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5 GREAT REASONS TO SELF-PUBLISH (PLUS . . .MY OWN!)

By: Krista Phillips

We've already gone over a few not-so-brilliant reasons to choose self-publishing (not in and of themselves, anyway.)

So I thought I'd give some GREAT reasons to self-publish.

1.) FUN! This is quite a bit different than the "Just because..." reason on the not-so-brilliant reason. Maybe you just love to write, but publishing? Eh, that'd be cool, but really isn't a huge-huge goal of yours. Just icing on the cake. And it'd be fun to see your book on Amazon. You can epub a book pretty cheap these days. If the process sounds fun to you, you aren't in it for ( and don't really want) to make much of any money, just want to cross it off your bucket list, then ya know? More power to you! Don't stress, just have fun and enjoy it.

2.) FAMILY! Have a great memoir that you want your kids and grand kids to have to remember your legacy? Self-publishing is a GREAT option. Sure, you could print off that word document, but having it book bound and available to family and friends is pretty cool. EVERYONE has a story, and self-publishing is a great way to share it with the ones you love.

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Read the full article HERE!

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If you missed my writing & marketing tweets and retweets yesterday, here they are again:

1. Case Study: This is What SUCCESS Looks Like - http://t.co/6e9h2UABD5 http://ow.ly/ytkZw
2. 4 Ways To Rock Goodread’s New "Ask The Author" Feature | Digital Book World http://ow.ly/ytUev
3. 10 Tips on How to Use Google Plus Hangouts - Jeffbullas's Blog http://ow.ly/ytUGH
4. BookStats: Ebooks Flat in 2013 | Digital Book World http://ow.ly/ytUwp
5. BookMarketingBuzzBlog: Speaking Toolkit For Authors http://ow.ly/ytUPh
6. Scrivener - Your Happy Ending | Writers In The Storm http://ow.ly/ytVie
7. How to Write a Book Marketing Plan in 13 Steps and Promote your Book http://ow.ly/ytXt4
8. The Creative Penn Blog: Helping you write, publish and market your book | The Creative Penn http://ow.ly/ytXIb
9. How to Find and Contact Amazon Book Reviewers - Training Authors for Success http://ow.ly/ytXWK
10. How To: Multi-Genre Book Marketing | Where Writers Win http://ow.ly/ytVbk
11. The Writers Alley: 5 GREAT reasons to self-publish (plus... my own!) http://ow.ly/ytYXz
12. Killing Your Darlings: The Death of a Central Character | Indies Unlimited http://ow.ly/ytZcI

Happy writing and running, Kathy