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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: Five Advantages of Having a Co-Author by Karen Harris and Lori Caskey-Sigety
Writing is often a lonely endeavor. Hollywood paints stereotypical images of writers as tormented, hermits who sequester themselves in crowded …
Short Story: NEVER THE YOUNG: A KURT LOBO CASEFILE by Kneel Downe *Mature Content*
The room stinks of deodorant, body spray, acrylic paint and that dirty fucking copper of spilt blood… Oh and Death…. …
Guest Post: You are my Song by Susan Moore Jordan
Jamie’s Story The nineteen-fifties. Elvis is wearing Blue Suede Shoes. The Grand Old Opry reigns supreme in Nashville. But in …
Guest Post: Steve Dullum’s Odyssey of the Abecedarian – Part Three
Welcome back. Sorry for the delay. I didn’t think it would take this long for installment #3, but then I …
How to Use Word like Scrivener by Rochelle Deans
I have Scrivener. I love Scrivener for writing my first draft. But invariably, I move into Word once I begin …
More About Eli’s Heart Musical Book Signing – Susan Moore Jordan
More About Eli’s Heart “Musical Book Signing” Music and Books, Take Two A definite perk to writing about music and …
How to Ready Your Wardrobe for the Holidays by Ginger Burr
It’s that time again! The tinsel and holly are showing up in every store from the drugstore to the mall …
Guest Post: Creative Unfocus by Richard Milner
As a writer, it’s necessary to block out time dedicated solely to the development of the craft. To take a …
Learn to Add Beautiful Prints to Your Wardrobe and Stop Relying Solely on Solid Colors by Ginger Burr
If you’re like many women, you have a mortal fear of prints. You look in your closet and what greets …
Short Story: Rumplestiltskin III Tries to Help a Dame by Kevin Kauffmann
Rumplestiltskin III was never the kind for seriousness, but he did dabble in it from time to time. He loved …
Guest Post: Odyssey of the Abecedarian, Part 2 by Steve Dullum
So there I was with what soon developed into an opening paragraph, and by the end of that first night …
Guest Post: A Note To Young Aspiring Authors by Kevin J. Villeneuve
Have you ever thought of becoming an author? To be amongst the greats who have worked so diligently to get …
Guest Post: New features and tools “straight from the CEO” bulletin from GeoRiot
Hey There, After just wrapping up a massive, multi-month, feature-building sprint, I wanted to take a moment and share with …
Guest Post: Jane Austen Variations by Fenella J. Miller
The Ghosts at Pemberley by Fenella J Miller Jane Austen has been one of my favourite authors since I was …
Susan Moore Jordan’s Musical Book Signing
Local author Susan Moore Jordan will host a “musical book signing” on Sunday, November 9, 2014, at 7:00 p.m. at …
Short Story: Rumplestiltskin III And The Man With Two Shadows by Kevin Kauffmann
Rumplestiltskin III awoke one night to see the stars above him just like every night in recent memory, which wasn’t …
Guest Post: 10 Reasons You Have Too Many Clothes by Ginger Burr
Women never come to me and say I want lots of clothes. Nope…never. In fact, more often than not they …
Guest Post from the guys at @AwfulFantasy
My brother and I are judgemental bastards. In a world of self-publishing, anyone with a beating heart and the internet …
Short Story: Rumplestiltskin III and the Disheveled Knight by Kevin Kauffmann
Old Rumplestiltskin III had found himself to be quite the gambler at one point in his sordid, prolonged life and …
#Writetip: As writers, we have to be responsible for what we write by Faith Cotter
Originally published on her blog, Relics: Creative + Technical Writing I wasn’t going to blog about this. I don’t feel …
Open Blog Weekend: An Overview
Our first Open Blog Weekend has been all that we hoped for, and more! If you missed any of the …
Open Blog Weekend: The Beginner’s Dive into Book Promotion by E. Rawls
Marketing can seem like a daunting task at first glance, but if you take it step by step and allow …
Open Blog Weekend: Sex and Dinner by Nicholas Rossis
“How about sex and dinner?” she asked, her throaty voice sending tingles to play on the fine hairs on his …
Open Blog Weekend: Self-Publishing Alchemy by Harry Patz, Jr.
Author of The Naive Guys: A Memoir of Friendship, Love and Tech in the Early 1990s “Everybody says, ‘I should …
Open Blog Weekend: Anesthetic by Faith Cotter
There were four things I was absolutely sure that I loved as a teenager: reading, writing, horseback riding, and medicine. …
Open Blog Weekend: Writing for Social Justice by Kate Robinson
You don’t write because you want to say something; you write because you’ve got something to say. ::: F. Scott …
Open Blog Weekend: Don’t Crack Under Pressure by Jan M. Leotti
Part I: Your Publishing Team Assembling a publishing team for your first novel is a daunting task, but once you’ve …
Open Blog Weekend: Ambition by Sue Millard
March 1838 It was a cheerless wet morning down at Woodside Ferry. The drifting drizzle was so thick it was …
Open Blog Weekend: I always knew I wanted to be a writer; I had no idea I was going to be a publisher by Richard Watt
We live in a remarkable time for the publishing industry. As traditional publishers merge and traditional booksellers struggle to stay …
Open Blog Weekend: Online Dating Sucks, Chapter 10 by John Gavin
My columns are written for all my readers – usually. But sometimes I get a little personal (and a little …
Open Blog Weekend: Would you mind if I left now? by Tom Palfirey
I’m going to broach a subject now and I’d like if before I do you put down any sharp objects …
Open Blog Weekend: [Poem] Outcomes Don’t Belong To Me by Bobby Oliveira
I showed up at the appointed time In the appointed place Not really expecting much Most can’t get out of …
Open Blog Weekend: Why Authors Need to Stop Blaming the Self-Publishing Industry and Own the Process by Dee Lockett
The last few years have proven difficult for self-publishing. Just troll any blog, LinkedIn group or GoodReads thread. Self-publishing authors …
Open Blog Weekend: Preparing for the Editing process by Working Mama Media
Preparing your manuscript for editing takes a little hard work. Preparing yourself is even harder. To begin preparing your manuscript, …
Open Blog Weekend: 15 Tips For Getting Book Reviews by Suanne Laqueur
“How in hell have you gotten so many people to review your book?” a fellow newbie author asked me. “Tell …
Open Blog Weekend: The Man Who Cures by Brian Guthrie
A young man’s face appears on the screen. Soft gray eyes surrounded by sharp features stare out. A sweeping nose …
Guest Post: Urban Fantasy Romance by Naomi Clark
I suppose one of the key themes you might expect in urban fantasy nowadays is a good romance. Whether it’s …
Short Story: Rumplestiltskin III And The Dance of The Fireflies by Kevin Kauffmann
Rumplestiltskin III grinned as he smoked on his new pipe. It was an ornate mahogany piece which held a rich …
Guest Post: The Power of Imagination by Kevin J Villeneuve
We can all admit that throughout our childhood we consistently surrendered to daydreaming- that time and space where nothing else …
The Great Big Showcase Open Blog Weekend… With Prizes!
It’s been a little over 14 months since we launched. Yes, we know you’ve all been counting! We are trying …