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Each year–at least each year that I remember–one of the things I try to talk about is the Publishing side of Self-Published Authors Appreciation. The Authoring bit gets all of the attention–and it’s easy to understand why. But–as I say in the videos this week–it’s the Publishing side that makes me admire and appreciate these authors more. This week I’ve been able to convince 4 (maybe 5–we’ll see how the week goes) authors to sit down with me and talk about their approach to the parts where they take their creative efforts and get them into the hands of the readers.

Today, I welcome JCM Berne back to the chatroom, I talked to him about Self-Publishing last year, too–this year we got into some different areas–getting into the audiobook market, finding the right editors (I don’t necessarily condone all his strategies, although they seem to have worked for him), how the market is doing this year, and other odds and ends. Honestly, I could do one of these a month (at least) with him, I have a lot of fun with this. I hope you enjoy this at least half as much as I did.

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The 2026 Self-Published Authors Appreciation Week Logo was made by Witty and Sarcastic Book Club

Each year–at least each year that I remember–one of the things I try to talk about is the Publishing side of Self-Published Authors Appreciation. The Authoring bit gets all of the attention–and it’s easy to understand why. But–as I say in the videos this week–it’s the Publishing side that makes me admire and appreciate these authors more. This week I’ve been able to convince 4 (maybe 5–we’ll see how the week goes) authors to sit down with me and talk about their approach to the parts where they take their creative efforts and get them into the hands of the readers.

This evening, I’m chatting with Michael R. Fletcher, man of many genres, multiple series, and quite the experience in Self-Publishing. I enjoyed the conversation a lot and I appreciate his depth of experience. I hope you enjoy this chat almost as much as I did:

Visit the SPAAW 2026 Hub to see what other Self-Published Appreciation Posts are out there.

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The 2026 Self-Published Authors Appreciation Week Logo was made by Witty and Sarcastic Book Club

Each year–at least each year that I remember–one of the things I try to talk about is the Publishing side of Self-Published Authors Appreciation. The Authoring bit gets all of the attention–and it’s easy to understand why. But–as I say in the videos this week–it’s the Publishing side that makes me admire and appreciate these authors more. This week I’ve been able to convince 4 (maybe 5–we’ll see how the week goes) authors to sit down with me and talk about their approach to the parts where they take their creative efforts and get them into the hands of the readers.

This evening, I’m chatting with DB Rook (and if I’m not mistaken, one of my dogs puts in a loud appearance…sorry about that). We talk about how he’s learning his way in self-publishing, differences in the audiences for his books, and just a smidgen about The Book of Spores. I had a great time, and it was absolutely worth not sleeping in on a holiday so we could manage the 7 hour difference. Hope you enjoy this chat about his processes:

Visit the SPAAW 2026 Hub to see what other Self-Published Appreciation Posts are out there.

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The 2026 Self-Published Authors Appreciation Week Logo was made by Witty and Sarcastic Book Club

Each year–at least each year that I remember–one of the things I try to talk about is the Publishing side of Self-Published Authors Appreciation. The Authoring bit gets all of the attention–and it’s easy to understand why. But–as I say in the videos this week–it’s the Publishing side that makes me admire and appreciate these authors more. This week I’ve been able to convince 4 (maybe 5–we’ll see how the week goes) authors to sit down with me and talk about their approach to the parts where they take their creative efforts and get them into the hands of the readers.

We’re going to start with Adam Holcombe. Honestly, we recorded this long enough ago that I don’t remember the details too well. (I should’ve written this post that evening). I remember having a great time with him, and hope we can do this again sometime when we can focus on one–or both–of his series. In the meantime, I hope you enjoy this look behind the curtain:

Visit the SPAAW 2026 Hub to see what other Self-Published Appreciation Posts are out there.

Image by OpenIcons from Pixabay
The 2026 Self-Published Authors Appreciation Week Logo was made by Witty and Sarcastic Book Club