Episode 231: Being a Cookbook Writer: 4 Common Fears That Keep Writers Stuck
Release Date: 02/02/2023
Episode 296: Three Myths About Traditional Cookbook Publishing
Cookbook Love Podcast
Hello, and welcome to another episode of the podcast. When working with people who want to write a cookbook, many hold themselves back from the idea of traditional publishing. So what is traditional publishing? Traditional publishing is book publishing, where you write the book, and a publisher publishes it for you for free, and you make royalties off the book's sales. So, to help you understand more about traditional publishing, I want to share three myths about traditional publishing so that you can see what traditional publishers do for us and what’s possible for your cookbook project....
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Episode 295: Seven Doubts About Cookbook Publishing That Might Be Holding You Back
Cookbook Love Podcast
Hello, and welcome to another episode of the podcast. When working with people who want to write a cookbook, I hear many about cookbook writers' doubts. Doubt means you don’t believe cookbook publishing is possible for you for various reasons. Today on the podcast, I want to discuss cookbook writers' most common doubts and how to turn the doubt into a statement that you can work on believing to help you move forward with your cookbook project. Before we start, do you want to master cookbook publishing and secure an agent or publisher you love? I know there are many of you out there who...
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Episode 294: Cookbook Publishing Resilience: Strategies for Crossing the Finish Line
Cookbook Love Podcast
Hello, and welcome to another episode of the podcast. Today, I’m excited to talk to you about how to persevere in cookbook publishing. The journey of writing a cookbook and getting it published is a long haul, especially when you add in the journey of marketing, promotion, and sales of your book after it’s published. So why do we want to do this when we know the abysmal stats about book writing success? On today’s episode I’ll share the stats and offer five strategies to help you cross the finish line of your cookbook project. Before we start, do you want to master cookbook publishing...
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Episode 293: How to Persevere in Cookbook Publishing: Take a Look at Your Why Behind the Why
Cookbook Love Podcast
Hello, and welcome to another episode of the podcast. Today, I’m excited to talk to you about how to persevere in cookbook publishing. The journey of writing a cookbook and getting it published is a long haul, especially when you add in the journey of marketing, promotion, and sales of your book after it’s published. So why do we want to do this? Over my many years of working with writing my own cookbooks and working with cookbook writers, I have learned a ton, but there’s one thing that we haven’t talked about, and that’s your why behind your why. There are many reasons why we want...
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Episode 292: The Cookbook Author's Toolkit: Ten Writing Strategies for Success
Cookbook Love Podcast
Hello, and welcome to another episode of the podcast. Today, on the podcast, I’m excited to talk to you about my experience with writing. I am a writer and love writing and reading about writers' routines. In my life, I employ ten writing practices that ensure I put my pen to paper daily and every week in many ways. In this episode, I will share behind-the-scenes strategies and tools that have helped me write every day for over 20 years and write and publish four cookbooks in seven years. Things We Mention In This Episode:
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Episode 291: Cookbook Public Relations with Lifestyle Book Publicist Andrea Burnett
Cookbook Love Podcast
Hello, and welcome to another episode of the podcast. Very excited to bring you a behind-the-scenes interview today about cookbook public relations and publicity. Before we dive into the show, Traditional publishers get a bad rap in a lot of writing circles. I hear them described as profit-seeking enemies who are out to steal our ideas or, worse yet, our souls. I have loved all of my publishers. They were partners in helping me create beautiful books so that I could share my recipes and stories with the world. And the team of editors, designers, layout experts, printers, photographers,...
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Episode 290: Being a Cookbook Writer with Forager, Herbalist, and Recipe Creator Tara Lanich-LaBrie
Cookbook Love Podcast
Hello, and welcome to another episode of the podcast. Today on the podcast, I’m excited to have an interview with Tara Lanich-LaBrie. Growing up near Chicago and later studying in Santa Fe, Tara’s culinary style is deeply influenced by her appreciation for nature and art. Inside her company, “The Medicine Circle,” Tara combines her passion for plant-inspired cooking and natural remedies. Today on the podcast, we take a magical culinary adventure inside Tara’s new book Foraged and Grown and talk all about seasonal plants that inspire cooking, the use of color in food, and Tara’s...
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Episode 289: Being a Cookbook Writer: Savor the Flavors of Global Cuisine with Rowena Scherer
Cookbook Love Podcast
Hello, and welcome to another episode of the podcast. Today on the podcast, I’m excited to have an interview with Rowena Scherer. Rowena grew up in Malaysia and some of her fondest memories were cooking with her family. But it wasn’t until she was on vacation with her children that she saw the joy on their faces while they took a cooking class, but at the same time, struggled to cut an onion. That was when she knew something had to change. As a result, Rowena left her job on Wall Street to create an experiential way to teach cooking skills to kids while also giving them bite-sized lessons...
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Episode 288: Being a Self-Published Cookbook Author with Chantal Secours
Cookbook Love Podcast
Hello, and welcome to another episode of the podcast. Today on the podcast, I’m excited to have an interview with Chantal Secours. Chantal is a Culinary Nutrition Expert, recipe developer, and YouTuber who enjoys creating and sharing healthy plant-based and allergen-friendly treats and recipes. Her gluten-free journey started in 2015. Learning to cook and bake without top allergens was important when her son experienced multiple food allergies. Chantal is the author of the Gluten-Free, No Eggs or Dairy Bread Machine cookbook. I am proud to say that Chantal is a graduate of the 2023 cohort of...
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Episode 287: Being a Self-Published Cookbook Author with Lorraine Carlstrom
Cookbook Love Podcast
Hello, and welcome to another episode of the podcast. Today on the podcast, I’m excited to have an interview with Lorraine Carlstrom. Lorraine has been interested in food and cooking for most of her life, including roles as a cook where she cooked at a backcountry cabin in the Canadian Rockies, volunteered at an organic farm, served as a leader for the Weston A. Price Foundation, and taught cooking classes. Lorraine is the author of Roo’s Kitchen: Bone Broth Soups and Sourdough Sides: Nourishing Recipes Inspired by friends, family, and life playing in nature. I am proud to say that...
info_outlineHello, and welcome to another episode of the podcast. I decided to record this episode back-to-back with Episode 230, so I don’t know the outcome of the Bengals game yet. But I thought I’d take advantage of my quiet morning here to record a podcast. I’ve been thinking a lot about the limits we place on ourselves in our businesses, lives, and relationships that don’t allow us to grow and live the fully active, creative lives we want to live. If your life feels same ol’, same ol’, or if you’re in a phase where your constantly searching for an answer to what the heck might be wrong, then stick with me today as we discuss four fears that often keep us stuck in our cooking writing and creative lives.
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