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• Abundant Gifts: A Daybook of Grace-Filled Devotions Insightful stories to nourish your soul
• MotherStyles: Using Personality Type to Discover Your Parenting Strengths Antidote to the stress of trying to be all things to all people

• Diane’s copywriting services Specialist in web copy of all kinds, newsletters, offline direct marketing
• How to write and publish your book How to Start Your Book Today!
• Virtual Book Tour QA Questions and answers about how to use VBTs to sell more books faster, better, and with less human effort
• Words to Profit Diane’s Book Coaching Web site

• “Build a Business–through Articles!” How you can build a business with article writing as the foundation
• “Magic Words that Make Books Sell” Tested words that make people buy one book over another
• ‘7 Ways to Find Your Best-Selling Title” Where to find ideas for titles that sell books
• Beware the Publishing Scams How to tell the real from the scams
• Procrastination: Key to Success? Is It Ever Good to Procrastinate?
• Read AP article on MotherStyles Personality Plays Role in Parenting
• The Easiest and BEST Way to Write Your Book To start your book–start small!
• Two Never-Fail Ways to Overcome Writer’s Block Techniques to get you writing faster with no stress
• What Is a Podcast and Why Would an Author Want to Podcast? What podcasting is and how it can help authors spread their message to more people
• Why Publish a Book? The reasons run deeper than fame or fortune …
• Why You Need a Book Proposal (Even If You Plan to Self-Publish) How a book proposal will help you write a better book and get published easier and faster.
• Why You Should Consider Self-Publishing for Your First Book When self-publishing is the best bet
• Your Book is Only the Beginning How to Give Your Readers More

• Choose Your Best-Selling Title 5-module telecourse on Choosing Your Best-Selling Title
• Diane Recommends Resources to Help You Write, Publish, Promote and Sell Faster, Better, and with Less Human Effort
• Do a keyword search keyword research guide (free download)
• Jump Start Your Book Now! 12 simple steps to writing a book that sells
• Market your book through articles Chris Knight’s blog and resources on how to write and market articles
• Virtual Book Tour QA Questions and answers about how to use VBTs to sell more books faster, better, and with less human effort

Diane's recent books

• Abundant Gifts Description: 260 True Inspirational Stories to Nourish Your Soul

Diane's Web Sites

• Abundant Gifts Description: 260 True Inspirational Stories to Nourish Your Soul
• Abundant Gifts blog New stories, meditations to open your eyes to grace

Getting Published

• Ask about New Publishing Models Ask your question about publishing & get answers on New Era Publishing models
• How to write and publish your book How to Start Your Book Today!
• The Easiest and BEST Way to Write Your Book To start your book–start small!

Links to other great blogs

• Dan Janal’s PR Leads Mailbag & Column Great PR and marketing strategies
• Get Known Now blog Suzanne Falter-Barnes’s blog on publicity
• Immediate Influence blog Authors influence others; this blog has great ideas about how.
• Links to Ezine Article Directories More than 50 places to publish your ezine articles!
• Rick Frishman’s blog on book promotion Book promotion tips from a true publishing veteran
• SelfGrowth.com SelfGrowth.com is the most complete guide to information about Self -Improvement, Personal Growth and Self Help on the Internet. It is designed to be an organized directory, with articles and references to thousands of other Web Sites on the World Wide We
• Seth Godin’s blog on marketing One of the best blogs on marketing–anything, including books
• Suzanne Lieurance’s blog on freelance writing A Freelance Writers’ and Graphic Designers’ Cooperative
• Terry Whalin’s The Writing Life Great resources on writing, especially for Christian market
• Terry Whalin’s The Writing Life Great resources on writing, especially for Christian market
• The WordPress Wizard Expert help in setting up/using the best blog software available
• The Writer’s Lifeline Access to professional readers, editors, agents, and managers who can help you reach the biggest possible audience for your story.
• Virtual Book Tour QA Questions and answers about how to use VBTs to sell more books faster, better, and with less human effort

Marketing Your Book

• “Magic Words that Make Books Sell” Tested words that make people buy one book over another
• “The First Hundred Million” E. Haldeman-Julius’s ground-breaking study on how to sell books by title alone
• ‘7 Ways to Find Your Best-Selling Title” Where to find ideas for titles that sell books
• Book Marketing Bestsellers blog John Kremer’s blog on book marketing
• Book Marketing Network Social Network by John Kremer on book marketing
• Books ‘n’ Such Book Reviews/Author Interview on Review Yak channel of Yaktivate
• Choose Your Best-Selling Title 5-module telecourse on Choosing Your Best-Selling Title
• Dan Janal’s PR Leads Mailbag & Column Great PR and marketing strategies
• Diane Recommends Resources to Help You Write, Publish, Promote and Sell Faster, Better, and with Less Human Effort
• Do a keyword search keyword research guide (free download)
• Jump Start Your Book Now! 12 simple steps to writing a book that sells
• Market your book through articles Chris Knight’s blog and resources on how to write and market articles
• Virtual Book Tour QA Questions and answers about how to use VBTs to sell more books faster, better, and with less human effort
• What Is a Podcast and Why Would an Author Want to Podcast? What podcasting is and how it can help authors spread their message to more people

