Lauren McDuffie's guest appearances

Lauren McDuffie

The Bridging Herstory Podcast

Conversations Live with Vicki St. Clair

Tasty Pages: A Podcast From Cooking The Books

Julia Turshen

Robert Dugoni

Robyn Eckhardt

Alex Guarnaschelli

Marc Lesser

Sean Parnell

Anne Lamott

Donald Altman

Karen Rinaldi

James Rollins

Lisa Unger

James Swallow

Austin Kleon

Tieghan Gerard

Antoni Porowski

OwlTail

Hello and welcome to another episode of Tasty Pages, a podcast by Cooking The Books! In this episode, we discuss 'Smoke, Roots, Mountain, Harvest' by Lauren McDuffie. You can purchase this book here: https://amzn.to/3de7niH--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tastypages/support

Hello and welcome to another episode of Tasty Pages, a podcast by Cooking The Books! In this episode, we discuss 'Smoke, Roots, Mountain, Harvest' by Lauren McDuffie. You can purchase this book here: <a href="https://amzn.to/3de7niH" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://amzn.to/3de7niH</a> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tastypages/support" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tastypages/support</a>

Episode 11 - Smoke, Roots, Mountain, Harvest by Lauren McDuffie 

Jodi Helmer

Jared Sexton

Depression.  Lower life expectancy.  Misogyny.  Suicide.  These are just the worst of the societal consequences of toxic masculinity, failing both men and women.  The Man They Wanted Me to Be doubles as a memoir and cultural analysis, told from the point of view of Jared Yates Sexton, who was raised with strict expectations that are outdated in our current cultural climate.Jared is a contributing political writer at Salon, and his political writing has appeared in The New York Times, The New Republic, and elsewhere. He has authored three collections of fiction and a crime novel, and is an associate professor of creative writing at Georgia Southern University.Next, capture the flavors and modern cooking techniques of Appalachia and the Blue Ridge Mountains in Smoke, Roots, Mountain, Harvest.  Author Lauren McDuffie joins us to share some tales from Appalachian country and her favorite recipes, including Drunken Short Ribs and Baked Pork Chops with Cran-Apple Moonshine compote.Lauren admits she is not a chef, but a passionate and curious lover of food, and writes the award-wining food blog Harvest and Honey.Later, Jodi Helmer has a love of tea that developed as a young child.  While her palate and tastes have changed, her passion for tea has remained.  In Growing Your Own Tea Garden, she shares tips for turning your garden (or windowsill) into a mini tea plantation..Jodi’s writing has appeared in publications like Sierra, Entrepreneur, NPR, National Geographic Traveler, AARP, and more, and she has authored six books.  She lives  on a small homestead in rural North Carolina where she grows flowers and vegetables, keeps bees and raises chickens, goats and one very spoiled donkey.

Depression. Lower life expectancy. Misogyny. Suicide. These are just the worst of the societal consequences of toxic masculinity, failing both men and women. The Man They Wanted Me to Be doubles as a memoir and cultural analysis, told from the point of view of Jared Yates Sexton, who was raised with strict expectations that are outdated in our current cultural climate. Jared is a contributing political writer at Salon, and his political writing has appeared in The New York Times, The New Republic, and elsewhere. He has authored three collections of fiction and a crime novel, and is an associate professor of creative writing at Georgia Southern University. Next, capture the flavors and modern cooking techniques of Appalachia and the Blue Ridge Mountains in Smoke, Roots, Mountain, Harvest. Author Lauren McDuffie joins us to share some tales from Appalachian country and her favorite recipes, including Drunken Short Ribs and Baked Pork Chops with Cran-Apple Moonshine compote. Lauren admits she is not a chef, but a passionate and curious lover of food, and writes the award-wining food blog Harvest and Honey. Later, Jodi Helmer has a love of tea that developed as a young child. While her palate and tastes have changed, her passion for tea has remained. In Growing Your Own Tea Garden, she shares tips for turning your garden (or windowsill) into a mini tea plantation.. Jodi’s writing has appeared in publications like Sierra, Entrepreneur, NPR, National Geographic Traveler, AARP, and more, and she has authored six books. She lives on a small homestead in rural North Carolina where she grows flowers and vegetables, keeps bees and raises chickens, goats and one very spoiled donkey.

