Only #99c to take a look at Glass Half Full on its 3rd Bookiversary #RPBP

Humble first edition 2013 by
The Accidental Author Sarah Jane Butfield

2014 Cover Revamp

Glass Half Full becomes book 1 in her award-winning travel memoir series:
Sarah Jane's Travel Memoirs.
Second edition Professional cover, 47 photographs added plus a specialist memoir edit.

In November 2013 I clicked publish on KDP, Smashwords and CreateSpace for the first time. I had no idea what I had started by sharing our personal story of achieving our Australian dream and how it became tested by challenging life events and the Brisbane floods in 2011. The reaction from readers around the world has been inspirational. I thrive on the positivity and I have channelled this to help and encourage other authors to share their stories. Looking back over the last 3 years many people have helped me with advice and support to continually improve Glass Half Full, and interaction with my readers, fellow authors and writing professionals has enhanced not only this book, but all that have followed.

Nigel and Sarah Jane King's Canyon, NT 2008

Glass Half Full

As an expat family arriving in Alice Springs in 2008 we had already been tested by the UK child custody legal system to get the visa we needed. We were in the pursuit of our dream and with the support of our older children we took the first steps towards a new life in Australia. This involved restarting my acute care nursing career for me, private education for Jaime Lee and a new career in security and the Australian prison service for Nigel.

With so much going for us, what could possible go wrong or challenge our dreams?

To read the story behind this small selection of photographs get your copy of Glass Half Full for just 99c/99p and experience our Australian adventure with us. 

Connect with me on social media:

Twitter

@SarahJanewrites

@SJButfield

@GlassHalfFullTM

@TwoDogsMemoir

@FrugalSummer

Facebook:

www.facebook.com/AuthorSarahJaneButfield (fan page for Glass Half Full)

www.facebook.com/Twodogsandasuitcase

www.facebook.com/OurFrugalSummerinCharente

www.facebook.com/Ooh-Matron-1646665865549530/timeline/

Glass Half Full is also available as:

Audio book:

iTunes http://bit.ly/GHFaudio

Amazon http://bit.ly/ghfaudio15

Audible http://bit.ly/GHFAudible

Paperback http://smarturl.it/GHFPB16

Prunes for Breakfast is seeking an ACX narrator! #RPBP

OPEN TO AUDITIONS

As audiobooks increase in popularity authors who want to keep their fans happy are required to explore, develop and produce high quality access to this format of book content delivery. It may sound simple enough, but there is more to it than finding someone to read your book aloud whilst recording it. Firstly, as an author you have to actually match the right narrator with the books content. 

On ACX authors can drill down using the search criteria to make their book open to auditions based on not only language and dialect but also gender, age and preferred style, such as formal, funny, inspirational, etc.

Author John Searancke is taking his recent release Prunes for Breakfast, a WW2 personal memoir, on the audiobook journey and is looking for a suitable narrator on ACX. 

He is looking for an adult male, using a British General dialect with an articulate voice.

ACX narrators can find the audition script here:

https://www.acx.com/titleview/AMAYNA83OCBZM

If you know a narrator that fits the bill please forward this blog post.

I wish John all the best for his new venture.

Speak soon

Facebook Fan Page:  http://bit.ly/PrunesFBpage

Amazon: http://bit.ly/prunesJSEB

Nook: http://bit.ly/PrunesNook

B&N: http://bit.ly/BNPrunes

iTunes: http://bit.ly/prunesitunes

Scribd: http://bit.ly/prunesscribd

Kobo: http://bit.ly/koboprunes

Bookbag Review: http://bit.ly/prunesreview

Reader Review: http://bit.ly/prunesJHreview

Rukia Publishing Book Showcase: http://bit.ly/BSCPrunes

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Prunes for Breakfast is now available on expanded distribution at all good bookstores in ebook and paperback format.

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Radio Interview with John Searancke: http://bit.ly/prunesrad

4 things you may not know about Rukia Publishing #RPBP

http://www.rukiapublishing.com/

A couple of weeks ago we received an enquiry from an author for some help with book marketing. Like most new authors money was tight and she asked for a guaranteed number of sales before proceeding. After explaining that we give no guarantees I found myself explaining the philosophy behind the services at Rukia Publishing and she kept saying, "Well, I never knew that" and "Really, I didn't know that". After finishing the call I thought to myself, maybe there are other authors and readers who don't know enough about us and so we have compiled the top 4 things you may not know about Rukia Publishing. How many will make you think, "Well, I never knew that"

Top 4 in reverse order:
Number 4:
Did you know that on average 50% of the submissions to the daily Newsletter, RPBP News comes from readers of self-published books? These readers/fans support their favourite authors by letting us know when there are price promotions, new releases, etc circulating on social media so that we can increase exposure to the book and the author.
Readers you can find the submission form here.

