Why You Should Have an Author Business and Take an Entrepreneurial Approach to Authorship Even If, For You, “It’s Not About the Money”

A growing list of reasons

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Because I jabber on and on about this so often, I’m beginning a list I can add to as I prattle…

An author business and an entrepreneurial approach to your author endeavors…

1. nudge you out of your comfort zone;
2. are a top-notch personal development tool;
3. encourage creativity and innovation;
4. deliver your work to an ever-wider audience;
5. expose you to more opportunities and more experiences;
6. emphasize service and contribution;
7. are fun;
8. introduce a bit of risk and excitement to things;
9. fine-tune decision-making and problem-solving skills;
10. drive the right balance of craft, administration, and marketing/sales in your work;
11. spur outreach, connections, and relationships;
12. motivate testing, tweaking, doing what works and analyzing and eliminating what doesn’t;
13. develop soft and hard skills;
14. instill a sense of…