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Find the Work You Love Doing and Look Forward to Coming to it Every Day, says Dorie Greenspan
The five-time James Beard winner and author of 15 cookbooks has lots to say about perfectionism, inspiration, and how to make hard work fun.
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Recipes Need a "Lightbulb Moment," says Emily Weinstein, Editor-in-Chief of New York Times Cooking and Food
With 24,000 recipes in the NYT Cooking database, this high-powered editor knows what she wants from them -- and writers
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How Michael Ruhlman Keeps Writing, Decade after Decade
Writing The French Laundry Cookbook led to co-authorship of 11 books with chefs, plus many other books
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Up Your Visibility to Get Work, advises Rick Rodgers, Author or Collaborator of 100+ Books
Yes, editors call Rick, but live events generate projects too.
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David Leite Hates Being Google’s Bitch
It's his 25-year anniversary at Leite’s Culinaria, a recipe website, but David feels exhausted by Google's demands. Good thing he recently launched a…
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Be Nice, Be Positive and Work Hard, says Melissa Clark
She’s written 45 cookbooks and worked at The New York Times since 1997, so this strategy must be working.
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Just Fine in the Middle
I'm trying to stay there, focused on less drama.
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Try These Writing Prompts on Goals
Expand your understanding of yourself and your work.
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Caroline Chambers Makes $15k+ Per Recipe
You might not know this recipe writer, but she's a superstar -- and a super earner.
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Keep Doing Things You Don't Know How to Do, says Ruth Reichl
The veteran food writer and editor says it's the best way to stay "young and alive."
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Stay curious and be prepared to shift, advises Pinch of Yum co-founder Bjork Ostrom
The thinking behind the enormous success of this food blog, which has almost 4 million views per month.
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Breaking Barriers as a Mentor
Throughout her career as an editor, writer, and leader, Toni Tipton-Martin has mentored women. She even expresses her messages through her own…
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