Dabble Rouser: Recent Episodes
Krimsey Lilleth
After years of working on Walden-ish, it’s finally ready to share. Here’s a sneak peek from chapter 1. Click here to listen on Spotify. And if you enjoyed the reading, check out the whole book on Amazon!
Walden-ish: A moderately-subtle adaptation of “Walden; or Life in the Woods” (written in 1854 by H.D. Thoreau).Part philosophy and part narrative, Walden-ish curiously explores how we might find joy in simply existing. After leading a peculiar life of teaching, pencil making, and land surveying, Thoreau sets off into the woods by himself to “live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life.” Alone in nature, his mind is clear to think, explore, and write. Eerily, Thoreau’s original themes are spot-on and critically relevant to us now, in the 21st century.
To learn more about the book, or to purchase, click here.
Figs and wasps, how romantic! Listen to learn how these two play together to make this alien food possible. Click here to visit the “extras” page for this episode (highly recommended) and see photos, view FAQs, and learn more about the love affair between these insects and their fruity lovers.
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"How to Write a Cookbook" - Mistakes to Avoid, Photography Tips, Publisher Stuff, & More
Would you like to write a cookbook, but you have no idea how to get started? Or maybe you've got some recipes written down, but not sure what to do next? I've been through the process, and have some lessons to share (we don't ALL have to make the same mistakes, right?). You can do it!
For more info on my cookbook, "The Cajun Vegan Cookbook," check out thecajunvegancookbook.com.
If you'd like to estimate the cost of printing your book on amazon, click here.
Do you have questions after listening to this episode? Contact me here (at krimdom.com)!
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Helpful Time Markers:
02:40 - How to write recipes while you’re cooking
06:57 - Organizing your recipes into a book
09:30 - Taking mouth-watering food photographs
18:25 - Self-publishing vs. using a publisher
19:08 - Royalties
24:10 - Social media as an asset (or not) for publishing contracts
25:35 - Using Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP on Amazon) for self publishing
31:55 - Putting your art out there + getting feedback
34:30 - Promoting your cookbook without social media