BLOGGING THE BLOG TOUR
Even five years ago, a lot of folks would have heard the phrase “blog tour” and gone….”Whaaa?” But it’s one of the newer ways to promote a writer’s work, thanks to the advent of blogs and social media.
So I have a blog tour! Tor Books (thanks very much to my publicist) has lined up some nice venues for me around the time of The Ultra Thin Man‘s publication date. Here’s a list of the blogs, with links, in case you’d like to get a preview of what they’re like. Also, I’ll add a little commentary about each, including topics if they’ve been given.
Book Banter / Guest post, August 8th (No topic was given, but I’ve already started working on this one, which is a rundown on the strange and winding road to publication for this book.)
Forces of Geek / Guest post, August 10th (The folks at Forces want to know a little bit about the pop culture influences in my work (tv, movie, books, comics, etc) or maybe the influence of a particular movie, or book)
Geek and Sundry / Guest post. August 12th (They’d like me to give my quintessential survey of science fiction mysteries. Looking forward to writing this one. The blog’s tag line: Your Daily Dose of Geekiness.)
The Quillery / Interview, August 12 (They’ve asked questions about the novel, including fun ones such as describing the book in 140 characters or less, or asking about my favorite lines, favorite character.)
Optionated.com / Guest post, August 13th (Note that’s OPTION- and not OPINION-ated. I made that mistake when checking it out for the first time! Topic’s wide open.)
My Bookish Ways / Interview, August 14th (I’ve not seen the questions yet for this interview. But I’ll get ’em, answer ’em, and pass ’em on.)
Speculative Book Review / Guest post, August 15th (Open topic. They do lots of book reviews and have quite an interesting rating system. And they have guest posts.)
Books and Things / Guest post, August 17th (Also open topic. The URL is the proprieter’s blog address, so it doesn’t come up easily in a search. So good thing I have a good link to it!)
A Dream Within a Dream / Guest post, August 21st (A late addition to the tour on 7/21! Open topic. Looks like it focuses a lot on fantasy, so I’ll have to win them over!)
SF Signal / Guest post, August 27th (This Hugo Award-winning blog and fanzine is one of the best for SF/Fantasy out there. I’ll be talking on that guest post about works that influenced my book.
(There might be one more, depending on confirmation)
There will also be the the Twitter interview at @sffwrtcht on Aug 13
and Publishers Weekly Radio interview airing on Aug 22nd.
