My friend Alexandra Levit just wrote a book called " How'd You Score That Gig? A Guide to the Coolest Jobs- and How to Get Them ." 
 Her book bubbled up from lots of conversations with friends at social
gatherings where inevitably one person would describe a cool job that
no one had heard of.

Despite what you may think of my opinion based on my blog's name,
there are certainly times and places for a "job," rather than striking
out on your own.  If you have to be your own venture capitalist for awhile, you might as well do it in an interesting profession!  The more time that goes on, the more I see that
feelings of liberation erupt from your own positive thoughts and beliefs, no matter
your work configuration.

I interviewed Alexandra for my podcast where we discussed not just
the contents of her new book, but also what it is like to be a
successful self-employed writer.  She gives some tips for choosing book
topics that are not just interesting to write, but that may pique the
interest of publishers.