The document encourages everyone to write a book and addresses common fears about the writing and publishing process. It notes that the author wanted to be a writer as a child and finally wrote a book after 30 years. It then lists six common fears - having nothing to write about, lacking the right software, not getting a publisher, the book not getting into bookstores, no one wanting to read it, and no one buying it - and provides reassurances and advice for overcoming each one, such as writing about your experiences, using free or inexpensive software and self-publishing options, and noting that distribution is now easier online. It concludes by urging the reader not to let fear stop them from writing and

1. EVERYONE SHOULD WRITE A BOOK.

2. HI, I’M ANDREW.
WHEN I WAS A KID, I WANTED TO BE A WRITER.

3. SO, AFTER 30 YEARS I BECAME ONE.
I WROTE A BOOK.

4. YOU SHOULD WRITE A BOOK.

5. WRITING A BOOK CAN BE SCARY.
LET’S KILL SIX FEARS.

6. SUBJECTAPHOBIA
I'm afraid I have nothing to write about

7. WRITE WHAT YOU KNOW.
MAKE SOMETHING UP.
WRITE ABOUT YOUR JOB.
WRITE YOUR GRANDPARENT’S BIOGRAPHY.
WRITE CRAPPY POETRY.
INTERVIEW PEOPLE YOU ADMIRE.
DOCUMENT YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.

8. TEXTAPHOBIA
I'm afraid I don't have the right software

9. YOU DO.
IF YOU HAVE A COMPUTER, YOU HAVE THE
RIGHT SOFTWARE.
IF YOU DON'T HAVE A COMPUTER,
YOU CAN BORROW A PEN.

10. SUGARDADDYPHOBIA
I'm afraid I won't get a publisher

11. YOU DON'T NEED ONE.
90% OF WHAT A PUBLISHER DOES
IS ATTAINABLE BY EVERYONE.
D.I.Y.
THIS BARCODE COST $10.

12. BARNESNOBLIAPHOBIA
I'm afraid it won't get to a bookstore

13. YOU DON'T NEED TO, BUT YOU CAN.
MASS MARKET DOES NOT LEGITIMIZE
YOUR EFFORTS.
AMAZON IS ALWAYS OPEN.
EBOOKS ARE EASY. PAPER IS NOT DEAD.
DISTRIBUTION IS A COMMODITY.

14. EEYOREPHOBIA
I'm afraid no one will want to read my book

15. KNOCK IT OFF.
WE ARE NOT A CITY OF CRYBABIES.
MAYBE NO ONE WILL CARE.
HAS THAT EVER STOPPED YOU BEFORE?

16. CASHAPHOBIA
I'm afraid no one will buy my book

17. SO WHAT.
AT LEAST YOU DID IT.
PRINTING, EBOOK CREATION, DISTRIBUTION,
COPYRIGHT, ISBN REGISTRATION, PAYMENT,
AND SHIPPING ARE NOW ONLINE SERVICES.
AND THEY ARE CHEAP.
I SPENT LESS THAN $50 TO PUBLISH A BOOK.

18. DO NOT LET FEAR STOP YOU.

19. WRITE SOMETHING.
THEN GO HERE:
www.createspace.com
www.lulu.com
www.smashwords.com

20. THANKS.
@TIGERSTRIPE