Looking into the past, it is easy to see the influence people have had on one another 's thoughts. Parents and teachers, writers and singers, everyone who can capture attention can influence thought. This is a great power to have, but look at what is done with it. Songs about murder and drug use. Parents who allow television to raise their children. Writers who will write anything to make a buck. And sadly, a growing number of teachers who have to focus on test scores rather than teaching. Some people stand up and do the right thing, because somebody has to or because others will not. Others do the right thing, because they know no other way to live. A fifth grade teacher who was almost an astronaut. She was a finalist for NASA 's first
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Konrath is an author leading the new age of publishing. While he was himself a legacy published author he learned just how abusive and elitist the publishing industry can be. Konrath began self publishing, bypassing the "gatekeepers" of the industry to share his stories that the New York publishing houses felt unworthy. His success shows that the little guy can write for a living even without a large publisher behind them. Rather than keeping this to himself, Konrath has begun working with other independent writers to defy and expose the near thievery of legacy publishing. His approach is not only to educate, but to share. Even his own success, he shares. He has written books not only to entertain, but also to aid other writers. He often collaborates with new writers as well by allowing them to tag along with his shelf space. Since retrieving his rights back from his publisher, Konrath has sold over a million books. The writers he collaborates with benefit not only from his name, but also from his experience and guidance, which he shares with them freely. The most beneficial future of writing, to all of mankind, lies in removing the industry bouncers. Fiction to cook books, self help to spirituals, J.A. Konrath is on the front line of new publishing, and he is doing it
Konrath is an author leading the new age of publishing. While he was himself a legacy published author he learned just how abusive and elitist the publishing industry can be. Konrath began self publishing, bypassing the "gatekeepers" of the industry to share his stories that the New York publishing houses felt unworthy. His success shows that the little guy can write for a living even without a large publisher behind them. Rather than keeping this to himself, Konrath has begun working with other independent writers to defy and expose the near thievery of legacy publishing. His approach is not only to educate, but to share. Even his own success, he shares. He has written books not only to entertain, but also to aid other writers. He often collaborates with new writers as well by allowing them to tag along with his shelf space. Since retrieving his rights back from his publisher, Konrath has sold over a million books. The writers he collaborates with benefit not only from his name, but also from his experience and guidance, which he shares with them freely. The most beneficial future of writing, to all of mankind, lies in removing the industry bouncers. Fiction to cook books, self help to spirituals, J.A. Konrath is on the front line of new publishing, and he is doing it