Ever since I can remember, I loved the idea of being a writer.

After all, how cool would it be to create something as epic as The Lord of the Rings, or The Chronicles of Narnia, or Gates of Fire and know that this amazing story came from you?

But time passed and I never did write my great novel...

Sure, I made some half-hearted attempts; a few paragraphs here, a few sketches there...but never anything substantial.

And certainly nothing I would actually "publish."

Fast forward 15 years and I've finally written and self-published my first book (a couple actually), as well as published about a half-dozen books from other amazing artists and authors.

In these past two years since I finally hit the "publish" button on my work (and others), my life has improved dramatically (same for the authors I publish).

Below are the 5 most important reasons I've found for writing - AND publishing - my work...

Reasons that I hope inspire you to do the same.

Good luck.