Resource Guide for Food Writers

by Allen,Gary

• ISBN13: 9780415922500
• ISBN10: 041592250X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-05-05
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

A feast for all food writers,The Resource Guide for Food Writersis a comprehensive guide to finding everything there is to know about food, how to write about it and how to get published. An educator at the Culinary Institute of America, Gary Allen has compiled an amazing handbook for anyone who wants to learn more about food and share that knowledge with others. Including a foreword by Mr. Tim Ryan, Senior Vice President of the Culinary Institute of America, this multifaceted guide teaches readers how to: * find appropriate libraries * use catalogs, directories, bibliographies and periodicals *and locate specialty booksellers. Chapters on the writing process provide real guidance on: *how to write *what resources are helpful *and how to combat writer's block In the final section, the intimidating task of getting published is tackled with specific help in drafting proposals and finding the appropriate publisher. An impressivemenu of resources, this authoritative reference is essential for every epicurean, from the food service professional to the ambitious home gourmet.

Author Biography

Gary Allen is an educational technologist at The Culinary Institute of America.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. ix
Acknowledgements	p. x
Introduction	p. xii
Sources of Information	p. 1
Printed Materials in Libraries	p. 4
Periodicals	p. 44
Buying Books	p. 78
Book Search Services	p. 98
Organizations	p. 101
Culinary Historical Societies	p. 119
Electronic Sources	p. 131
Interviews	p. 200
Aids to Writing	p. 206
The Curse	p. 211
Style and Grace	p. 214
A Recipe for Success	p. 216
A Little Something for the Writing Class	p. 221
Assorted Internet Links for Writers	p. 224
Ideas on the Distribution of Written Works	p. 228
Book Proposals: Their Form and Function	p. 229
Self-Publishing	p. 234
Stock Photography	p. 239
On Being Seen in the Right Places	p. 241
Caveat Auctor	p. 243
Last Rights	p. 246
Appendix
... But How Is Research Actually Done?	p. 250
Glossary	p. 254
Book Proposal	p. 258
General Index	p. 281
Resource Index	p. 287
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