J. A. Konrath Quotes

Writers are the lunatic fringe of publishing.

There isn't an aspect of book creation I don't enjoy, and there has always been a book in my life to dream about or work on.

It's great people still care about books, and it's great you can still fashion a life from literature.

What I care about is readers because without readers I can't make a living... And I think it's a bad thing for the world if people don't read anymore. I want people to read a lot.

Eight was about the age I was when I realized that people actually produced books, they didn't just spring out of the library shelves.

People do write books.

Writers are storytellers. So are readers.

I like writing books. I really love words. I love to read.

But I was, and still am, an avid reader and so when I first started I chose to photograph many of the great writers in this country to try and earn a living.

Reading is probably what leads most writers to writing.

I have to go make books. Sorry about that.

Sometimes writers say true things about the overall nature of publicity, promotion, and the publishing industry; but alas, not always.

I love my job, and I love books. I read anything, including cereal boxes. I care deeply about what people think of my books, and I memorize my reviews. I love to hear from my readers.

Novelists want to be published and need a publisher to decide to print 20,000 copies. So you need to entertain on some level. I want to reach out and connect.

I love making books for children. Big kids, little kids, old kids and new.

I grew up around books. When I first held the book and it was a substantive, tangible thing, and I thought of all the work that went into it, not just my work but everybody else's and the research and so forth, there's a sense of really have done something worthwhile.

In my next incarnation, I want to be a writer.

Publishing is not my world.

The biggest kick is reading something new and exciting and then getting other people to share your enthusiasm. Beyond all the cant and hypocrisy in publishing, that's what it's all about.

Wandering the book fair at AWP is a great way to get acquainted with a wide sampling of the diverse journals that are out there and the wide sampling of people who produce them.

We're not just writers; we're readers probably more than anything else. That's how you learn how to write and how you learn to appreciate good writing: by reading.

Every single path is so different, but I would definitely say that the idea of what a writer is or should be is not a thing anymore. Everyone is redefining publishing, writing, and storytelling in general.

We all have our notions of sport. If I'd wanted to make my living climbing mountains, I wouldn't have gone into publishing. Most of the time, you're sitting in a dark room reading a manuscript.

The connection between authors, printers, and booksellers must be kept up.

I love writing. I love to write, and I would eventually love to have some of my work produced.