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Food Studies Writers

Published by Jonell Galloway + Friday, August 1, 2014 Permalink 0

Publishing at TRE for Writers in Food Studies

Since its founding in 2009, The Rambling Epicure has been blessed with the participation of both established and emerging writers. Our focus will continue to be on good writing, wherever it can be found.

We are very excited by all the good writing now coming out of Food Studies programs, and have set up a competition LINK to draw attention to writers of all ages, not just those of traditional student age, who are training in this area. It’s a vital discipline that will expand the scope of food writing, and we want to showcase it.

Whether you seek to build an online presence, or your focus is print journalism and academic publishing, we want to help you get knownnow. Join our community today.

Professional Writers

Published by Jonell Galloway + Friday, August 1, 2014 Permalink 0

Publishing on TRE for Professional Writers

Since its founding in 2009, The Rambling Epicure has been blessed with the presence of established food writers.

The Rambling Epicure platform supports all types of food writing: history; long-form journalism; travel writing; cookbook writing; science writing as it relates to food; agricultural writing; fiction that is thematically related to food; memoirs; and, essays.

If you wish to draw attention to a coming publication by posting here, you are most welcome to do so. You may want to announce a book site or a new blog here here, too. Just contact us.

Whatever you post here will be distributed, at no charge, over multiple social media platforms. We are serious about getting your message out. A post here can garner a readership of over 60,000, in the first few weeks alone.

If you are a writer in search of good company and have a spectacular piece of writing but no online platform, or if you simply think The Rambling Epicure is the right place for you to publish, then feel free to send your material our way.

If you are branching out from print publishing to an online career, please have a look at our classes for writers who need to optimize their online presence, the better to build an author platform. It’s not literary, but it’s necessary.

We also give a down-and-dirty class on the world of ebooks. We like them, and we are preparing one of our own for publication soon. Benefit from our research, and see if this option is for you.

The Rambling Epicure History

Published by Jonell Galloway + Tuesday, July 29, 2014 Permalink 0

The Rambling Epicure is a daily international food chronicle, and the first online journal to follow global food trends and news. It was founded by Jonell Galloway (LINK to TRE About) in 2009.

Based in Switzerland, The Rambling Epicure innovated by joining the voices of food writers and artists from around the world to promote a mindful, responsible approach to real food shopping, cooking, and eating. Then as now, big interests around here are food politics, sustainability, safety, history, and the art, literature and philosophies that accompany accompany those concerns.

Writing Doctor

Published by Jonell Galloway + Tuesday, July 29, 2014 Permalink 0

Writing Doctor: This Pen is for Hire

How’s your prose?

Let me find what ails you, and set you to “writes”. Whether through modest adjustments or major overhauls, let’s get your prose in good health!

You are a food blogger, but your dream is to become a food writer. Writing is a craft, and like all crafts, it takes time and patience to learn. Think of it as a house. You start with a solid foundation, with a frame and a floor, but you have to finish the building so you can house your family.

Working with a writing coach is like adding a roof, insulation and siding to suit the climate you live in. The climate can be compared to the market or the type of writing you aim to do. You have to hone your writing to that market and meet the expectations of publishers and of your audience. Writing free of spelling and grammatical errors is not enough.

The longest part of your “house” is the finishing work: painting, trim, doors, cabinets, etc. “Finishing work” is the long series of steps you follow to produce a final draft. It includes proofreading, developmental editing and copyediting.

Making your way to the perfect final draft is not so different from getting fitted for a tailor-made dress or suit. You choose the fabric, cut, color, etc., but that is just the beginning. Each draft is like a fitting. Some of them will work; others won’t. Just as your dressmaker doesn’t hesitate to take out the basting stitches and start again, you mustn’t hesitate to rework, add, cut, or even throw a draft in the bin. It’s part of the process.

Like most people, you have the basic tools to become a writer. Take the first step and build on your writing skills. Learn how to find your inspiration, find the right time and spot to work, get organized, and set goals. Find your voice and let it speak through your writing. Learn to be kind to yourself as you perfect your craft and to tap into your creativity at any time. Add to your skill base. Become the food writer you’ve always dreamed of becoming.

If you’re a beginning writer or a food blogger, you probably need to polish your writing skills. From proofreading to mentoring, to developmental or copy editing, let me be your Writing Doctor and get you to the finish line!

Publish

Published by Jonell Galloway + Monday, July 28, 2014 Permalink 0

Publish

Since its founding in 2009, The Rambling Epicure has been blessed with the presence of established writers in the field of food. Our focus has always been on good writing and we will continue to publish both notable and novice writers who have a reputation in the field.

