Professional Experience
I'm a seasoned food writer, cookbook author, recipe developer, blogger, copy writer, and editor with a proven record for producing high quality content about food, cooking, nutrition and diet, health, and more.
I've authored more than 35 books including The Lazy Gourmet: Magnificent Meals Made Easy; the New York Times bestseller Dr. Gott's No Flour No Sugar Diet; Campfire Cuisine; Sugar Detox; Clean Eating 28-Day Plan; DASH Quick & Easy; Make Bake Cupcake; Moon Metro San Francisco; and more.
My writing has appeared in publications such as Cooking Light, Fitness, San Jose Mercury News, SFGate.com, and many others. I also blog regularly about super easy recipes for surprisingly delicious food at www.TwoLazyGourmets.com.
Versatile, creative, deadline driven, and detail oriented, I'm known as a talented writer, inventive recipe developer, meticulous researcher, sharp-eyed editor, and hard worker. Find out more at www.robindonovan.com.
Expertise
Book Author
9 Years
Editor
22 Years
Writer
22 Years
Specialty
Food
12 Years
Lifestyle
12 Years
Travel
12 Years
Industries
Magazine - Large Consumer/National magazines
12 Years
Online/new media
12 Years
Book Publishing Consumer
22 Years
Total Media Industry Experience
20 Years
Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
Today's Home Magazine (10+), Barnesandnoble.com (10+), Parragon Books (10+), www.sallys-place.com (6-10), Fitness (1-2), Cooking Light (1-2), Dating With Dignity (1-2), Vine (1-2), Living Real Food (10+), Callisto Media (10+), San Jose Mercury News (3-5), Seattle Post-Intelligencer (1-2), Custom Publishing Group (1-2), Las Vegas Sun (1-2), Delectable Magazine (1-2), www.sfgate.com (1-2), www.TwoLazyGourmets.com (10+)
Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
Club One, Inc. (10+), Conexion Pubic Relations (10+), Amazon.com (10+), North Atlantic Books (10+), GL Mezzetta, Inc (6-10), Adam's 100% Inc. (3-5), Sterling Vineyards (1-2), Berrett-Koehler Publishers (10+), Dog Eared Books (10+), Frankee Uno Salon and Gallery (10+), Jewish Community Center of San Francisco (10+)
Other Work History
25+ years of experience in the publishing industry--in editorial and marketing communications.
Technical Skills
Recipe development, recipe testing, food photography
Computer Skills
Word, office, internet, html, dreamweaver, moveable type, wordpress, excel, acrobat pro, photoshop
Equipment
ibook, dsl, digital camera, audio recorder, fax, scanner
References
Happy to provide upon request
Associations
San Francisco Professional Food Society, Bay Area Editors Forum, AvantGuild