Number 3:
The 23 Twitter accounts that make up our daily tweet team has a combined following of over 100K organic followers.

Number 2:
The proceeds from Sarah Jane Butfield's 'The What, Why, Where, When, Who & How Book Promotion Series' goes towards funding the free services for new authors at Rukia Publishing. You can get your copies of these books here.

Number 1:
Rukia Publishing has 29 blog tour partners which has substantially increased our reach across all genres.

There has never been a better time for authors and readers to get involved.

Readers have you joined the Book Club get a free book(s) each month and get involved in the conversation as your reading progresses.

Join the Book Club

Authors get involved join the blog tour, network with our social media team and find out how increasing your exposure can work for you!

http://www.rukiapublishing.com/book-reviews.html

http://www.rukiapublishing.com/reader-reviews

Readers submit your book reviews to Rukia Publishing to gain exposure for your favourite self-published authors - 

Simply email: rukiapublishing@mail.com

Join us on Twitter
@SarahJanewrites
@mdaly_margaret
@RukiaPublishing
@NigelButfield
@sparkysam12000
@RukiaReadLeader
@hewhowriteswins
@marketing4books
@TwoDogsMemoir
@GlassHalfFullTM
@taffy_cam
@FrugalSummer
@bookanimal1
@RukiaBookClub
@johnlockauthor
@AuthorDogDays
@OfficialPrunes
@pt_macias
@SuziAlbracht
@Wussyboy
@RichardSmithTT
@FredsDiary1981
@SusanLullaby

First ARC review for new authors guide The Intermediate Authorpreneur #RPBP

 

The countdown is on to release day 1st March for 

Book 3 

in 

The What, Why, Where, When, Who & How Book Promotion Series

Pre-order special price 99c until release day!!
http://smarturl.it/IntAuthPO

Extract from the first ARC review for 

The Intermediate Authorpreneur

"As usual, I found the book a riveting read. Not being an author myself, and never having had to get my head around the business of publishing, I was totally blown away by the amount of work you have to do on a regular basis.  I am in awe.  If I may say so, though, I think you present the information in a friendly informative way, and I think any budding authorpreneur would find your books invaluable. More power to your elbow." 

My ARC readers come from book clubs and author groups and as such they are not all authors, as you can see from the extract above. This makes the feedback even more crucial because if I can explain to a non-author how to create, set up and establish an author platform then the language and terminology is exactly where I wanted it to be; simple, easy to understand and practical to implement.

Everything in these books has been tested on my books and those of some of the authors at Rukia Publishing therefore the objectives, challenges, results and feedback is honest and it clearly demonstrates what can be achieved.

If you haven't caught up with this series yet here's what's in books 1 & 2.

Book 1 - FREE!
The Accidental Author introduces the author and this series of self-help e-books for new or aspiring self-published authors. The introduction starts with how and why Sarah Jane came to write and self-publish Glass Half Full: Our Australian Adventure. Find out how an aspiring author aims to be discovered while learning on the job how to write, publish and launch a new career in writing.


Book 2 -99c!
The Amateur Authorpreneur is a beginners’ guide for authors who intend to develop their writing into a business, addressing the important task of book promotion and marketing. We look at laying the foundations of the authorpreneur book promotion toolkit, building a fan base on social media and much more. 
You've written a book or you plan to - what do you need to consider? 




What does it offer readers? 
Why will they buy it? 
Where are your readers? 
When will you publish it? 
Who are you? 
How do you promote it! 
Find out how to take the business of being an author up a gear to become an authorpreneur. 
The Amateur Authorpreneur will describe, using the What, Why Where, When, Who & How template, the process of taking the first steps into combining the craft of being an author with the business of marketing your work. 

Get your copies of Books 1 & 2 here

Let's work together to help new authors get established in the world of self-publishing!

Visit Rukia Publishing for information on Free and Paid support services for independent authors.