416: Write Your Cookbook Without Getting Overwhelmed (+Book Proposal Tips) with Amanda Polick
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English - June 05, 2023 08:00 - 59 minutes - 55.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 96 ratingsCareers Business Education Self-Improvement blogging education entrepreneurship foodblogger business career careers entrepreneur foodbloggers foodblogging Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
In episode 416, Megan chats to Amanda Polick about how to write a cookbook and intentionally build your platform without getting overwhelmed.
Amanda Polick is a cookbook and food memoir coach. Through their work together, clients have landed Big 5 publishing deals and secured media clips for publications including Food 52 and The Los Angeles Times. Her work has been featured by Cooking Light, Time, Southern Living, and Food & Wine, and she’s a proud member of the Cherry Bombe community. In this episode, you’ll find out more about the process of writing a cookbook, including how to write a book proposal, identifying why people would love your cookbook more than others and what happens once your book proposal gets accepted?
- Tell stories beyond the recipes you include.
- The book proposal is your cookbook’s business plan.
- Why will people pick up your book rather than others?
- How to get a publishing deal?
- How can you stand out in a saturated market by owning your voice?
- You can truly show your personality in your email marketing.
- Write through your resistance when you feel blocked during the process.
- What’s the first thing you should do to start your cookbook writing process?
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