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 to write a cookbook. I will talk about them today, but behind our why is another way: what is the deep-down reason that we’re willing to endure the doubt, laziness, confusion, procrastination, and rejection that we will inevitably face to get the book published? That’s what we’re going to discuss on the show today.
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 that want this. So, suppose you’d like to learn how to secure an agent or publisher for your cookbook project. In that case, I invite you to an upcoming free webinar I’m teaching on Wednesday, May 8, 2024, called: Master Cookbook Publishing: Secure Your Dream Agent or Publisher. In this class, I will talk all about the five main steps in the cookbook publishing process, four qualities of cookbook writers that agents and publishers love, and 3 myths about the cost of writing a cookbook that we need to squash so that you can move forward with your project. I’d love for you to join me so head on over to www.cookbookwritersacademy.com/free and register for this free class today.
Things We Mention In This Episode:
Master Cookbook Publishing: Secure Your Dream Agent or Publisher
Episode 242: Food & Grief Project with Lisa Ruland
Episode 241: The Value of Documenting and Sharing Your Recipes Schedule for Thursday, April 20, 2023
Episode 240: Self-Publish Your Cookbook
Episode 239: Being a Cookbook Author: My Vermont Table with Gesine Bullock-Prado
Episode 238: Being a Cookbook Author with Cowboy Cook Kent Rollins
Episode 237: Irish Cooking and Cookbooks
Episode 236: My Mother and Joy of Cooking’s "Spanish Rice"
Episode 235: Being a Cookbook Writer: Pain d'Avignon Baking Book with Uliks Fehmiu
Episode 234: Being a Cookbook Writer: Italy on a Plate with Susan Gravely
Episode 233: Entropy, Cooking, Cookbooks, and Cookbook Writing
Episode 232: Being a Cookbook Writer: Writing Multiple Cookbooks with Lei Shishak
Episode 231: Being a Cookbook Writer: 4 Common Fears That Keep Writers Stuck
Episode 230: Daily Writing Practice Ideas and Supplies
Episode 229: Being a Cookbook Writer: How to Achieve Any Goal
Episode 228: How to Live Like a Writer
Episode 227: Is 2023 Your Year to Become a Cookbook Writer?
Episode 226: What do Traditional Publishers Invest In?
Episode 225: Being a Cookbook Writer: Publishers are Waiting for Someone Like You
Episode 224: Start a Cooking Club with Cookbook Collector Ann Lancaster
Episode 223: Being a Cookbook Writer: Dinner is Done with Marcia Smart
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