Thanks! I just think textbooks are such a ripoff for students, it's not right

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Jun 5, 2024
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Even more so students in other countries.

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Do we have any authors on this board? What do you write and why do you write?

KCFan85

Jun 5, 2:46pm

RE: Do we have any authors on this board? What do you write and why do you write?

Knee Brace

Jun 5, 2:47pm

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Ragnar Danneskjold

Jun 5, 2:49pm

Trashy fiction. Because I love those $0.75 cent checks from Amazon every month

BYUtka

Jun 5, 2:49pm

Given the state of society, I assumed those checks would be bigger.

KCFan85

Jun 5, 2:59pm

Probably not trashy enough... And they aren't "new anymore." The checks were

BYUtka

Jun 5, 3:20pm

I wrote Indiana jones adventure style books and a sci fi book when I was a teen

BaseCoug

Jun 5, 2:52pm

Cool. Why'd ya stop?

KCFan85

Jun 5, 2:56pm

I think you should give us copies to read...

Fdnman

Jun 5, 3:09pm

open textbooks that students can use for free so they don't have to buy one

runnincoug

Jun 5, 2:55pm

That's impressive, man. What subject?

KCFan85

Jun 5, 2:57pm

Educational psychology

runnincoug

Jun 5, 2:59pm

Having seen the price of textbooks, I've gotta say I'm impressed ...

KCFan85

Jun 5, 3:11pm

Thanks! I just think textbooks are such a ripoff for students, it's not right

runnincoug

Jun 5, 4:29pm

I'm published through self-publishing and traditional publishing. My 9th novel comes out this month.

jacobugath

Jun 5, 2:57pm

what did you write?

fresnoa

Jun 5, 3:08pm

Google my yewt.

jacobugath

Jun 5, 3:12pm

Ninth novel - wow! Did you just sit down and start writing one day? What ...

KCFan85

Jun 5, 3:10pm

I've had ideas for books since I was a kid. Started thinking about it seriously before my mission. At BYU I took a story

jacobugath

Jun 5, 3:16pm

I started with the idea of being a writer but taking history courses to give me a lot of content options to develop

2FarGone

Jun 5, 3:38pm

That's awesome info for guys who might wanna give it a shot. What did ...

KCFan85

Jun 5, 3:48pm

Very cool class. He's a great guy. He had some favorites in the class, especially Brian McClellan who was basically his

jacobugath

Jun 5, 4:13pm

I have a semi-academic how-to book that I teach from.

Mises

Jun 5, 3:01pm

Nice. Is teaching your fulltime job or a side gig?

KCFan85

Jun 5, 3:17pm

Full time

Mises

Jun 5, 3:45pm

Military History and Historical Fiction

2FarGone

Jun 5, 3:19pm

Interesting. Maybe tell us more?

KCFan85

Jun 5, 3:20pm

20th Century Warfare, Air Warfare, Military Strategy and Leadership

2FarGone

Jun 5, 3:28pm

Wait a minute, is this Max Hastings? Just kidding. 🙂 But dang, that's ...

KCFan85

Jun 5, 3:35pm

I have a PhD in US history, military history, world history and anthropology of war

2FarGone

Jun 5, 3:43pm

I'm fascinated by the Korean war, The forgotten war.

So it goes...

Jun 5, 4:37pm

Sounds like a very interesting career!

KCFan85

Jun 5, 5:00pm

Wrote a 200-page premarital workbook. I’ll maybe publish it someday. But I’m

Traveshamockery

Jun 5, 3:38pm

Very cool

2FarGone

Jun 5, 3:46pm

I agree!

KCFan85

Jun 5, 3:49pm

I have 6 kids, 5 with young marriages...what would you charge someone to access?

Fdnman

Jun 5, 5:10pm

I’ve never “sold” it piecemeal like that but I’ll BM you later tonight.

Traveshamockery

Jun 5, 6:54pm

I self published a missionary preparation book using analogies from superheroes

The Dark Knight

Jun 5, 3:40pm

Okay, I'd like to hear more about that. Interesting concept.

KCFan85

Jun 5, 3:50pm

It started as letters to my nieces and nephews on missions or preparing

The Dark Knight

Jun 6, 8:48am

Awesome story. They'll never forget those letters and ...

KCFan85

Jun 6, 9:32am

RE: Do we have any authors on this board? What do you write and why do you

OriginalBlue

Jun 5, 5:31pm

I read the "about the author" page. Very cool!

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