, we had to wait and see if this “blog” thing was going to blow over. Now, every one of my authors is a blogger or […]

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Please Stop Anthropomorphizing Food in Recipes. It’s Dead.

I know, I used a big word in the title. Let me explain: “Anthropomorphizing” means to talk about a thing as if it is human. Like the objects in this image. Why do food writers do it? Mostly, they humanize inanimate objects, almost always fruits and vegetables. They don’t seem to write this way about meat and seafood, […]

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