Related posts:
http://janeayres.blogspot.co.uk/2015/01/the-horse-on-balcony-out-now-plus.html
http://janeayres.blogspot.co.uk/2015/01/pony-books-in-print.html
Wednesday, 22 July 2015
Pony magazine: two part story by Jane Ayres in August issue
Related posts:
http://janeayres.blogspot.co.uk/2015/01/the-horse-on-balcony-out-now-plus.html
http://janeayres.blogspot.co.uk/2015/01/pony-books-in-print.html
Tuesday, 2 June 2015
"A must for cat lovers."
I can hardly believe it is now more than 18 months since I made a book trailer (my only one so far) for my cat charity book Coming Home. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aweX0y3lvL4&feature=youtu.be
I wrote a blog post about it which has received nearly 500 views, so hopefully it has proved useful for other writers! Anyway, I've had lovely feedback on the trailer, which is a bit of a tearjerker! I hope you enjoy it and feel inspired to take a look at the book - all my royalties are donated to charity Cats Protection.
From the many Amazon 5 star reviews:
"Wonderful story"
"A must for cat lovers"
"Couldn't put the book down. Make sure you have time to read it right through before you pick it up. A lovely story."
"A touching tale for all ages"
"This book is a very good read for cat lovers of any age. I downloaded it today and could not stop reading it until I reached the end.."
Buy book link: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Coming-Home-ebook/dp/B00AGZV9WM/ and http://www.amazon.com/Coming-Home-journey-special-cats-ebook/dp/B00AGZV9WM and also in all Amazon territories.
Related post: http://janeayres.blogspot.co.uk/2013/10/making-book-trailer-20-steps-i-took.html
I wrote a blog post about it which has received nearly 500 views, so hopefully it has proved useful for other writers! Anyway, I've had lovely feedback on the trailer, which is a bit of a tearjerker! I hope you enjoy it and feel inspired to take a look at the book - all my royalties are donated to charity Cats Protection.
From the many Amazon 5 star reviews:
"Wonderful story"
"A must for cat lovers"
"Couldn't put the book down. Make sure you have time to read it right through before you pick it up. A lovely story."
"A touching tale for all ages"
"This book is a very good read for cat lovers of any age. I downloaded it today and could not stop reading it until I reached the end.."
Buy book link: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Coming-Home-ebook/dp/B00AGZV9WM/ and http://www.amazon.com/Coming-Home-journey-special-cats-ebook/dp/B00AGZV9WM and also in all Amazon territories.
Related post: http://janeayres.blogspot.co.uk/2013/10/making-book-trailer-20-steps-i-took.html
Saturday, 2 May 2015
Saturday School for writers on 16 May: self publishing your e-book on Amazon
On Saturday 16 May I'm running a day school in Canterbury from 10am - 4pm called Self Publishing your e-book on Amazon: The Business of Writing. This is the most popular of my day schools for Canterbury Christ Church University and guides
you through the process step by step, dealing with issues such as
formatting, pricing, cover design, author pages and book blurb. Whether
you want to publish for personal satisfaction or to earn income, this is
a chance to find out what is involved so you can do it yourself.
Cost is just £29.50 and you can book via the link below.
https://www.canterbury.ac.uk/cae/day-schools/spring-2015/the-business-of-writing-2.aspx
What previous students have said about my day schools:
Cost is just £29.50 and you can book via the link below.
https://www.canterbury.ac.uk/cae/day-schools/spring-2015/the-business-of-writing-2.aspx
What previous students have said about my day schools:
“Jane is very knowledgeable and has a wealth of experience.”
“Fabulously engaging tutor, enthusiastic about her subject,
spoke with passion and authority.”
“It was more than I imagined. Very informative and interesting.”
“Knowledgeable about the topic. Excellent to listen to. Inspiring.”
“Obvious sound knowledge base and good clear delivery.”
“Useful hand-outs with links that can provide even more
information after the course.”
“Inspiring and informative.
Lots of ideas to work with now!”
“Jane is clearly very
experienced. She has a good relaxed
style and is very enthusiastic.”
“Very useful and clearly put across.”
“Excellent content.
Covered more than I expected.”
“Very clear information.
Very generous with the information. Helpful.”
“Very good at answering questions, very clear targets and
direction, well prepared.”
"Jane was honest and enthusiastic. Course was well thought out."
"An energised tutor who inspired me."
"Jane was honest and enthusiastic. Course was well thought out."
"An energised tutor who inspired me."
Friday, 20 March 2015
CUT - a new opportunity for short story writers!
If you love reading and/or writing short stories, then check out this new resource for readers and writers
http://www.cutalongstory.com/
It is described as "a writer’s e-publishing community platform, where professional and semi-professional writers can freely get their work digitally published and marketed to a global reader audience, giving writers a ‘voice’ to their readers. This enables writers to spend time on their creative output, in the certain knowledge that they can simply upload their work and CUT will do the rest: create a beautiful e-book and market it to a global reader audience....CUT has a simple model which gives writers a fair deal, where each writer receives 50% of the sale proceeds, after deducting minimal transaction costs."
http://www.cutalongstory.com/
It is described as "a writer’s e-publishing community platform, where professional and semi-professional writers can freely get their work digitally published and marketed to a global reader audience, giving writers a ‘voice’ to their readers. This enables writers to spend time on their creative output, in the certain knowledge that they can simply upload their work and CUT will do the rest: create a beautiful e-book and market it to a global reader audience....CUT has a simple model which gives writers a fair deal, where each writer receives 50% of the sale proceeds, after deducting minimal transaction costs."
