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Welcome to The Showcase Blog.
Here you will find: the latest musings of the showcase team, writing tips, short stories, writer’s personal experiences and more. Because of our love for fresh, new content we update our blog regularly, which means that you can come back time and time again – and always find something new to read.
If you are an indie author and would like to guest blog you’ll be happy to hear that we now have an open guest blog submission policy. For more information email us at openblog@selfpubslishersshowcase.com.
Guest Post: Lockdown or On Location – What’s your ideal Writer’s Retreat? by Matthew Lightfoot
What’s your perfect environment for writing? Do you prefer to lock yourself away in a silent room, away from any …
Has Blogging Killed the Travel Book Stars? by Matthew Lightfoot
A late 70’s pop hit bemoans the fact that ‘Video Killed the Radio star’, and I’m currently left wondering whether …
March 2021 Books of the Month
Awakening (Paranormal Romance/Erotic Romance) “I suppose in a way I had always felt that the veil of this reality was …
February 2021 Books of the Month
The Lightning Knight: The Knights of Nine, Book One (Epic Fantasy) Magic isn’t real. Not anymore and not like it …
Half-Price Sale
Our Half-Price sale has now concluded. Please visit HERE for our latest prices, and thank you for your interest. Paul …
Showcase Pandemic Assistance
Like most people, we’ve been wracking our brains, trying to find a way we can help those in need. The …
Half-Price Membership February Sale
We are offering half-price annual and lifetime memberships during February. So, if any of the deals below catch your eye, …
Half-price lifetime membership offer
Take advantage of a fantastic offer this December. Save up to $119.50 when you purchase one of our lifetime membership …
Half-price Flash Sale now to run through August
*UPDATE: We enjoyed this—and it seems you all did too—so we’ve decided to run with it and continue the offer …
April 2019 – Author of the Month
M. L. Taylor is a nurse by day, and a historical romance writer by night. Growing up, she had a …
J. James Interview
Self-Publisher’s Showcase: Today we are joined by J.James, author of Happy Never After. Welcome to the Showcase Lounge. JJ: Thank …
March 2019 – Author of the Month
March 2019: Karen Payton Holt Born in Wales, Karen Payton Holt brought up her family in Kent and came late …
February 2019’s Top 5 Featured Authors
The most popular authors on the site during February were as follows: February 2019 1. Corin Nemec Corin Nemec’s name …
February 2019 – Author of the Month
February 2019: Jean Cerfontaine Jean Cerfontaine is a South African author based in Johannesburg. His debut novel “Where do you …
January 2019’s Top 5 Featured Authors
The most popular authors on the site during January were as follows: January 2019 1. Doris-Maria Heilmann Doris-Maria Heilmann has …
The Most-Viewed Authors of 2018
The most popular authors of 2018 were as follows: 2018’s most popular authors 1. Doris-Maria Heilmann Doris-Maria Heilmann has more …
January 2019 – Author of the Month
January 2019: K’Anne Meinel K’Anne Meinel is a fiction bestselling author with more than 98 published works including shorts, novellas, …
December 2018’s Top 5 Featured Authors
The most popular authors on the site during December were as follows: December 2018 1. Doris-Maria Heilmann Doris-Maria Heilmann has …
December 2018 – Author of the Month
December 2018: T.O. Munro T.O. Munro lives in Belfast in Northern Ireland. Although he started writing novels in his teenage …
November 2018’s Top 5 Featured Authors
The most popular authors on the site during November were as follows: November 2018 1. J. Svogar J. Svogar has …
November 2018 – Author of the Month
November 2018: David H. Millar Born and bred in Belfast, Northern Ireland, David H. Millar’s “day jobs” are as the …
October 2018’s Top 5 Featured Authors
The most popular authors on the site during October were as follows: October 2018 1. Holly J. Martin Holly Martin …
September 2018’s Top 5 Featured Authors
The most popular authors on the site during September were as follows: September 2018 1. Doris-Maria Heilmann Doris-Maria Heilmann has …
September 2018 – Author of the Month
September 2018: Matt Woodruff A native New Yorker, Matt is now on staff at UF in Gainesville, FL. Matt is …
August 2018’s Top 5 Featured Authors
The most popular authors on the site during August were as follows: August 2018 1. Ed Faunce After a career …
2 years for the price of 1 offer
Good news! From now until we’ve used up a secret allocation we’re offering TWO years membership and promotion to over …
FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN FOR MY NEW SERIES – Clive Carpenter
I’m a huge fan of PULP FICTION. And I don’t mean the Tarantino movie that robbed the world of the phrase “pulp …
KDP Print Just Got A Whole Lot More Attractive by Nicholas Rossis
I’m sure most of you have heard the news by now, but if you haven’t, Amazon has announced some major …
February’s Author of the Month
Corin Nemec Corin Nemec’s name comes from his nickname, Corky, given to him as a child by his grandmother. He …
Group Offers – February 2018
The Dominion Group’s current major offers. Self-Published and Indie-Published Book Promotion to over 300,000. Receive 20% off all LIFETIME memberships …
Book Launch – J.J. Sorel’s Entrance
Entrance: Thornhill Trilogy, Book 1 – Contemporary Romance “Mysterious billionaire meets sweet, and innocent voluptuous beauty in this steamy contemporary …
Double Delight December
If you haven’t already noticed, we have a couple of fantastic offers on this December. Both are incredible value, and …
Tim Marquitz’s Editorial/Writing Guide: Episode 2: Consistency
Something I see regularly in edits is a lack of consistency in the work on several levels. I mean, I …
October’s Author of the Month – Tara St. Pierre
October 2017: Tara St. Pierre Tara St. Pierre has been writing for over two decades, but her muse only sporadically …
FIVE STANDARDS OF GOOD PRACTISE FOR BOOK REVIEWS by Malini Chaudhri
With all matters arriving at a digital meeting point in 2017, the issue of book reviews remains with details to …
Tim Marquitz’s Editorial/Writing Guide: Episode 1: Telling and Visualization
This is the first essay in what is intended to be a series of short editorial/writing guides to help authors …
Guest Post: What is Outsourcing? by G R Wilson
What is Outsourcing? | Blog Post | GRWilson | outsourcedworld-thebook.com by grwprivatepapers on Scribd
An astonishing editing offer
SPECIAL OFFER – To celebrate our sister site’s second anniversary this June, they have an absolutely unbelievable offer on. They …
The Offer of a Lifetime
This June and July, to celebrate our 4th birthday we’re offering a crazy sale on our top two lifetime packages. …
Our 2-for-1 membership offer
NEW: Now available until June 30th! From today until June 30th, sign up on one of our yearly memberships and …