Will Write for Food: The Complete Guide to Writing Cookbooks

[Linda K]

This book is kind of a finishing school course for food writers. Read this and you'll definitely smooth out some rough edges and learn new attitudes that get you invited in the front door and then asked back. If it is a polished look you're after in the foodie field, this would be the vehicle to step in to get there.

A great book for new food writers, it also has value for more seasoned writers. It hits all the right "hot spots" including how to make an income from food writing, how to publish your own cookbook, and how to create and sustain a foodie blog.

I appreciated the list of powerful action verbs and some suggestions on how to describe food correctly.

Want to know if Top Ten Stories and Roundups are reviews or some other category? Check out page 152.

What's the key to writing a good recipe title? It is on page 186.

What's the 411 on accepting and reviewing free products? The answer starts on page 81.

What types of work can a food writer do? Get a cappuccino and a Snickers bar, then turn to page 30.