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#149: Daniel Pink – How to write like a New York Times bestselling author

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How to Write a Book Proposal

Jay Parini: You have to look at the market and say, like, what books are out there in this more or less similar space? Why is yours going to go to the spot that is unoccupied right now? If you want to write a book about the best kind of nutritional regimen for avoiding cancer, I think the publisher can trust that you more or less know what you're talking about. He says he has a hunch that books will get a little shorter because attention spans are shrinking.Parini: There is an opportunity out there for a quote-unquote "audiobook," but it hasn't been fully realized yet.

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