59 min

Write Your Cookbook Without Getting Overwhelmed (+Book Proposal Tips) with Amanda Polick Eat Blog Talk

    • Entrepreneurship

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?
Connect with Amanda Polick
Website | Instagram
 

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?
Connect with Amanda Polick
Website | Instagram
 

59 min