http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Pamela+White Writing Pamela White Mon, 26 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=243231&ca=Writing Since the age of 9, I've been a writer. I wrote secret stories, secret newsletters, and secret novels about solving mysteries with Nancy Drew during my first year of writing. I loved telling a story, dreaming up new ideas, places and people, and rereading what I had written. I just never wanted anyo... Writing Pamela White Tue, 18 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=137258&ca=Writing My first non-newspaper sale was to be to a religious magazine. I wrote a query letter about how I wanted to write about new ways to honor the Sabbath in our busy lives. I planned to write about families who refused to join sports teams that practiced and played on Sundays, modern people looking to t... Writing Pamela White Tue, 31 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=128092&ca=Writing I hate to admit this but I periodically feel overwhelmed and retreat into a depression. They don't usually last long but recently I was truly struggling with my writing. While moaning over my inability to move forward to a friend, I was stunned when she reminded me that 'out of chaos comes growth.'... Writing Pamela White Tue, 08 May 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=100842&ca=Writing One common theme among writers is how to make more money. Unless we have a spouse whose job includes health insurance, 401K's, and have a fortunate ability to pick winning lottery numbers, we all plot and plan to earn more each week, each month, each year. Just like a varied diet keeps our health o... Writing Pamela White Fri, 20 Apr 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=92824&ca=Writing With the exception of restaurant reviewers who should remain anonymous, a newspaper's food reporter needs to network with both foodies and the culinary artists of the newspaper's coverage area. If covering food events, restaurant openings, food production and the people involved with them, make sure... Writing Pamela White Mon, 02 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=77996&ca=Writing I was one of those children who know early on what they want to be "when they grow up." "I'm going to be a writer," I told my parents. "I'm going to write books," I said to my teacher. When they stopped laughing, I took my secret dream and buried it. But I did know who I was and who I was going to b... Writing Pamela White Mon, 02 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=81511&ca=Writing My husband and I took a weekend trip to do some holiday gift shopping. After dinner we stopped at a supermarket to pick up munchies and sodas. As we were checking out, Jason, the cashier, asked us if we had the store's value card which offered deeper discounts on some items. We said no and that we w... Writing Pamela White Mon, 02 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=83641&ca=Writing As editor of an ezine, "Food Writing," I received a nice email a while back that included a question about writing recipes and copyright protection. This topic causes confusion about writers, and food writers, in particular. Here's the concise version of all you need to know about copyright laws and... Writing Pamela White Mon, 02 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=86465&ca=Writing I have an 8-year-old friend. She's a lively third-grader who has a strong sense of self. One evening I was babysitting her and she shared a list of odd-sounding names. "Back Stand," "Over-Under Flip," "The Round About-er," "Twist, Un-twist,” “Upside-down Split." "Gymnastics," she explained. "I made... Writing Pamela White Mon, 04 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=73745&ca=Writing An overused bit of advice aimed at new writers is to write what you know. It's also pushed on experienced writers. But like other aphorisms, this one rings true. I was a writer for years before I found my calling in food writing, yet if I had only looked deeper into myself I would have seen the pote...