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Next Tour Stop and Giveaway Winner

I’d like to thank everyone who stopped by here on Wednesday during The Insecure Writer’s Support Group. I was away for most of the day and promise to visit everyone who stopped by yesterday. Thanks also to those who’ve posted about my book this week.

Today I am visiting Tyrean Martinson and talking about how writing articles is important for book promoting.

And, the winner of the autographed book and swag… Jay Noel! Congrats, Joel!


I’d also like to share an image from our recent ice storm:

How...

The Insecure Writer's Support Group and Today's Book Tour Stop

It’s time for another edition of The Insecure Writer’s Support Group, hosted by Ninja Captain, Alex J. Cavanaugh.

Yesterday, my 7th book was released.

After teaching seminars on publishing and promoting for almost six years, I finally got my act together and put them into book form, packed with a ton more information.

Thanks to all who sent out messages, posted about my book, and purchased it yesterday.

It’s unnerving to throw a book on that subject out there, as so many good ones already exist....

Available Today - How to Publish and Promote Your Book Now!

Thank you to everyone who’s supported me and supported my books, those who’ve attended my seminars over the years, and my husband for prodding me for years to write this book!

No tour stop today - (Yesterday I visited Elizabeth Craig to discuss finding a need and a niche with our writing) - but anyone who leaves a comment in next 24 hours will be entered to win a free autographed copy and some cool bookmarks and swag ! Winner will be announced Thursday morning.

I’m happy to announce the public...

Tour Stop One - Filling a Need & Finding a Niche

Today my tour kicks off at Mystery Writing is Murder where I discuss filling a need and finding one’s niche.

I’ve actually had the pleasure of meeting author Elizabeth Spann Craig in person. We live at opposite ends of the state, but we finally got to meet last year at a book festival in between. Elizabeth is so successful and professional, and despite interacting with her online for several years, I had no idea what to expect. And you know what? Elizabeth is just FUN! It’s probably a good th...

The Big Day Approaches!

Right now I am frantically preparing for the launch of my seventh book next week. My husband calls it “spaz mode.” (Add panic to my hyper-spunky-type A personality and yes, you get spaz mode.) However, he has taken over the household duties so I can get everything done. I think he might be avoiding me, too.

And if you missed the opening of the sign up list for the A to Z Challenge, it’s this POST.

The next few days I will be focused on book stuff (which includes formatting two books for client...

Blogging From A to Z April Challenge Sign Ups Are Open!

PLEASE READ THE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE SIGNING UP!!!
The A to Z Challenge is blogging the letters of the alphabet six days a week in the month of April. It’s a great way to meet new bloggers.

Start with A on April 1st
Then B on April 2nd

We post Monday thru Saturday. Sundays are a no-blog/letter day.

You can go freestyle or pick a theme, but the topic of your post must reflect the letter of the day.

Visit 5 blogs a day (or more) starting with the blog after yours on the list.

Short posts are essent...

Re-Introduce Myself Blogfest

Today is the Re-Introduce Myself Blogfest, hosted by Stephen Tremp, C.M. Brown, Mark Koopmans, and Elise Fallson.

I’m going to give you my “official” bio first -

L. Diane Wolfe Professional Speaker & Author
Known as “Spunk On A Stick,” Wolfe is a member of the National Speakers Association and the author of numerous books. Her upcoming title, “How to Publish and Promote Your Book Now,” covers her publishing seminars in depth and provides an overview of the entire process from idea to market...

Publishing News, Book Announcement, & Inspirational Photo

Publishing Industry News

Amazon just purchased speech-recognition company, Ivona:

“Amazon has been using Ivona's technology for its Kindle e-readers since 2009. Ivona also supplies "Explore By Touch" and "Voice Guide" navigation for Kindle Fire models.”

Could this become Amazon’s version of Siri? Read more at Mashable.

Brian Howard discussed a recent incident on Amazon involving reviews and the worrisome precedent it might be setting:
“Witness the campaign against Randall Sullivan ’s Michael Jac...

Website Hits, Visitors, and the Inaccuracies of Hit Counters

What’s the difference between hits and visits? And are hit counters accurate?

Hits refer to the number of files that can be downloaded from a page. If a page has nine images, it counts as ten hits including the actual page view.

Visits refer to the actual number of pages viewed.

Both numbers can be inaccurate. Visits can be inaccurate as they count your own visits (even when editing your site) or page reloads. Hits can be inaccurate as they reflect a web browser’s requests for a file from you...

Industry News and Interesting Friday Photos

Some industry news…

Barnes & Noble, the Last Big Bookseller Standing: But for How Long?
Holiday sales were down 10.9%, and Nook sales down 12.6%. Its one advantage is the 674 college bookstores it owns. Will it survive?
Read full article at Knowledge Wharton

Fighting E-book piracy -
“RosettaBooks implemented the Digimarc Guardian solution to root out and prevent online piracy for its catalog of blacklist and original titles.”
Learn how Digimarc Guardian does it at Book Business Magazine

A pub...