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Resource guide for food writers / by Gary Allen.
LIBRA TX644 .A45 1999
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Allen, Gary (Gary J.)
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Food writing--Directories.
- Food writing.
- Food industry and trade--Directories.
- Food industry and trade.
- Genre:
- Directories.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 304 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Routledge, 1999.
- Summary:
- A feast for all food writers, The Resource Guide for Food Writers is a comprehensive guide to finding everything there is to know about food, how to write about it and how to get published. An educator at the Culinary Institute of America, Gary Allen has compiled an amazing handbook for anyone who wants to learn more about food and share that knowledge with others.
- Including a foreword by Tim Ryan, Senior Vice President of the Culinary Institute of America, this multi-faceted guide teaches readers how to: -- find appropriate libraries-- use catalogs, directories, bibliographies and periodicals-- resource specialty booksellers and book search services Chapters on the writing process provide real guidance on: -- how to write-- what resources are helpful-- how to combat writer's block
- In the final section, the intimidating task of getting published is tackled with specific help in drafting proposals and finding the appropriate publisher.
- An impressive menu of resources, this authoritative reference is essential for every epicurean, from the food service professional to the ambitious home gourmet.
- Contents:
- Printed Materials in Libraries 4
- Periodicals 44
- Buying Books 78
- Book Search Services 98
- Organizations 101
- Culinary Historical Societies 119
- Electronic Sources 131
- Interviews 200
- Aids to Writing 206
- The Curse 211
- Style and Grace 214
- A Recipe for Success 216
- A Little Something for the Writing Class 221
- Assorted Internet Links for Writers 224
- Ideas on the Distribution of Written Works 228
- Book Proposals: Their Form and Function 229
- Self-Publishing 234
- Stock Photography 239
- On Being Seen in the Right Places 241
- Caveat Auctor 243
- Last Rights 246
- ... But How Is Research Actually Done? 250
- Book Proposal 258.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- OCLC:
- 40193701
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