Mentoring

Do you have an itch, an inkling, an idea for a cookbook? Are you having trouble shaping that into something more concrete, to self publish, or pitch to a publisher or an agent? Let me help.

Some of my other babies

Author of over 30 cookbooks, written in English and French, many of which are bestselling, translated and/or prize-winning, I have mentored many aspiring authors, one-to-one or at my Cookbook Workshops in Ireland and France, and would absolutely love to help you shape your unique project.

My first cookbook, published in 2001

And my latest, published spring 2024

I offer two ways of looking at your work and taking you closer to becoming a published author. (Toutes les formules sont bien sûr aussi possibles en Français!)

One, a fifty minute, pre-prepped, one-to-one Zoom session where we take an in-depth look at your project, from its bones to its personality to the way to might look. At the end, you will know what not to do! But mostly, you will go away with a clear path to creating your book’s structure and identity and embarking on its production. Fee: 175€

The second is an intensive one-to-one Zoom masterclass of one introductory and three further workshopping sessions, spread over three to four weeks (there is homework!), whose goal is to produce a full proposal for agent or publisher, complete with introduction, chapter structure, recipe breakdown, sample writing and a first sense of how the book might look. We will touch on styling and use some camera photography. Fee: 675€

Please get in touch in comments or via Notes DMs if you are interested in one of these options. Founder and Yearly paid subscribers enjoy 10% off!