Dianne Jacob, Book Coach, Writer, and Editor

Dianne Jacob Coaching • Editing • Writing

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Your Writing Coach

Write a book, a book proposal, or crank up your freelance writing with the help of a veteran editor and award-wining writer who:

Teaches you what editors, publishers and agents want

Increases your success rate

Shortens the time between concept and finished work

Boosts your confidence as a writer

Shows you powerful new writing tools to improve your work

Educates you about traditional and self publishing

Helps you decide about an agent and find one

Edits your book's first draft.

My Books

Will Write For Food
The Complete Guide to Writing Cookbooks, Restaurant Reviews, Articles, Memoir, Fiction and More ...

Grilled Pizzas & Piadinas
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Free Quarterly e-Newsletter on Food Writing
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Feature Articles	1. Is it Time for Self-Published, Hardcover Cookbooks? Like many food writers, I’m curious about self-publishing and whether it makes sense for me. I like the idea of more control and keeping all the profits, but I’m unsure how much I’d have to fork over to get my cookbook published ... More ->
	2. Ten Great Ideas for a Non-Fiction Book People often call me to ask for feedback on a book idea. While the subject area is good, usually the positioning is what needs help. Positioning is the unique spin you put on your book ... More ->
	3. The New Wave of Food Blogs Food bloggers get awfully testy when they hear the term “cheese sandwich blog.” It emerged a few years ago, when a writer in a national food magazine described food blogs as about as thrilling as “today I ate a cheese sandwich.” He has a point. Many bloggers still write mind-numbingly dull entries about... More -> Finalist, 2007 Bert Greene Award for Food Journalism
	4. You're the Expert—Now Prove It Writing an authoritative nonfiction book will make you better known. But here's the problem: Publishers want you to be better known first. That way, publishing your book ... More ->

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