Publishing Coach Weekly

• How to write and publish your book How to Start Your Book Today!
• The Easiest and BEST Way to Write Your Book To start your book–start small!
• Your Book Publishing Coach CURRENT newsletter (Publishing Coach Weekly) Latest cutting-edge tips on writing, marketing, promoting

Publishing Questions Answered

• Ask about New Publishing Models Ask your question about publishing & get answers on New Era Publishing models
• How to write and publish your book How to Start Your Book Today!
• Mark Levine Virtual Book Tour on Self-Publishing Ask Mark Levine about self-publishing, listen to VBT on The Fine Print of Self-Publishing

Recommended Resources

• Bestseller Blueprint Great roadmap to becoming a best-selling author–best thing I’ve seen!
• FAQ about Virtual Book Tours All about how teleseminar Virtual Book Tours help sell books faster, better, with less effort.
• Free Resources on Article Marketing Free resources to help you Write & Market Articles for More Prospects, Publicity and Profits
• How to write and publish your book How to Start Your Book Today!
• Market your book through articles Chris Knight’s blog and resources on how to write and market articles
• MotherStyles: Using Personality Type to Discover Your Parenting Strengths Antidote to the stress of trying to be all things to all people
• The Healing Code Incredible but true–this works to heal health, success, relaitonship issues–really!
• Writer Beware! Writer Beware, a publishing industry watchdog group sponsored by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, shines a light into the dark corners of the shadow-world of literary scams, schemes, and pitfalls.

Resources

• “Magic Words that Make Books Sell” Tested words that make people buy one book over another
• “The First Hundred Million” E. Haldeman-Julius’s ground-breaking study on how to sell books by title alone
• 14 Ways a Book Can Boost Your Business link to special report on how to boost your business through publishing
• 50 Article Submission Sites Links to the best article submission sites
• Author Marketing Experts blog Good info on promoting your book
• Become a Working Writer When you need a writing coach
• Choose Your Best-Selling Title 5-module telecourse on Choosing Your Best-Selling Title
• Diane Recommends Resources to Help You Write, Publish, Promote and Sell Faster, Better, and with Less Human Effort
• Effective Media Training Get trained in how to put your best foot foward in the media, by one of the best
• Free keyword search tool Wordtracker keyword search tool–check how many times people search for your keywords
• Free Resources on Article Marketing Free resources to help you Write & Market Articles for More Prospects, Publicity and Profits
• Get Known Now podcast Podcasts on how to get publicity, build a platform
• Goal University Great help in reaching your goals
• How to write and publish your book How to Start Your Book Today!
• Jump Start Your Book Now! 12 simple steps to writing a book that sells
• Links to Ezine Article Directories More than 50 places to publish your ezine articles!
• Marcellino Design Graphic/web design; sound/video editing
• Market your book through articles Chris Knight’s blog and resources on how to write and market articles
• MotherStyles: Using Personality Type to Discover Your Parenting Strengths Antidote to the stress of trying to be all things to all people
• Press Release Builder Great tutorial, tools and resources for writing and sending press releases
• Simpleology: the simple science of getting what you want The siimple science of getting what you want
• Terry Whalin’s The Writing Life Great resources on writing, especially for Christian market
• The Children’s Writers Coaching Club Learn how to write for children–and get published!
• The WordPress Wizard Expert help in setting up/using the best blog software available
• The Writer’s Lifeline Access to professional readers, editors, agents, and managers who can help you reach the biggest possible audience for your story.
• Writers on Call: Podcasts for Writers Group Coaching Teleclasses
• Your Book Publishing Coach CURRENT newsletter (Publishing Coach Weekly) Latest cutting-edge tips on writing, marketing, promoting
• Your Book Publishing Coach newsletter archive Read past issues of Your Book Publishing Coach newsletter

Virtual Book Tours

• Diane’s Virtual Book Tour on Abundant Gifts Ask Diane about finding God in everyday life, keeping a “gifts journal,” and listen to VBT replay
• Dinesh D’Souza Virtual Book Tour: What’s So Great about Christianity Ask Dinesh D’Souza questions about Christianity
• FAQ about Virtual Book Tours All about how teleseminar Virtual Book Tours help sell books faster, better, with less effort.
• Mark Levine Virtual Book Tour on Self-Publishing Ask Mark Levine about self-publishing, listen to VBT on The Fine Print of Self-Publishing
• Nancy Ortberg Virtual Book Tour on Leadership Ask Nancy Ortberg about leadership, listen to Virtual Book Tour of Unleashing the Power of Rubber Bands: Lessons in Non-Linear Leadership
• Pagan Christianity Virtual Book Tour Frank Viola & George Barna VBT on Pagan Christianity? Exploring the Roots of Our Church Practices

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