Happy Monday everyone! Here’s what’s coming up in Mastermind For Food Writers and The Food Writers Business Lab.
This week at a glance:
The Heart of Your Brand, Part 2: Tuesday, September 15 at 12:00pm EST
Coffee Break Chat with Anna Vocino: Substack LIVE, Wednesday, September 16 at 12:00pm EST
The September Business Strategy Meeting: Wednesday, September 16 at 1:00pm EST.
How To Build a Platform That Will Sell Your Book with Stephanie Moon: Thursday, September 17, 1:00pm EDT
Coffee Break Chat with Kerry Faber: Substack LIVE, Thursday, September 17 at 5:00pm EST
Next week: Mastermind Meeting, North America and Europe
This month will be an open-forum-style meeting. Bring your questions, challenges, roadblocks, and requests for feedback. This is your chance to take full advantage of all the brain power and expertise in the room!
One of the main things we’ll be talking about in this month’s meeting is Notes. We’ll dig in to how all of us are using them, what’s working and what’s not, how we’re thinking about Notes, what we love and what we hate.
*Meetings are free to join but registration is required.
Wednesday, September 23: 11:00am, New York (Eastern Standard Time)
Meeting hosted by Rebecca Blackwell
Follow this link to register for this meeting:
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/PiSUZeb6RACxAWlFSw5ENw
After you register for the meeting, you will receive an email that will allow you to add the meeting to your calendar in your time zone.
The September Business Strategy Meeting
A once a month mastermind meeting for paid members who are focused on building a sustainable business as a food writer.
The September Business Strategy Meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, September 16 at 1pm EST.
This is a working meeting for food writers who are focused on building a sustainable business. It’s an opportunity to share ideas, troubleshoot roadblocks, test strategies, and help each other make better decisions about where to invest our time and energy. Thanks to those of you who were able to join the August meeting! If you missed it, here’s where you can watch the recording and register for the meeting in September.
How To Build A Platform That Will Sell Your Book
Instructor: Stephanie Moon
This class is for authors at any stage who want a more strategic, sustainable way to grow an audience and build genuine reader relationships that lead to book sales. We’ll look at the many forms visibility can take, what nurture looks like after someone finds you, and how to make a clear, confident ask without feeling salesy. By the end, you’ll know where your gaps are, what to build next, and how these pieces work together to support book sales over time.
Each participant will receive a guided homework assignment designed to help you apply what you’ve learned in this class to your own business.
When: Thursday, September 17, 1:00pm-2:30pm EDT
What’s Happening in The Food Writers Business Lab
The Food Writers Business Lab is for food writers who want practical, affordable guidance for growing their businesses, expanding their audience, and building sustainable careers.
Here you’ll find classes and workshops taught by experienced food writers who understand the unique challenges and opportunities of this industry. It’s education for food writers taught by food writers.
Find out more about how the Food Writers Business Lab works
View the Class Calendar
Workshops are recorded and added to the Library, available to watch whenever you like
Workshop Topics that are in the queue but not yet scheduled: Organizational strategies and tools for food writers, Cookbook self-publishing, How to create an additional income stream with cooking classes, and How to use video to reach new readers and build engagement)
Remember that the Mastermind for Food Writers chat is a great place to ask questions, get feedback, share ideas, and connect with other food writers on Substack.
Have a wonderful week!
The goal of Mastermind for Food Writers and The Food Writers Business Lab isn’t simply to gather more information. It’s to build a better business alongside people who genuinely want to see each other succeed.
Questions?
Send a direct message to Rebecca Blackwell, or leave a comment on this post.