Well, my final day of Self-published Authors Appreciation Week didn't go as planned. An emergency popped up. However:

THANK YOU to the self-published who put so much of yourselves into sharing your stories. I'm in awe of all you accomplish.
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Last day but gotta mention a book I enjoyed.

Ierie by C.J. Sahadeo

It follows local folklore characters fighting to protect the land and its peoples from invaders that wish to steal it.

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Banner for today's SPAAW spotlight. Includes the covers of the two anthologies Girls Of Might And Magic and From The Shadows.

With the Self-Published Authors Appreciation Week coming to an end and with today's category being Anthologies, Nils picked books created by two active and hard working groups of authors.

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Self-Published Authors Appreciation Week Guest Post: Peter Hartog It’s Self-Published Authors Appreciation Week 2025! This week exists to shine a spotlight on some fantastic self-published authors! These authors do it all; it doesn’t stop at the writi…

I'm here with a guest post from author Peter Hartog (he's also written a delightful middle-grade fantasy under the name Peter David)! Here, he dives into Science Fantasy. Take a look!

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A spotlight banner image for Self-Published Authors Appreciation Week featuring the SPAAW logo and the book covers for Common Bonds and The Carnelian King and Other Stories.

It's the final day for Self-Published Authors Appreciation Week and we're shining a spotlight on anthologies and/or story collections! Here are Tru's picks:

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Covers for short stories: Planetary Sentinels, Revenge Denied, Secret Tech

My self-published short stories can be found at:
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Self-Published Author Appreciation Week '25 Banner. Banner has a gray bird on a black disk. Around the disk are the words, 'Self Published Authors Appreciation Week.' In the top left corner, it says, 'July 21-27, 2025.' In the bottom right corner it says, '#SPAAW'

Looking Back at a Week of Spreading the Self-Pub Love #SPAAW #selfpublishedauthorsappreciationweek #SuperSelfPublished #SuperSP

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Self-Published Authors Appreciation Week 2025 Short Story Spotlight – Tru’s Picks – Read Indie Fantasy

Today we're highlighting short stories and their writers for Self-Published Authors Appreciation Week! A format everyone should read more of. Here are Nils' picks:

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I told the stories in Shadows & Sorcery that we're near the end of #SelfPublishedAuthorsAppreciationWeek #SPAAW and they only got one new free sub, and well, snakes are manifesting in my house physically. Anyone up for some free dark fantasy flash fiction?

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Self-Published Authors Appreciation Week Featuring Seán Hill I’m excited to feature an interview with Seán Hill, prolific flash fiction author. This is a medium I’m not as familiar with and Seán has kindly shared his knowledge. WS: “Thank y…

I'm happy to have had the chance to interview Seán Hill! Come read his thoughts on flash fiction and self-publishing.

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A spotlight banner image for Self-Published Authors Appreciation Week featuring the SPAAW logo and the book covers for Elior and Forever Night.

Today we're shining a spotlight on short stories for Self-Published Authors Appreciation Week! A much under-appreciated format in our opinion! Here are Tru's picks:

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Here's a truly lovely review of Majordomo, just out today. Having missed the cut on a fairly big contest earlier in the week, this was the perfect counterweight. Thanks @wsbookclub.bsky.social

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Self-Published Author Appreciation Week '25 Banner. Banner has a gray bird on a black disk. Around the disk are the words, 'Self Published Authors Appreciation Week.' In the top left corner, it says, 'July 21-27, 2025.' In the bottom right corner it says, '#SPAAW'

The Irresponsible Reader On...Self-Published Crime Fiction #SPAAW #selfpublishedauthorsappreciationweek #SuperSelfPublished #SuperSP

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Self-Published Author Appreciation Week '25 Banner. Banner has a gray bird on a black disk. Around the disk are the words, 'Self Published Authors Appreciation Week.' In the top left corner, it says, 'July 21-27, 2025.' In the bottom right corner it says, '#SPAAW'

The Irresponsible Reader On...Self-Published Fantasy #SPAAW #selfpublishedauthorsappreciationweek #SuperSelfPublished #SuperSP

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Book Review: Majordomo by Tim Carter A plucky underdog. A powerful necromancer. And the idiot heroes bent on killing them.Kobolds are supposed to run away—it’s what they’re best at. But Jack? Born with a club foot, he’s had to adapt. …

I read Majordomo by Tim Carter. This novella found a home in my heart. You could read my review of it, or just go pick up the book instead. Because you really need to read it.

