Part of the Do the Write Thing writing workshop series, this 90-minute interactive class will help you hone your food writing skills, whether you’re working on fiction or non-fiction, want to write a blog or cookbook, or just create better Yelp reviews. We’ll discuss what makes copy stand out, and look at how your voice, storytelling and reporting makes a good food story. We’ll explore techniques for writing engaging, thoughtful copy through reading, speed-writing prompts, and yes, eating. We’ll also review how to write a solid recipe. Requirements: Please bring a slice of pizza to eat during the online session – anything from a slice of your favorite to something from your freezer.

1.5 hours/Tickets $25. Tickets can be purchased here. The workshop will take place via Zoom. A registration link will be sent via email. For more workshops, see here and below.

Marissa Rothkopf Bates is the host of The Secret Life of Cookies, a new podcast that brings smart, interesting people (Kathy Griffin, Mary Trump, E. Jean Carroll, to name a few) into her kitchen, where they bake and talk about the important issues of today. She also writes about food for The New York Times, Food52, Newsweek, and New Jersey Monthly, among others. She teaches journalism at Montclair State University yet also trained as a professional chef. Subscribe to The Secret Life of Cookies at Apple or wherever you get your podcasts from, here. Go to marissarothkopf.com for recipes on how to make perfect pie crust, and every type of chocolate chip cookie you can imagine.

This workshop is a fundraiser for Succeed2gether, a Montclair-based non-profit 501(c) organization that addresses unequal access to educational resources for low-income families and children from Montclair and Essex County, NJ. A portion of each workshop ticket is donated to Succeed2gether.

Please note that there are no refunds for this event. If you would prefer to pay by check, please contact Succeed2gether on 973-746-0553.

Other workshops include Self-Publish Like a Pro, Memoir Writing, Picture Book Writing, Murder Mystery Writing, and Get Published Successfully …Today!