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As magazine articles get shorter and shorter, what's the fledgling long-form journalist to do?

According to Robert Boynton, New York University journalism professor and magazine writer, the answer is simple. Write a book.

He should know--he's written for countless magazines, from The New Yorker to Rolling Stone. Last year, Boynton published book called The New New Journalism, where veteran writers shared tips for the future. 

Welcome to my deceptively simple feature, Five Easy Questions. In the spirit of Jack Nicholson’s mad piano player, I run a weekly set of quality interviews with writing pioneers—delivering some practical, unexpected advice about web publishing.

Jason Boog:
I once heard you tell your students that book-writing might be the best ultimate goal for journalists. Why do you say that? How can a young journalist put themselves on the book-writing track? Continue reading...

Robert Boynton:
Most magazine writers alternate between books and article. The conventional wisdom is that you need to move in one direction, from magazines to books.