Who doesn't love food and writing?! In today's show, I discuss both with Kate Parham Kordsmeier. In the intro, I mention Orna Ross's article on How independent are indie authors anyway?, Audible's new podcast subscription service, my blog post on how to create boxsets and why you should, plus I talk about my own writing process for End of Days, the next ARKANE thriller. This podcast is sponsored by Kobo Writing Life, which helps authors self-publish and reach readers in global markets through the Kobo eco-system. You can also subscribe to the Kobo Writing Life podcast for interviews with successful indie authors. Kate Parham Kordsmeier is an Atlanta-based freelance food and travel writer and recipe developer for more than 100 publications. She's the author of of the cookbook Atlanta Chef’s Table: Extraordinary Recipes from the Big Peach and the founder of Root + Revel, a food and wellness site devoted to natural living. You can listen above or on iTunes or Stitcher or watch the video here, read the notes and links below. Here are the highlights and full transcript below. * Kate's beginnings and how she chose food as her niche * Building a personal brand in freelance writing * Confidence charging as a freelance writer * Effectively using a website to attract work * Working with photographers and batching work for efficiency * How rejection plays into Kate's work and how she deals with it * How Kate comes up with her ideas and how she pitches an idea to a magazine editor * The lead time involved in writing articles * The challenges involved in putting together a cookbook, and the pros and cons of working with a traditional publisher * Using fiction skills in non-fiction writing * Kate's experience using food to heal health issues You can find Kate at www.KateParhamKordsmeier.com and on twitter @kpkords Transcript of Interview with Kate Parham Kordsmeier Joanna: Hi everyone. I am Joanna Penn, from TheCreativePen.com and today I'm here with Kate Parham Kordsmeier. Hi Kate. Kate: Hi. Thanks so much for having me. Joanna: No worries. It's lovely to have you on the show. Just a little introduction, Kate is an Atlanta-based freelance food and travel writer and recipe developer for more than 100 publications. She is the author of the cookbook Atlanta Chef's Table, extraordinary recipes from the big pitch, and the founder of Root and Revel, a food and wellness site devoted to natural living. And today we are talking about food writing, which I think everyone will get very excited about, I certainly will.