I wrote a designer diary on BoardGameGeek. In this diary I talk about the design of my first game, my experience with self publishing it as Tiefe Taschen, and how it was finally published by Arcane Wonders as GoodCritters within the Dice Tower Essentials.
https://boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/85478/designer-diary-how-tiefe-tasche...
For all designers with published games: if you think you have something interesting to share, there is the opportunity to also write a designer diary: https://boardgamegeek.com/wiki/page/Guide_for_Designers_and_Publishers
