83: A Niche Cookbook That Sold 350K+ Copies with Shelly Worcel

Kristin and Molly speak with author and blogger Shelly Worcel about breaking into speciality markets and writing niche, single subject cookbooks. Shelly speaks about growing her skills while blogging, how she was tapped to write her highly successful second book, and how her open mindset allowed a natural escalation of her brand and career. She shares the pitching process, how photography and styling fits into her workflow and how she is able to keep each new project fresh. She talks about marketing her books as "gifts", how she keeps merchandising in mind during the writing and the upcoming project she is concentrating on now.


Hosts: Kate Leahy (https://www.kateleahycooks.com/) + Molly Stevens (https://www.mollystevenscooks.com/) + Kristin Donnelly (https://kristindonnelly.squarespace.c...) + Andrea Nguyen (https://www.vietworldkitchen.com/)


Editor: Abby Cerquitella (https://abigail-cerquitella.squarespa...)



 


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Shelly Worcel

• Website (https://www.vegetarianventures.com/ab...)
• Instagram (  / vegetarianventures  )

 


Visit the Everything Cookbooks Bookshop (https://bookshop.org/shop/everythingc...) to purchase a copy of the books mentioned in the show

• Every Season is Soup Season (https://bookshop.org/a/79572/97817972...) by Shelly Worcel
• Platters and Boards (https://bookshop.org/a/79572/97814521...) by Shelly Worcel
• Tables & Spreads (https://bookshop.org/a/79572/97817972...) by Shelly Worcel
• Vegetarian Heartland (https://bookshop.org/a/79572/97814521...) by Shelly Worcel