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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.

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It’s about time we did another giveaway. So, here it is. You have until June 30th to enter, and the …

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March 2017’s New Arrivals

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March 2017 (Join The Showcase on our Springtime Offer and receive the equivalent membership free at The Indie Book Butler. …

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The Showcase Spring Offer

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It’s time for another superb Self-Publishers’ Showcase Offer! This is available for a limited time. Receive the equivalent membership free …

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NEW: Lifetime Memberships

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Sometimes it’s just nice to make one payment and know that’s it. No renewals, no reminders; you’re all set. With …

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February 2017’s New Arrivals

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Angela J. Ford Angela J. Ford was brought up as a bookworm and musician. She began writing The Four Worlds, …

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Author of the Month: February 2017

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Click here for March 2017: Russ Colchamiro February 2017: Ilyan Kei Lavanway Ilyan Kei Lavanway is the ultimate ghost writer, …

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Winter Offer – Half-Price Specials

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THE BELOW OFFERS HAVE ALL ENDED. For latest prices, including our new lifetime memberships, please visit our JOIN US page. …

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The End of Year Interviews Series

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This year, we are running a series of Interviews with our authors to look back at 2016 and also at …

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Blogoff 2: The Entries

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Our second Blogoff is Live! Check out the entries, so far, below. Enjoy Post 1: The Animals of the Fantasy …

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Blogoff 2: Kindle Direct Publishing – Paperback

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Kindle Direct Publishing – Paperback About a week ago, I noticed a new chart on my daily sales report on KDP: …

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Blogoff 2: Researching: Writing what you don’t know

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Researching: Writing what you don’t know. I’ve been writing stories since I was a child, when my knowledge of the …

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Blogoff 2: The New Book

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The new book is forcing me to write in ways I never have before, not just because of the research …

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Blogoff 2: Memories of Jake – Thoughts after Veterans’ Day

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Two brothers, traumatized as children by seeing their father murder their mother’s parents. Then as young adults, both serve in …

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Blogoff 2: Write Like You’re Naked

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I don’t like other people seeing me naked unless it’s someone I care about, and we are about to indulge …

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Blogoff 2: Where Ideas Come From

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I was wondering what I’d say if I were ever on an author panel one day, and someone asked the …

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Blogoff 2: The Change

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Chapter 10. The Change It was nearly dark. The wolf had been resting in his makeshift den, deep in the …

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Blogoff 2: 7 Advantages of Being an Indie Author

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7 Advantages of Being an Indie Author The other day I had fantasies of smacking a writer on the side …

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Blogoff 2: The Animals of the Fantasy Series 5-Ever!

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The Animals of 5-Ever! How They Came to be Part of Tam’s Tails & Tam’s Tales 😉 My daughter’s had …

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Author of the month: December 2016

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December 2016: Sid Wright Sid joined the Registry of Guitar Tutors (RGT) in January 2014, after gaining a Distinction in …

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The second great, big Showcase Blogoff

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The first #blogoff was a great success. So now it’s time for Blogoff #2! First up though, the prize. We’re …

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Why Manuscript Editing is an Investment In Yourself

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Why Manuscript Editing is an Investment In Yourself Many writers value what they write because it takes a lot of …

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Exclusive: Day 21 – “What is Dead May Never Die.”

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The following is an exclusive Short Story taken from Andi James Chamberlain‘s upcoming release: 10 Short of 31. One paw …

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Follower Growth Expansion

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Due to the huge popularity of our Author Growth packages we have decided to open up further spaces. The package …

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Author of the Month: June 2016

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June 2016: Aaron Safronoff Aaron Safronoff spent his first seventeen years in Traverse City, Michigan, where he attended high school …

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A new monthly approach to promotion

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Hi, all We’ve made some changes to our membership options, so we thought we’d cover it all here. It used …

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April 2016’s Author of the Month – Mark Binmore

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April 2016: Mark Binmore Mark Binmore (b.1971) was born in Torquay, England. In 2010 he published his first work, a …

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And the #Blogoff winner is…

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Thank you to everyone who took the time to enter our recent inaugural blogoff. We are pleased to announce that …

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Blogoff: My Daughter – My inspiration

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Firstly I am a mental health nurse by profession. Writing was something I had never even thought about. Well I …

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Blogoff: The fight to be heard

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The written word is something that I have loved for as long as I can remember. In my darkest days, …

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Blogoff: Who’s Your Daddy? The Paternity Debate in Milk Money

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I’ve been writing fan fiction for about three years now and publishing for about two. With ten published works, and …

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Blogoff: A cat’s guide to writing

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1. So you think you want to write? This is a long and stress inducing process. You have all these …

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Blogoff: A crash course in Genealogy

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Have you ever caught yourself wondering about your ancestors’ lives? Their day-in day-out everyday lives? Their childhoods, romances, marriages, losses? …

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Blogoff: Magazines; Friend or Foe?

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This is a topic very close to my heart and so I wanted to post a blog. I am sharing …

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Blogoff: The Creative Boom that Birthed Zoo of Emotions

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When I was on maternity leave with my second child, I had a creative boom. A big boom. More than …

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Blogoff: Why I Wrote A Book About A Topic Nobody Wants To Think About

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Over the past several months I have gotten a few unsympathetic comments about my book entitled Breaking The Silence. One …

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Blogoff: The ‘Daffy Duck Principle’ of conflict

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Being a ‘seat of the pants’ writer, my favourite part of putting stories together is conflict. Because I have no …

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The great, big Showcase Blogoff

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We’re all about new ideas to help authors get the word out about their work. So, with that in mind, …

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This Week at The Showcase

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We’ve made a couple of slight adjustments to our memberships and blog this week, so we thought we’d better fill …

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Five Prominent Ways a Busy Author Can Market Themselves Online

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Over the last decade the internet has changed the lives of writers dramatically. It has tested the publishing industry to …

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