: Re: How can I make a collection of essays / arguments more attractive to publishers? I've written several essays and am still working on some that I would like to eventually get published. The

Opinionated people with opinions they want heard are dime a dozen, and if you want essays on a range of topics, search no further, millions of blogs are there free for you to pick for free.

Opinionated people with opinions worth listening to are an entirely different matter, they are rare and few in between. Finding them and recognizing them is a difficult work, not a work most book editors are willing to undertake.

What you need to do first is make sure your name is known as the latter.

Maybe instead of going for a book, you might want to start as a columnist for a magazine/newspaper? That way the editor may cherry-pick what they like most. They don't risk much, and you're earning some, but most importantly you have something to show the publisher: "renowned columnist for a popular newspaper".

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