How to Write a Recipe, Part 2: Instructions
How to write the best recipe ever? Make sure the instructions are crystal clear. Here are three tips to get you started.
Read MoreHow to write the best recipe ever? Make sure the instructions are crystal clear. Here are three tips to get you started.
Read MoreComp titles are published books that. are comparable with the book you hope to publish one day. Here’s why they’re important in a cookbook proposal.
Read MoreIn this post: a new podcast to listen to all about cookbooks, what food writers learn by writing cookbooks, how a cookbook is printed, and more good stuff.
Read MoreAny time I have a recipe writing question, I turn to my friend Christine Gallary. She edits hundreds of recipes a year and has seen it all, or at least almost all. In this Q/A, I tap into Christine’s expertise, asking her to share the most common recipe-writing mistakes she encounters as well as the differences she sees between creating recipes for print and online. Are you a natural-born recipe editor? Find out with this interview!
Read MoreWant a vegetarian flatbread recipe that’s perfect with a glass of juicy red wine or chilled rosé? This eggplant lahmajoon, from Wine Stye, has you covered. Get the recipe and watch the video to try it for yourself.
Read MoreHere’s a peak into my book Wine Style: a simple recipe that elevates potatoes and tuna into a perfect warm-weather salad to serve with white wine.
Read MoreAll good recipes have one thing in common: they are written in such a way that a wide variety of people can follow them and get good results. So let’s get down to one of the most fundamental parts of writing a recipe: the order.
Read MoreIn this post, I’ll go over the editing side of cookbook making, from what happens after you turn in the first draft to when the book is officially off to the printer.
Read MoreDo you organize a cookbook by course? Ingredient? Season? There’s no single way to create a table of contents for a cookbook. This post goes over the benefits and challenges of the most common cookbook structures.
Read MoreIn this Q/A, cookbook author Daniel Shumski gets real about deadlines, recipe revision, and project management. While these are never the shiny, glossy parts of cookbook creation that get the most attention (like photo shoots and cover reveals), I think they’re even more valuable. Also, can a cookbook author have too much cake? Read on to find out.
Read MoreSometimes a headnote includes important tips. Other times it’s a way to convince a reader to take a chance on a recipe, even if it means tracking down white asparagus or a specific kind of shrimp paste. A collection of good headnotes makes a case for why a book should exist in the first place.
Read MoreWhen getting started in sorting out the world of cookbook writing, it’s hard to know where to look. Here are five places that can give you a lot of insider intel on cookbooks.
Read MoreBetween e-newsletters and blog posts, videos and podcasts, there’s never been more options for sharing your personal stories about food. So is a cookbook right for your idea? In this post, I lay out the questions to ask before embarking on the path of writing a book.
Read MoreHow long should my proposal be? What is the magic number of recipes to include? Will an agent write the proposal for me? Do I need to hire a graphic designer? Do I need to follow the trends? These Q’s and many more in this FAQ roundup.
Read MoreBefore you write a cookbook, you usually have to write a proposal. Learn what to include in a cookbook proposal, from the recipe list to the author bio and promotion plan
Read MoreI didn’t know what I was doing when I set out to get a book deal in 2006, but luck and timing were on my side. Publishing has changed a lot since then. In this post, I talk about what cookbook authors need to consider now.
Read MoreFor the next several posts, I’ll be writing about about cookbook creation and recipe development, and any other aspect of the business of writing recipes. Any little tips I come across that are fascinating or useful, I’ll share here.
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