Dabble Rouser Krimsey Lilleth

After years of working on Walden-ish, it’s finally ready to share. Here’s a sneak peek from chapter 1. Click here to listen on Spotify. And if you enjoyed the reading, check out the whole book on Amazon!

Walden-ish: A Feminist Adaptation of Henry David Thoreau’s Walden is the modern take on an American classic that readers have been waiting for.

Henry David Thoreau’s Walden is a literary masterpiece, a timeless classic, a heartfelt reflection on our place in the world—and clearly written for men. What’s more, its challenging language, complicated syntax, and old-fashioned opinions can alienate young students forced to study the text, discouraging them from ever returning to discover its deeper mysteries.

Both enamored by Thoreau’s sensitivity and discouraged by his evident distaste for women's society, author Krimsey Lilleth set out to create a modern adaptation of the classic novel. With immense respect for the source material and compassion for a man who was, after all, a product of his times, she has infused the classic novel with a more egalitarian understanding and supplemented it with thoughts from Thoreau’s own journals. (As Thoreau himself understood, “It is never too late to give up our prejudices.”) By tempering and refining the language that separates many from the wisdom and insight within Walden’s pages, Lilleth has amplified Thoreau’s original message while making an important, powerful book accessible to us all.Krimsey Lilleth is an author, visual artist, and a lover of nature. She was born and raised in Louisiana.

To learn more about the book, or to purchase, click here.

Figs and wasps, how romantic! Listen to learn how these two play together to make this alien food possible. Click here to visit the “extras” page for this episode (highly recommended) and see photos, view FAQs, and learn more about the love affair between these insects and their fruity lovers.

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"How to Write a Cookbook" - Mistakes to Avoid, Photography Tips, Publisher Stuff, & More

Would you like to write a cookbook, but you have no idea how to get started? Or maybe you've got some recipes written down, but not sure what to do next? I've been through the process, and have some lessons to share (we don't ALL have to make the same mistakes, right?). You can do it! 

For more info on my cookbook, "The Cajun Vegan Cookbook," check out thecajunvegancookbook.com.

If you'd like to estimate the cost of printing your book on amazon, click here.

Do you have questions after listening to this episode? Contact me here (at krimdom.com)!

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Helpful Time Markers:

02:40 - How to write recipes while you’re cooking 

06:57 - Organizing your recipes into a book

09:30 - Taking mouth-watering food photographs

18:25 - Self-publishing vs. using a publisher

19:08 - Royalties

24:10 - Social media as an asset (or not) for publishing contracts

25:35 - Using Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP on Amazon) for self publishing

31:55 - Putting your art out there + getting feedback

34:30 - Promoting your cookbook without social media