http://www.ninetofive.com Freelance writer and author Sat, 16 Jan 2010 04:24:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Greetings! Some updates on my schedule. Unfortunately, I'm no longer offering my Story Ideas That Sell workshop. Last fall I had a long think about what direction to take my career, which meant ruling out projects that pull me away from my goals. Teaching was one of them. Sorry folks! But ... http://www.ninetofive.com/2010/01/spring-2010-news/ I'll be offering my popular "Developing Story Ideas That Sell" workshop through The Renegade Writer this summer, starting on Monday, June 8 with a second session starting on Monday, July 6. I won't be offering the class in August due to travel/vacation -- the next workshop will be offered in ... http://www.ninetofive.com/2009/05/summer-schedule-for-story-ideas-that-sell-workshop/ In the midst of a creative lull? Want to ramp up your income 2009? I'll be running my three-week Story Idea Workshop this spring with start dates on March 2 and April 6. Sign up through my classes page. http://www.ninetofive.com/2009/02/winter-schedule-for-story-idea-workshop/ I really loved teaching my freelance writing classes locally for the past few years. But with my shift to food writing and a kid who has a more vibrant social life than I, teaching was one thing I had to cut out in the last year. However, I've figured out a ... http://www.ninetofive.com/2008/09/new-class/ For some reason I get gazillions of hits for people looking for Clean Eating recipes, so hey -- if you're so inclined, come check out my food blog. I've been food blogging for awhile, but recently I did a site revamp of DianaCooks. It's basically a place to write the ... http://www.ninetofive.com/2008/05/my-new-food-blog/ My, how the winter has flown by. I'm weeks away from my India trip and in the midst of getting all my immunizations updated. This a.m. I finished my typhoid series, and tomorrow I head back to the doctor for my next round of rabies and hepatitis a/b shots. I'm ... http://www.ninetofive.com/2008/02/mid-winter-news/ Check out my week-long food blog at eGullet. I'll be blogging until Sunday, January 20. http://www.ninetofive.com/2008/01/im-guest-blogging-this-week/ It was a busy summer! As I try to keep up with the glut of tomatoes and chili peppers from my garden, I can't believe the season's over. I wrote quite a few pieces for the Boston Globe food section -- see my clips page for links -- and have ... http://www.ninetofive.com/2007/09/fall-news/ This month's Oxygen magazine features my story on healthy grilling, along with three recipes I developed. The food stylist did a fabulous job making my dishes look yummy. (I never get photogenic grill marks on my chicken breasts, let me tell you.) Later this fall, a new magazine called Clean Eating ... http://www.ninetofive.com/2007/06/june-news/ I just got back from a whirlwind trip to NYC. Whew! We packed a lot in in three days, including a lunch with one of my editors. But the big trip news: I'm going to India in November! It looks like I'll be there for about two weeks, give or take ... http://www.ninetofive.com/2007/04/travel-news/