lifted from my friend over at http://thereporterandthegirl.com/ and a great amount of thanks for the mutual support and tons of respect for the intellect, and poignant views over there. I think she even has a book out.

the dangers of publishing, and remember, marketing is huge, taking the time is always tough, especially if you are like me with  full-time day job, online classes, and writing is less of a job and more of a release, but this elucidates the fun of being your own boss quite well

http://clancytucker.blogspot.com/2013/06/27-june-2013-why-self-publish-by-joel.html