Deep Questions with Cal Newport cover image

Ep. 242: The Simple Life

Deep Questions with Cal Newport

How to Avoid Disqualifications in the Book Publishing Process

3min Snip

00:00
Play full episode
The key if you want to go into that world is not to be disqualified. It's less than you might think then really trying to convince someone to like pay attention to something that they'll love once they see it. If you're a professional journalist, what makes you the right person to talk about a topic is typically I'm a professional writer. So it really opens up what you can write about. But if you're not a professional journalist or a historian, your personal experience has to make complete sense that you're the person writing this book. You have to combine that with enough writing experience that they don't have to worry about amateurism.

Get the Snipd
podcast app

Unlock the knowledge in podcasts with the podcast player of the future.
App store bannerPlay store banner

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode

Save any
moment

Hear something you like? Tap your headphones to save it with AI-generated key takeaways

Share
& Export

Send highlights to Twitter, WhatsApp or export them to Notion, Readwise & more

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode