Author Archive: Elizabeth Ann Besa-Quirino
Writing for Small Markets Gives You Power
By Elizabeth Ann Quirino When you pitch your writing, or manuscripts, and you’re told “You’re a niche market. Ethnic topics are a hard sell,” don’t be discouraged. Do not feel like you are the small fish in a big pond. There is an advantage to being a writer in a niche market. A niche market […]
From Writing Blogs to Books and Beyond
Once, when I pitched my Filipino food cookbook idea to an editor of a big-time publishing company, he curtly cut me off and arrogantly said “You’re a niche market. Ethnic food is a hard sell.” I felt awful and humiliated. I felt unworthy and unsure of myself. It hurt like hell to be rejected. But […]
How Food Writing Without a Recipe Inspired Me to Write Cookbooks
I spent my summers as a child making mango jam with my mother when I lived in the Philippines. There was no end to the mangoes that had to be peeled, mashed, squashed into a thick pulp. It was mom’s guidance that taught me to appreciate this tropical fruit and a love for cooking. Monica […]
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