We hope the new The Rambling Epicure platform will become a meeting point for all types of food writers. If you are a food writer in search of good company and have a spectacular piece of writing but no platform, or if you are a student writer or blogger in search of a food writing community, this is the place for you. Feel free to send it our way to info@theramblingepicure.com.

To follow our food writing forum, check out our Facebook Group, Mastering the Art of Food Writing.

Publish

Published by Jonell Galloway + Monday, July 28, 2014 Permalink 0

Publish

Since its founding in 2009, The Rambling Epicure has been blessed with the presence of established writers in the field of food. Our focus has always been on good writing and we will continue to publish both notable and novice writers who have a reputation in the field.

We hope the new The Rambling Epicure platform will become a meeting point for all types of food writers. If you are a food writer in search of good company and have a spectacular piece of writing but no platform, or if you are a student writer or blogger in search of a food writing community, this is the place for you. Feel free to send it our way to info@theramblingepicure.com.

To follow our food writing forum, check out our Facebook Group, Mastering the Art of Food Writing.

Professional Writers

Published by Jonell Galloway + Monday, July 28, 2014 Permalink 0

How to get published, how to become a food writer

Publish – Professional Writers

Since its founding in 2009, The Rambling Epicure has been blessed with the presence of established writers in the field of food. Our focus has always been on good writing and we will continue to publish notable writers who have a reputation in the field.

The Rambling Epicure platform has become a meeting point for all types of food writing. If you are a professional writer in search of good company and have a spectacular piece of writing but no platform, or if you think The Rambling Epicure is the right place for you to publish, feel free to contact us to send it our way.

Student Writers

Published by Jonell Galloway + Monday, July 28, 2014 Permalink 0

Student writing, how to get published, food writing. The Rambling Epicure. Mastering the Art of Food Writing, Jonell Galloway, Elatia Harris

Publish – Student Writers

Student writers often lack serious platforms for publication of their work. The Rambling Epicure will be that platform, focusing on food writing. You can publish right alongside well-known food writers from around the world and grow accustomed to being in the company of writers of like mind.

Focus on a category and let us know where you think you fit when you send in your manuscript.

How to Get Published

The Rambling Epicure platform is a meeting point for all types of food writing. We will regularly publish outstanding writing from student writers. If you have a spectacular piece of writing, feel free to send it our way to info@theramblingepicure.com.

Food Writing Prompts: The Morality of Plenty

Published by Elatia Harris + Friday, July 25, 2014 Permalink 1

The Morality of Plenty

Splendid Food — Does it Have a Moral Dimension?

by Elatia Harris

In The Embarrassment of Riches: An Interpretation of Dutch Culture in the Golden Age, Simon Schama tells of the sickening tensions produced in 17th-century Amsterdam when far too much in the way of material goods sat badly with an ethic that twinned virtue and thrift. The Dutch were suddenly able to have anything they could name, from anywhere in the known world. Immediately, they began ascribing sinfulness to certain new foodstuffs, candied fruit being high on their long list of gruesome luxuries.

Dutch painting of the 17th century illuminates a question familiar to us now: Has splendor beyond dreaming no moral dimension? Paintings such as this — Still Life, by Adriaen van Utrecht, painted in 1644 and now in the Rijksmuseum — both celebrate and condemn the expanding sensual world, full of the transient beauty that distracts without sustaining, but that so delights us. We too know that struggle, that makes it hard to think of the rarest and most wondrous foods without ambivalence.

For a writer, is it a matter of tone? Or one of content?

Elatia Harris is a writer and consulting editor in Cambridge, Mass. She is most often at work on books and articles about food, wine and travel. Contact her at elatiaharrisATgmailDOTcom or via text at 617-599-7159.

Food Writing Prompt: Foujita, Wine & Blotting Paper

Published by Elatia Harris + Wednesday, July 23, 2014 Permalink 1

Food Writing Prompt: When Blotting Paper Gets Most of Your Ink

by Elatia Harris

This young woman, painted by Foujita in 1948, puts a pensive face on a harrowing dilemma — failing to make a good enough start on writing to have the courage to finish. Her blotting paper is the record of her distress, our deletions the record of our own. Looks like she’s hoping a second glass of wine will get her over the hump — the little saucers under the glass tell us, and her waiter, how many she’s had. My guess is that her heart is too full. What should she do? What would you do?

Elatia Harris is a writer and consulting editor in Cambridge, Mass. She is most often at work on books and articles about food, wine and travel. Contact her at elatiaharrisATgmailDOTcom or via text at 617-599-7159.