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Showing posts with label self publishing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label self publishing. Show all posts
As the New Year comes in and 2016 comes to an end, I'm open for a lot of exciting changes. With that said, I am writing to tell you all of the most recent exciting change.
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Best Friends for Life; Yet Husband and Wife
Description:
Marriage can be surreal, unpredictable, and enticing all at the same time. We find and fall in love with our best friend, and all of our dreams seem to be coming true. We've heard of the princess being rescued by her prince and they ride off in the sunset to live happily ever after. Unfortunately, this isn't how marriage is in real life, especially when you're trying to be what God has called you to be. Marriage is two self-centered individuals coming together to live as one.
Given all the foes and dips that may come with marriage, this book gives the basic understanding of marriage the way God intended and not as the way fairy tales has made it out to be. Its meant to help wives be more self-sacrificial toward their husband by acting in grace, love, and forgiveness. In this journey with our best friends, we can work toward being more humbling and giving. It takes more than love alone for a great marriage. The basis of a great marriage starts with a strong spiritual foundation, a strong friendship which grew into a strong romance, along with tons of work, sacrifices, and submission by both partners to make it last.
This book provides Rae-Beth's opinion with communication, getting through the tough times, fair fighting, and keeping God the center of the marriage. Dive in and see marriage from one wife's perspective.
Release Date: To Be Announced
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Wow, what a year it has been for this amazing author. Let me introduce RaeBeth McGee-Buda. She is joining us today as she celebrates her one-year mark as a self-published author. Let us learn a little more about her.
Author Bio
Best Selling Author, RaeBeth McGee-Buda is resides in a tiny valley at the ridges of the Application Mountains in Fairchance, Pennsylvania, with her husband and daughter, her dog, Cody, and her newest family addition, Romeow her pure white cat.
She has been writing in some form her entire life, but loving young sister, Audra McGee noticed her talent, and gave her the reassurance she needed to start her writing career. After many months of deliberation, RaeBeth decided to trust her sister’s word and expand her short story into what we all know and love as The Silenced Series.
RaeBeth is a mother to an angel in Heaven...Miss Dakota, whom she honored in Saying Goodbye without Saying Hello. Her goals for her books are to inspire and give hope. She is a Christian author, who firmly believes in God and incorporates her faith into some of her work.
Here is more on her three published works!
What are others saying about Silenced?
"There are too few books out there about this subject matter. This book makes it easy for the young
teenager to read that they are not alone. They are not the only ones out there fighting this affliction. Highly recommended."
“I have never had a book draw me in and fill me with that connection.”
“I applaud the author's bravery in bringing to light a few things that are so easily swept under the rug. Depression and cutting. There really is not enough information out there and more teens and young adults have these issues than most people know. I hope that this series will help someone having these issues and show them that they can seek help.”
What are others saying about Silenced 2: The Overtaking?
“I recommend this to anyone reader who loves Christian suspicion or just wants to read for fun.”
“This is an amazing story that hooks you in from the beginning and sends you on an emotional roller coaster. You can relate to these characters on a personal level, which to me makes the book a masterpiece.”
“SILENCED 2: The Overtaking is a story of healing, forgiveness, and overcoming those things that seek to pull us down, and most of all it is story of HOPE!”
What are others saying about Saying Goodbye without Saying Hello?
"Saying Goodbye Without Saying Hello is a poignant read that shares the journey of the author her
experience of a wonderful pregnancy ending abruptly with an unexpected turn; how her baby becomes an angel. This page-turning true story touched my heart as I learned how Mrs. Buda shares just how fragile life is.”
“Rae Beth’s story is heart wrenching and the fact that she shares it with us shows the strength and determination this woman has.”
“I loved this book! She was so detailed in the raw emotions she felt in going through this very tragic event. I would recommend this book be given to parents who are going through losing their baby in this way. She is very detailed with her thoughts and emotions, I think anyone experiencing something like this, or knowing someone who is would benefit from reading this book.”
If you haven't already heard, I have some great news to share. As of today, Silenced 2: The Overtaking has been released on Amazon for the kindle. I am waiting for it to be released for the nook, so when I get that link.. I will update it.
I'm looking for a few reviewers who would be willing to review The Overtaking for me and post their reviews by August 4th, 2013 on Amazon. If you think you could help out and have reviewed books on Amazon before, please contact me.
Here is the purchase link for Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/RaeBeth-McGee-Buda/e/B00ANXH6PG/ref=ntt_dp_epwbk_0
I'm also looking for bloggers who may want to be part of the Silenced Series Blog tour which is during the Month of September. If you would like to take part, you can sign up with the tab above.
Self Publishing is
Time Consuming: I didn’t realize how much time I’d be putting into my book
even after I was finished writing it. I knew there would be some work involved
to help my book become known and I’m still working on that. I’ve spent
countless hours slaving over my manuscript to try to perfect it the best I can.
I’ve went several rounds of editing with beta readers and a professional
editor. Not to mention the promotion it takes to get a book noticed by a small
amount. I promote my work every day, even several times a day. Most mornings
after getting my daughter off to school, my time goes directly to my books. I
work most of the school day on promotion and writing. At night is when I am
able to relax and read a book.
The Importance of
Social Networking
As a self published author, most of my time is put into the
social networking world. I use Twitter, Facebook, Goodreads, and many more
sites to help me get my work out there. Word of mouth is good too. My friends
and family have done an amazing job with helping me spread the word about
Silenced, but that’s only part of the marketing. With Silenced being available
on Amazon mainly, I strive to keep up in the social network among the hundreds
of other authors out there trying to shine too.
It’s Hard to Stand
Out
The self publishing industry is booming right now. It seems
like everyone and their brother is an author. Therefore, there’s a lot of
competition out there. But I don’t like to think of them as competition. I find
it easier to become known in this tough industry is by helping others like you.
Teaming up with other authors that write in your genre have helped me get my
book out there to a bigger audience. But even after all the help, it’s still
like I’m one small fish in the vast ocean of books.
Creating a
Professional Book is Hard
I didn’t realize how much it would take me to get my book to
some what stand out until after I hit that publish button. I didn’t realize how
much the cover matters and how much the editing matters. I designed the cover
of the Kindle version of Silenced. This took a lot of time. I had to learn Photoshop,
find the perfect pictures, purchase the rights to them, and then begin
designing. Even after it was said and done, I still felt it could be better.
This is how the paperback cover came to life. I got with another designer,
worked with her to create the amazing cover, and this took time. I was blessed
enough to have the designer help me as I helped her. Then, once the book was
listed on Amazon I realized there was something missing. Page numbers! Yes, I
formatted Silenced without page numbers in the paperback. It actually took my
six year old daughter to point this out to me. Ughh!! So not only do I have
editing issues I need to fix within the text, I now have to fight with the
formatting of page numbers.
So in conclusion, even though it sounds like a headache.... I still love what I do.
