Why You Need to be Careful about Self-Publishing

Don’t just self-publish as a last resort, like I did long ago. Do it for the right reasons.

Brian Rowe
Nov 2 · 7 min read

When I wrote my first novel in the spring of 2010, I wasn’t even aware of self-publishing.

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Author / Teacher / MFA in Fiction. I write MG & YA suspense novels!

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