Conversations Live With Vicki St Clair 05 - 20 - 19 Jared Sexton, Lauren McDuffie, Jodi Helmer

Episode 012: From Blog to Book: How to Get Published! with Lauren McDuffie Website | @_laurenmcduffie_ As a professional writer, photographer, food blogger, and cookbook author, Lauren has grown a unique creative business model for herself that infuses her love of food and storytelling together. She helps brands tell their stories in ways that are authentic and relatable through the use of imagery, words and if needed, original recipes. Lauren lives in Indianapolis, IN with her husband and two young children.     Outline: -Lauren begins by sharing her story of how she moved from hobby to partnering with brands and monetizing her blog. -As a mompreneur, Lauren shares how she has found meaning in both being a mom and business owner. “Don’t be intimidated by the work if it’s something you love.”   -Learning how to say no and when to say no and being okay with that in order to maintain a realistic work-life balance.   -Lauren shares about her new adventure hosting a food blogger retreat. Shares her desire to give back through her blog.   -The conversation switches towards her publishing her cookbook, “Smoke, Roots, Mountain Harvest”. She dives into behind the scenes of what it looks like to publish. How she moved from blog to book.   -A lot of people assumed she was approached for a book deal.  She was more self-taught and figured it out on her own. She googled “how to get a book deal” and found resources.   -One of the crucial first steps in publishing is getting a literary agent. You will create a proposal that you pitch to agents.   -One of the blocks Lauren faced was not having a significant following or being “famous enough” which is a common hurdle.   -Once she found an agent, then that person pitched her book idea to publishers which then landed her with a book deal.   -People hear no’s for YEARS when pushing a book before they get signed, so pushing past the challenges is key. Your people can help boost you from toxic self-talk.   -Importance of growing your email list   -A literary agent is really important in the process. While you can do it on your own, you're much more likely to succeed with one. They serve as a middle man between you and the publisher.   -How to find a literary agent.   -What should you expect to pay for a literary agent?   -Talks about the process of what goes on once you get signed up with a book deal: ie imagery, design, printing, etc.   -The importance of getting recipe testers in the process of creating a cookbook   -Push through the no’s and you’ll eventually get to your yes   -Not comparing yourself to others is a critical part of living into the creative process.     Resources:    Pre-Order her Cookbook here on Amazon.   101 Cookbooks   Writer’s Digest    Small Victories by Julia Turshen

Episode 012: From Blog to Book: How to Get Published! with Lauren McDuffie <a href="https://harvestandhoney.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Website</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/_laurenmcduffie_/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@_laurenmcduffie_</a> As a professional writer, photographer, food blogger, and cookbook author, Lauren has grown a unique creative business model for herself that infuses her love of food and storytelling together. She helps brands tell their stories in ways that are authentic and relatable through the use of imagery, words and if needed, original recipes. Lauren lives in Indianapolis, IN with her husband and two young children.   Outline: -Lauren begins by sharing her story of how she moved from hobby to partnering with brands and monetizing her blog. -As a mompreneur, Lauren shares how she has found meaning in both being a mom and business owner. “Don’t be intimidated by the work if it’s something you love.” -Learning how to say no and when to say no and being okay with that in order to maintain a realistic work-life balance. -Lauren shares about her new adventure hosting a food blogger retreat. Shares her desire to give back through her blog. -The conversation switches towards her publishing her cookbook, “Smoke, Roots, Mountain Harvest”. She dives into behind the scenes of what it looks like to publish. How she moved from blog to book. -A lot of people assumed she was approached for a book deal.  She was more self-taught and figured it out on her own. She googled “how to get a book deal” and found resources. -One of the crucial first steps in publishing is getting a literary agent. You will create a proposal that you pitch to agents. -One of the blocks Lauren faced was not having a significant following or being “famous enough” which is a common hurdle. -Once she found an agent, then that person pitched her book idea to publishers which then landed her with a book deal. -People hear no’s for YEARS when pushing a book before they get signed, so pushing past the challenges is key. Your people can help boost you from toxic self-talk. -Importance of growing your email list -A literary agent is really important in the process. While you can do it on your own, you're much more likely to succeed with one. They serve as a middle man between you and the publisher. -How to find a literary agent. -What should you expect to pay for a literary agent? -Talks about the process of what goes on once you get signed up with a book deal: ie imagery, design, printing, etc. -The importance of getting recipe testers in the process of creating a cookbook -Push through the no’s and you’ll eventually get to your yes -Not comparing yourself to others is a critical part of living into the creative process. Resources: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Smoke-Roots-Mountain-Harvest-Appalachian/dp/1452168768" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Pre-Order her Cookbook here on Amazon</a>. <a href="https://www.101cookbooks.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">101 Cookbooks</a> <a href="https://www.writersdigest.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Writer’s Digest</a> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Small-Victories-Recipes-Hundreds-Triumphs/dp/1452143099" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Small Victories by Julia Turshen</a>

012: From Blog to Book: How to Get Published! with Lauren McDuffie