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5 Steps to Getting a Cookbook Deal: 1)Hire an agent who believes in you, and also take his/her advice. 2)Know the book you want to write, and develop a badass proposal. 3)Network with other cookbook writers. 4)Build your social media network. 5)Don't let rejection get you down.

If you want to write cookbooks, you must read cookbooks. Read all the cookery books you can and develop your own writing style. Consider writing a blog: it's a good practice and a way to advertise yourself. These days, a publisher will want to know how they can sell, not just the food, but you the writer.

Typically, an author can expect to receive the following royalties: Hardback edition:10% of the retail price on the first 5,000 copies; 12.5% for the next 5,000 copies sold, then 15% for all further copies sold. Paperback: 8% of retail price on the first 150,000 copies sold, then 10% thereafter.

The set up for Lightning Source is about $100. You only pay to have as many books as you want printed and shipped at any given time. The cost for this 248-page book is about $4.50 per book plus shipping, depending upon how many I order. Here, though, is the joy of publishing this way.

The average author with a first-time book deal can expect to receive an advance of$5,000 to $15,000. Once your book is released, you won't see another dime until you have earned back that advance $1.25 at a time until the advance is paid back in full

It is simple. Lower the calories and make a salad dressing lighter by using less oil. Use less oil and increase the amount of vinegar or substitute fruit juice, vegetable stock or any flavorful liquid. Add mustards, fresh herbs, zests from citrus fruit, garlic, scallions and any other interesting combinations and you will never notice the reduction