Last year I had an idea for a cookbook featuring my fellow authors. The
result was Bake, Love, Write: 105 AuthorsShare Dessert Recipes and Advice on Love and Writing. My hope was that
people who bought the book for the yummy recipes would be introduced to authors
new to them, thus gaining new readers for my fellow authors and me. I donated a
portion of the profits from the sale of the book to my local food bank.
When Bake, Love, Write: 105 Authors
Share Dessert Recipes and Advice on Love and Writing became an Amazon
bestseller, many of the participating authors suggested a follow-up cookbook.
After giving it some thought, I came up with:
We'd Rather
Be Writing
88 Authors
Share Timesaving Dinner Recipes and Other Tips
Have you ever wished you
could find more time to do the things you want to do, rather than just doing
the things you have to do? Most authors juggle day jobs and family
responsibilities along with their writing. Because they need to find time to
write, they look for ways to save time in other aspects of their lives.
Cooking often takes up a
huge chunk of time. In We'd Rather BeWriting: 88 Authors Share Timesaving Dinner Recipes and Other Tips you'll
find easy, nutritious recipes for meat, poultry, pasta, soup, stew, chili, and
vegetarian meals. All of the recipes require a minimum of prep time, freeing
you up to read, exercise, garden, craft, write, spend more time with family, or
whatever.
Within the pages of We'd Rather Be Writing: 88 Authors ShareTimesaving Dinner Recipes and Other Tips you'll be introduced to authors
who write a wide range of fiction—everything from mystery to romance to
speculative fiction to books for children, young adults, and new adults—and
some who write nonfiction. Some of the authors write sweet; others write
steamy. Some write cozy; others write tense thrillers.
Some are debut authors
with only one published book; others are multi-published and have had long publishing
careers. Some are New York Times and USA Today bestselling authors who may or
may not be familiar to you, but being a bestselling author doesn't mean they
still don't have to juggle their day job along with their writing.
The authors who contributed
to this book are a rather creative and resourceful bunch when it comes to
carving out time from their busy lives. So in addition to timesaving recipes,
within the pages of this book you'll find timesaving and organizational tips
for other aspects of your life. And if you happen to be a writer, you'll also
find a plethora of great ideas to help you organize your writing life.
Once again, a percentage
of the profit from the sale of this new cookbook will be donated to charity. The
charity I’ve chosen this year is No Kid Hungry.
Authors
who contributed to We'd Rather BeWriting: 88 Authors Share Timesaving Dinner Recipes and Other Tips include:
Lisa Alber, Reggi Allder, Judy Alter, Krista Ames, Rose Anderson, Cori Lynn
Arnold, Judy Baker, Beverley Bateman, Donnell Ann Bell, Paula Gail Benson, Kris
Bock, Maureen Bonatch, Ava Bradley, Susan Breen, Lida Bushloper, Michelle
Markey Butler, Ashlyn Chase, Judy Copek, Maya Corrigan, Mariposa Cruz, Melinda
Curtis, Lesley A. Diehl, Conda V. Douglas, Nancy Eady, Helena Fairfax, Jennifer
Faye, Flo Fitzpatrick, Kit Frazier, Shelley Freydont, Mariana Gabrielle, Rosie
Genova, Marni Graff, Joanne Guidoccio, Margaret S. Hamilton, L.C. Hayden, Linda
Gordon Hengerer, Heather Hiestand, R.Franklin James, Kathryn Jane, M.M. Jaye,
Elizabeth John, Stacy Juba, Gemma Juliana, Carol Goodman Kaufman, Melissa Keir,
Kay Kendall, A.R. Kennedy, Lynn Kinnaman, Marie Laval, B.V. Lawson, Claudia
Lefeve, Alice Loweecey, Cynthia Luhrs, Sandra Masters, Lisa Q. Mathews, J.M.
Maurer, Sandra McGregor, Kathy McIntosh, Claire A. Murray, Ann Myers, Tara
Neale, Stacey Joy Netzel, Jayne Ormerod, Alice Orr, Laurel Peterson, Irene
Peterson, Pepper Phillips, Caridad Pineiro, Kathryn Quick, Renée Reynolds,
Josie Riviera, Elizabeth Rose, C.A. Rowland, Cindy Sample, Sharleen Scott,
Terry Shames, Susan C. Shea, Judy Penz Sheluk, Joanna Campbell Slan, Karen Rose
Smith, Lynette Sofras, Kaye Spencer, Skye Taylor, Lourdes Venard, Lea Wait,
Regan Walker, Lois Winston, and Aubrey Wynne.
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Great book, and thank you for donating to a great cause.
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ReplyDeleteSuch a wonderful cause, Lois. I'm proud to be a part of this fabulous cookbook.
ReplyDeleteGood recipes and great time-saving ideas, and the support of a good cause. I'm so glad I'm a part of this!
ReplyDeleteKathy
And I'm so glad you both participated, Josie and Kathy. The cookbook wouldn't have been possible without all the authors who volunteered to be part of it.
ReplyDeleteI'm so happy to be included in this year's cookbook. Thanks for setting it up, Lois. :)
ReplyDeleteI'm very thankful to be a part of something for a great cause. Thanks for all of your hard work, Lois!
ReplyDeleteI'm so please to be included in the cookbook book and it’s great to share with an important cause. I can’t wait to give the books as holiday gifts. Thanks for your hard work.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Rose, J.M., and Reggi!
ReplyDeleteSo happy to be a part of such a positive book! :)
ReplyDeleteIt's on my Kindle... now I just need to start cooking! Thanks for the book!
ReplyDeleteGlad to have you, Melissa!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Stanalei. Hope you cook up some great dinners.
Jumping in and sending my own cheese pie recipe had been a spur of the moment decision, but I'm so glad I did. The book is awesome and I tried a couple recipes already, and they're yummy! Thanks for this opportunity, Lois!
ReplyDeleteGreetings from Greece!
Maria
That cheese pie is high on my list to try, Maria!
ReplyDeleteI'm thrilled with my copy and bought a few extras to give away.
ReplyDeleteSuch great recipes! I've already made one of them and it was both easy and delish!
Excellent recipes! I'm proud to be part of this project.
ReplyDeleteGlad you joined us, Joanne!
ReplyDeleteI just received my copy here in the UK, Lois. What a great-looking book! Thanks so much. I'm so glad to be a part of it - and I can't wait to try out the recipes!
ReplyDeleteGlad you're happy with it, Helena!
ReplyDeleteGreat idea. I saw a joke once that went something like this: They want dinner Every Night? That's my lament. haha
ReplyDeleteGood one, Carly!
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