Saturday, 14 March 2015
Saturday 21 March Day School :How writers can stay visible
On Saturday 21 March I'm running a day school in Canterbury from 10am -4pm called The Business of Writing 2: Now you see me - how writers can stay visible . This may be of special interest to indie and self published writers.
With more opportunities than ever before for writers to get their work out to a public readership, how do you stay visible? Is an author also a brand? And what does this mean for a writer? How do you promote yourself?
We will explore ways writers can stay visible, including author websites, book trailers, blogging and blog carnivals, social networking, book signings and launches, readings, interviews, visits, getting reviews, and ways to showcase your work. What is most effective?
We will also look at creating a personal promotion plan.
Cost is just £29.50 and you can book via the link below.
https://www.canterbury.ac.uk/cae/day-schools/spring-2015/the-business-of-writing-2.aspx
What previous students have said about my day schools:
With more opportunities than ever before for writers to get their work out to a public readership, how do you stay visible? Is an author also a brand? And what does this mean for a writer? How do you promote yourself?
We will explore ways writers can stay visible, including author websites, book trailers, blogging and blog carnivals, social networking, book signings and launches, readings, interviews, visits, getting reviews, and ways to showcase your work. What is most effective?
We will also look at creating a personal promotion plan.
Cost is just £29.50 and you can book via the link below.
https://www.canterbury.ac.uk/cae/day-schools/spring-2015/the-business-of-writing-2.aspx
What previous students have said about my day schools:
“Jane is very knowledgeable and has a wealth of experience.”
“Fabulously engaging tutor, enthusiastic about her subject,
spoke with passion and authority.”
“It was more than I imagined. Very informative and interesting.”
“Knowledgeable about the topic. Excellent to listen to. Inspiring.”
“Obvious sound knowledge base and good clear delivery.”
“Useful hand-outs with links that can provide even more
information after the course.”
“Inspiring and informative.
Lots of ideas to work with now!”
“Jane is clearly very
experienced. She has a good relaxed
style and is very enthusiastic.”
“Very useful and clearly put across.”
“Excellent content.
Covered more than I expected.”
“Very clear information.
Very generous with the information. Helpful.”
“Very good at answering questions, very clear targets and
direction, well prepared.”
Tuesday, 10 March 2015
Crowdfunding and where I've been
I've been absent from the blogosphere recently for a variety of reasons. I tend to take on too many projects and then struggle to juggle everything BUT it's a great way to keep learning lots of new things and expand my horizons. My current focus is fundraising for an arts project, on a voluntary basis.
As a result, I set up and ran my first crowdfunder for the Mirabai Project, a not for profit group of musicians, performers and composers, for an innovative show in Kent with Argentine tango dancers. I invested a lot of time and energy into it, but just over a week before the crowdfunder ended, the crowdfunding platform went bust. Disaster! After upset, anger and despondency, I eventually got myself together and decided to try again with a different platform, IdeasTap. The link is here - do check it out - you will get to see a beautiful tango for harp and dancers on the video, and any contribution is very welcome. Do share the link if you enjoy the music.
Thanks!
http://www.ideastap.com/crowdfunding/project/the-mirabai-project-presents-chrysanthemums
Friday, 13 February 2015
A romantic read for horse lovers on Valentine's Day!
Valentine Horse - now available in print!
Sixteen year old Lara’s world is turned upside down after a riding accident on her lively new horse Skylark, a surprise gift for Valentine’s Day. Recovering in hospital, she meets the enigmatic Ant, an unconventional sculptor. Lara is instantly attracted but her parents don’t approve of the relationship – especially as Ant is older than Lara. As her feelings grow for Ant, Lara questions her relationship with her lifelong best friend, and brilliant rider, Ryan. Struggling with her emotions, she also has to regain her confidence to ride the flighty and difficult Skylark, who is the catalyst for everything that happens to Lara after he enters her life on Valentine's Day....
Torn between Ant and Ryan, and battling with increasing confrontations with her parents, Lara makes the gut-wrenching discovery that her beloved first pony, Spook, may not have gone to the good home she believed. Is it too late to save Spook? And when faced with a terrible choice, how will Lara find the courage to follow her heart?
A heart-warming read for romantic horse lovers.
Buy links: ebook
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Valentine-Horse-Jane-Ayres-ebook/dp/B00IEOF8LU
http://www.amazon.com/Valentine-Horse-Jane-Ayres-ebook/dp/B00IEOF8LU
Print edition £4.99
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Valentine-Horse-Jane-Ayres/dp/1505774349
Sixteen year old Lara’s world is turned upside down after a riding accident on her lively new horse Skylark, a surprise gift for Valentine’s Day. Recovering in hospital, she meets the enigmatic Ant, an unconventional sculptor. Lara is instantly attracted but her parents don’t approve of the relationship – especially as Ant is older than Lara. As her feelings grow for Ant, Lara questions her relationship with her lifelong best friend, and brilliant rider, Ryan. Struggling with her emotions, she also has to regain her confidence to ride the flighty and difficult Skylark, who is the catalyst for everything that happens to Lara after he enters her life on Valentine's Day....
Torn between Ant and Ryan, and battling with increasing confrontations with her parents, Lara makes the gut-wrenching discovery that her beloved first pony, Spook, may not have gone to the good home she believed. Is it too late to save Spook? And when faced with a terrible choice, how will Lara find the courage to follow her heart?
A heart-warming read for romantic horse lovers.
Buy links: ebook
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Valentine-Horse-Jane-Ayres-ebook/dp/B00IEOF8LU
http://www.amazon.com/Valentine-Horse-Jane-Ayres-ebook/dp/B00IEOF8LU
Print edition £4.99
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Valentine-Horse-Jane-Ayres/dp/1505774349
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