374: From Blogger to Cookbook Author – How Adrianna Adarme Sold 110,000 Copies of Her Cookbook
Getting two cookbook deals, choosing a cookbook topic, and navigating the cookbook writing process as a food blogger with Adrianna Adarme from A Cozy Kitchen.
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Welcome to episode 374 of The Food Blogger Pro Podcast! This week on the podcast, Bjork interviews Adrianna Adarme from A Cozy Kitchen in Part One of our From Blogger to Cookbook Author series.
From Blogger to Cookbook Author
We’re excited to officially launch a two-part series called From Blogger to Cookbook Author! In this series, we’re interviewing a few bloggers who have landed cookbook deals to learn more about how the cookbook writing process works.
And today, we’re kicking things off with Adrianna Adarme! Since launching her blog in 2011, she has published two cookbooks, and her second cookbook has sold over 110,000 copies.
You’ll hear how she got both her cookbook deals, how much her advances were for her cookbooks, how royalties work, and more. If you’ve ever dreamed of writing a cookbook, we know you’ll have a lot of takeaways from this episode!
In this episode, you’ll learn:
- Why Adrianna decided to launch her food blog
- How she got her first cookbook deal
- Her best recommendations for choosing a cookbook topic
- How much her advances were for her cookbooks
- What expenses she didn’t expect from writing a cookbook
- What lessons she learned from writing her first cookbook
- How royalties work
- How she approached writing her second cookbook
- What success she’s had with her second cookbook
Resources:
- A Cozy Kitchen
- Pancakes: 72 Sweet and Savory Recipes for the Perfect Stack
- The Year of Cozy: 125 Recipes, Crafts & Other Homemade Adventures
- Joy the Baker
- Smitten Kitchen
- Levine Greenberg Literary Agency
- The Pioneer Woman
- St. Martin’s Press
- Twitter thread about NHL contracts
- Pinch of Yum — The Failed Recipes of 2015
- Follow Adrianna on Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok
- Join the Food Blogger Pro Podcast Facebook Group
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