Are you Asking yourself Why you're publishing a book?

​Having a successful book isn’t just down to luck, when you look at most of the best-selling authors you realize that they have all made sacrifices and worked incredibly hard to get where they are today. So simply knocking out a book in a week and just uploading your manuscript to KDP isn’t much of a plan if you want your book to be successful and of value.

But then you have to ask yourself the very real question,
​why are YOU publishing your book?

​Most authors work at their craft because they love writing, they have a need to communicate and tell something of value, it’s a passion which makes them stress over chapters, paragraphs, sentences and even individual words. All to tell a story, pass on information, help educate and speak to those who will listen, it can be beautiful, powerful and change lives. 

But again, why are YOU publishing your book?

For some authors it is purely for the recognition and status of being ‘published’, for others it’s an income stream to which they’ll churn out quickly penned books month after month.

Now of course everyone wants to make a living from writing, and obviously you want others to read your book, so publishing is the fundamental path to doing so and being paid in return makes absolute sense.

​But, there has to be something more, do you want to be remembered as someone who brought uninspiring books to the world? Or as someone who clearly loved their craft and created great works which were loved by their readers?

I know the question sounds like a bit of a ‘no-brainer’ but, if you are purely chasing a quick dollar you’re in the wrong game (and your readers will see this immediately). 

Writing from a place of passion has to be the very foundation of your approach as an author, it will give you the motivation to continue when others give up, it will keep you focused when going through the editing and review stage it will also give determination when publishing.
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It’s very simple, if you don’t believe in and love what you’re doing, it will be so much harder to make it a success.

So, one last time….. Why are YOU publishing your book?