Will Write for Food The Complete Guide to Writing Cookbooks, Restaurant Reviews, Articles, Memoir, Fiction and More

by Jacob, Dianne

• ISBN13: 9781569243770
• ISBN10: 1569243778
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-04-21
• Publisher: Da Capo Lifelong Books

Summary

Will Write for Food is for food lovers who want to express themselves, guiding them from their earliest creative impulses to successful article writing, restaurant reviewing, and cookbook writing. Dianne Jacobjournalist and food-writing instructor and coachoffers interviews with award-winning writers such as Jeffrey Steingarten, Calvin Trillin, Molly O'Neill, and Deborah Madison, plus well-known book and magazine editors and literary agents, give readers the tools to get started and the confidence to follow through. Comprehensive yet accessible chapters range from restaurant reviewing to cookbooks to memoirs. Focused exercises at the end of chapters stimulate creativity, help organize thought, and build practical skills. Will Write for Food is the first and ultimate ins and outs guidebook to the incredibly popular world of food writing.

Author Biography

Dianne Jacob chairs the annual Food Writing Conference at Book Passage in Corte Madera, CA, teaches workshops, and coaches on food writing throughout the Bay Area

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. ix
Introduction	p. xi
What, Exactly, Is Food Writing?	p. 1
Characteristics of a Food Writer	p. 23
Getting Started	p. 39
Becoming a Successful Freelance Writer	p. 67
Secrets of Restaurant Reviewing	p. 105
The Cookbook You've Always Wanted to Write	p. 141
The Art of Recipe Writing	p. 165
Memoir and Nonfiction Food Writing	p. 189
Writing about Food in Fiction	p. 213
How to Get Your Book Published	p. 233
Appendix	p. 267
Bibliography	p. 271
Selected Web Sites	p. 287
Index	p. 293
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