Podcast: A Chat with Dianne Jacob, author of Will Write for Food

Listen now (53 min) | Food writing coach                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 [Open in app]( or [online]()     Jun 5 [Podcast: A Chat with Dianne Jacob, author of Will Write for Food]() Food writing coach [Listen · 53M]( David Lebovitz and Dianne Jacob       It’s always a pleasure to chat with [Dianne Jacob]( of [Dianne Jacob]( newsletter, food writing coach, teacher, editor, and author of [Will Write for Food]( which is the handbook for food writing, covering everything from how to break into the world of food writing, starting a blog or a newsletter, as well as valuable tips on writing recipes, what to know if you want to write your first cookbook or food memoir, and how to “bring home the bacon” from doing it. During our chat we discussed: - Who “owns” a recipe? - Why we both switched from a blog to a newsletter. - How to attribute a recipe (and do you need to?) and navigate the world of appropriation and authenticity. - What are some of the more controversial issues facing food writers and cookbook authors today? - What’s happening (or what happened) to food magazines? - What changes is the world of food writing going through, and can food writing survive without advertising? - What really goes into writing a cookbook. - What subjects cookbook publishers are looking for today. [Upgrade to paid]( Hope you enjoy our chat! - David Check out Dianne’s book, [Will Write for Food](. [Will Write for Food]( Follow Dianne on [Instagram]( and [Facebook](. Subscribe to Dianne’s newsletter [Dianne Jacob]( Check out Dianne’s [website]( which includes her services as a [food writing coach]( and [editor](. To receive new posts, podcasts, recipes and Paris stories and become a free or paid subscriber to my newsletter! [Upgrade to paid]( A guest post by [Dianne Jacob]( Author of the multiple-award winning book Will Write for Food. Now in its 4th edition. Writing coach, speaker and teacher based in California. Writer of a free Substack newsletter on food writing best practices: [Subscribe to Dianne](   [Like]( [Comment]( [Restack](   © 2023 David Lebovitz Room for Dessert, Inc. 12 Timber Creek Lane, Newark, DE 19711 [Unsubscribe]() [Start writing]()