Another example of what writers can accomplish together
Lois Winston, author of craft mystery cozies and others, got in touch with numerous writers several months ago with an idea for a cookbook. Not another cookbook, I thought. I already have recipes in several, but this one is unique. It features only desserts. Yummy. And each contributer was asked to add two additional pieces of information: how to make a relationship last and the best advice the writer had received about writing. Not only does the person buying the book get 105 (yes, 105 desserts) recipes, but also some imteresting musings about relationships and writing.
The 105 contributers are writers in all genres–mystery, thrillers, fantasy, YA, romance and others.
Bake, Love, Write Cookbook
Lois designed the cover herself. I think it’s very tasty looking. Here’s more about the book to tantalize you:
What do most authors have in common, no matter what genre they write? They love desserts. Sweets sustain them through pending deadlines and take the sting out of crushing rejection letters and nasty reviews. They also often celebrate their successes—selling a book, winning a writing award, making a bestseller list, or receiving a fabulous review—with decadent indulgences. And when authors chat with each other, they often talk about their writing and their lives. Recipes. Writing. Relationships. In this cookbook 105 authors not only share their favorite recipes for fabulous cakes, pies, cookies, candy, and more, they also share the best advice they’ve ever received on love and writing.
Authors include: Brenda Novak, Lois Winston, Debra Holland, Dale Mayer, Shelley Noble, Caridad Pineiro, Diana Orgain, Lisa Verge Higgins, Lynn Cahoon, Jasmine Haynes, Jan Carol, Meg Bellamy, Bobbi Chukran, Melissa Keir, Amy Gamet, Kristy Tate, Terry Shames, Barbara Phinney, Kitsy Clare, Raine English, Cathryn Cade, Haley Whitehall, Shilpa Mudiganti, Melinda Curtis, Jessa Slade, Jill Blake, Daryl Devore, Molly MacRae, Elizabeth Rose, Helena Fairfax, Lourdes Venard, Jessica Aspen, Maegan Beaumont, Kay Kendall, Elizabeth John, Victoria Adams, Cyndi Pauwels, Alice Loweecey, June Shaw, Donnell Ann Bell, T. Michelle Nelson, Nina Milton, Pam DeVoe, Skye Taylor, Conda V. Douglas, Pepper Phillips, Judy Alter, Cadence Denton, Lesley Diehl, Erin Farwell, Regan Walker, Kaye Spencer, Barbara Monajem, Kathleen Kaska, Catherine Kean, Rose Anderson, Suzie Tullett, Deborah Hughes, Cynthia Luhrs, Judy Baker, Alicia Dean, Leslie Langtry, Janis Susan May, Mitzi Flyte, Ruby Merritt, Renee D. Field, Kathryn Quick, Susan Cory, Judy Penz Sheluk, Kay Manis, Kathryn Jane, Debra Goldstein, E. Ayers, Chantilly White, Sloan McBride, Triss Stein, Ana Morgan, Adele Downs, L.C. Giroux, Pamela Aares, Nancy Warren, Barbara Lohr, J.J. Cook, Lynn Reynolds, Cori Arnold, B.V. Lawson, Lynn Franklin, M.L. Guida, Irene Peterson, Sue Viders, Liese Sherwood-Fabre, Susan Santangelo, Sheila Seabrook, Elaine Charton, Sharleen Scott, Kathy Bennett, Jody Payne, Reggi Allder, Ashlyn Chase, Beverley Bateman, Susan Lohrer, Donis Casey, Barbara Leavy, Stacy Juba, Karen Rose Smith.
And, of course, I have a recipe in it too, for Butternut Valley Ginger stout Cake or Muffins. So if you don’t like to drink beer, you can bake with it instead!
Part of my recipe for a lasting relationship? “There’s always a pinch of something that makes your love special. For me, it’s a sense of humor. It doesn’t hurt if your partner has one, too. Laughter is like a really good butter crème frosting. It makes the sweet treat you call your relationship even sweeter.”
The book is available in numerous formats.
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/bake-love-write-lois-winston/1120365873?ean=2940150401860
https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/bake-love-write/id920146098?mt=11
http://store.kobobooks.com/en-US/ebook/bake-love-write
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