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Twin spotlights shining on the cover of You'll Never Walk Alone by Troy Lambert

PUB DAY SPOTLIGHT: You'll Never Walk Alone by Troy Lambert #SPAAW #selfpublishedauthorsappreciationweek #SuperSelfPublished #SuperSP

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Spreading the Self-Pub Love in 20205 with David T. List

Spreading the Self-Pub Love in 20205 with David T. List #SPAAW #selfpublishedauthorsappreciationweek #SuperSelfPublished #SuperSP

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Blog header image for the Self Published Author Appreciation Week post of today. The featured books are Silent Almighty, by Timothy Wolff, and Finding Fae Artifacts, by Isa Medina.

Today's second spotlight wants your attention for two excellent novellas. Quick reads to enjoy on a Friday evening.

These are Nils' picks:

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Self-Published Authors Appreciation Week Guest Post Featuring MD Presley Self-published Authors Appreciation Week is a multi-blog event that exists to shine a spotlight on some amazing self-published authors and their work. Self-publishing includes writing, editing, fin…

I'm excited to share a guest post from author M.D. Presley! Check out his article, "City as Character: Putting the Urban in Urban Fantasy"!

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Spreading the Self-Pub Love in 20205 with DB Rook

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Spreading the Self-Pub Love in 2025 with Ben Schenkman

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Cover of Twelve: A Retelling of the Twelve Dancing Princesses

My cozy fantasy. Twelve: A Retelling of the Twelve Dancing Princesses. twelvefairytale.com #SPAAW #SelfPublishedAuthorsAppreciationWeek

Helyna L. Clove: Skylark in the Fog The cover of Skylark in the Fog in the middle on starry background. The cover features a bird-shaped, bright blue tear in space and a spaceship zooming out of it. The trope labels are: - a prickly space pirate with commitment issues - a runaway queen with AI powers - a half-brainwashed soldier trying to find himself - wormhole machine shenanigans - cute robots & alien BFFs - shady galactic empire vs rebels - Star Wars and Firefly vibes with awesome women and strong platonic bonds - the cycle of hate and war, the meaning of home - humanity sucks - humanity rules - a swashbuckling adventure, now with extra trauma! (and perhaps healing)

The cover of Imbued in the middle with labels around it pointing at it with arrows. The cover features a white calla lily surrounded by lush, thorny vegetation, its stalk pulled towards the ground by golden magical threads. The style is painting-like and the main colors are white, purple, green and gold. - childhood trauma-induced amnesia - violent magic - manipulation - very reluctant hero (crossed out) villain (also crossed out) ??? - telepathic flirting - queernormative society - failed magic experiments and dead gods - dreams & visions galore - demisex romance (slowburn no spice) - "I am a weapon."

Through a Window Darkly by Helyna L Clove - inseparable twin protagonists - separated - space-time tunnels going haywire - a smuggler, a spy, an enemy agent, and an alien walk into a bar - gravity surfing - "he held me at gunpoint... I think I like him" - face yourself (literally) - sequelish but standalone and canon - novella but started out as a Choose Your Own Adventure story

‪A low-effort #SelfPublishedAuthorsAppreciationWeek #SPAAW from me 😉 to you 🥰! #BookSky

Look. I have all these stories for you. I have so many! Emotional fantasy. Whacky space opera. Novels, novellas, short stories - I've got them all!

helynalclove.com

You just have to reach out and take them.

Self-Published Authors Appreciation Week: Interview with Ellie Liberman I am happy to have the opportunity to chat with author Ellie Lieberman. She has written books in several genres and offers a unique and knowledgeable perspective. WS: “Thanks for chatting wit…

I'm happy to share an interview with the prolific author, Ellie Lieberman! Come see what she has to say about writing in multiple genres, self-publishing, and common elements found in her books.

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Fantastic Self-Published Fantasies - Every Book a Doorway 20 of my favourite self-published books and series for Self-Published Authors Appreciation Week!

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A spotlight banner image for Self-Published Authors Appreciation Week featuring the SPAAW logo and the book covers for Shattered Spirits: The Fall of Ishcairn and Parasitic Omens.

For Self-Published Authors Appreciation Week we've done fantasy, sci-fi, horror, and LGBT books so far, so now we're looking at different story formats, starting with novellas! Here are Tru's picks for novellas:

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HC chats with AJ Calvin about the Business Side of Self-Publishing and some other stuff.

HC Chats About the Business Side of Self-Publishing with A.J. Calvin #SPAAW #selfpublishedauthorsappreciationweek #SuperSelfPublished #SuperSP

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Cover of Sword of Queens with an image of a queen and a full moon

My epic fantasy novel, Sword of Queens. #SPAAW #SelfPublishedAuthorsAppreciationWeek More information at: ftlpublications.com/fantasy.html...

Self-published Authors Appreciation Week: Ventifact Colossus by Dorian Hart- Review Repost I really wanted to be able to talk about one of my all-time favorite fantasy series during Self-published Authors Appreciation Week 2025. I kept trying to find ways to update my review, in which I …

One of my very favorite fantasy series just happens to be self-published. I decided to repost my review of The Ventifact Colossus by Dorian Hart,book one in The Heroes of Spira.

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A promotional graphic featuring 3D mock-ups of Bloody Spade and Bleeding Heart's, surrounded by a list of tropes/themes that appear in the Cardplay Duology. Text reads: Abundant hurt/comfort, inky body horror, hot-tempered fire wielder, bird girl with plant magic, a celestial deity with a penchant for murder, a budding QPR, returned magic, slow-burn romantic subplot, asexual panic, monsters born from malice, softhearted scythe-wielding girl, snarky cat-eared thief. Bloody Spade's cover depicts a black silhouette of a short-haired cat-eared boy with a glowing purple spade in front of him. Bleeding Heart's depicts a white silhouette of a girl with deer antlers and long flowing hair with a glowing heart in front of her.

A wide poster featuring multiple characters against a sky backdrop split by a gleaming tower. Black tendrils of ink reach for one side of the tower, threads of light sweep from the other. On the lighter dawn-colored side we have the stoic-looking headmasters Hikaru & Elizabeth in the background, and a concerned Ellen and ferocious pistol-wielding Alexander in front. On the darker, ominous side, also dotted by bulging blue eyeballs, we have a smug Wiseman and a widely-grinning Kane in the background, and vaguely conflicted Cardan clutching a handful of forget-me-not flowers and forlorn winged Kyani in front. Centered in the middleground is Iori wearing a distant expression, ink pouring from his purple-glowing right eye and out from under the hand on his chest. A light cuts diagonally across the image, painting the characters in varying degrees of light and shadow.

A promotional graphic featuring THE HOWLING DARK's concept cover against a blurry photo of mountains, surrounded by a list of some tropes/themes that appear in the book. Text reads: Eclipse-born werewolf (i.e, special in fucked-up and beautiful ways); post-nuclear Earth-like setting; were-caracal bounty hunter; fugitive werewolf brother; a dash of M/M spice and romance; messy, messy relationships; corrupt space government; Brother Bear x Wolf's Rain; doomed siblings; ragtag rebels; elements of botanical horror. Cover depicts a young man with soft features in a fur-lined hooded jacket holding a spear, peering through leafless tree branches.

A sketch of my character Sylvain looking feverish and delirious with blue-purple-red flowers around him. He has long wavy hair, white on one side and black on the other. His right eye is blue, left is brown. He has a cut over his left eye.

Hopping into #SelfPublishedAuthorsAppreciationWeek at the tail end of it, but hi! I'm a bi+ace Canadian author of scifi + fantasy + post-apoc stories that usually contain some element of body horror, hurt/comfort, and found family.

My books are available on amzn & itchio.
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