How to participate in blog tours nose graze nose graze. A while later amy put out her first book sweetly stitched handmades, one i ordered just for the pretty pictures and later ended up making every last project in the book during the sew along. I have recently come across a rather interesting blog post link in the comments section under a post at suffolk scribblings blog. Our virtual book tours are filled with interviews, guest blogs, live chats and giveaways set up at popular book blogs and websites. Kelly has rules, my absolute favourite of which is that she. The ugly truth about book sales leonas blog of shadows. Book blog tours vary wildly in their costs and readership reach. Rabt book tours and pr blog reading addiction blog tours. I also got a book for blog tours for 2019 seriously how are there. Chances are that in this day and age, you know what a blog is. Dog lovers among the technical staff had objected, though. You can host a blog tour which can be any length you choose or you can do one blog post at a time.
What are the benefits of putting your book on a blog tour. Thomas nelson april 21, 2020 new york times bestselling author. I dont post promotional materials about books i havent read unless ive read something else by the same author and liked it, because i dont want my readers to think that im endorsing something when im not. Check below for specifics on each tour and click on the book covers for the goodreads links and book info. Online exposure is the main benefit of using a blog tour to promote. In 2008, after some major life changes, i selfpublished her first book private words unspoken, a compilation of poetry. The first step of a successful blog tour is working with your publishing team to. There are countless fiction and nonfiction blogs that have emerged in the past few years, all written by passionate readers who want to share their love of. For the tourspromos below, you will be able to click on them and be taken directly to their tour page.
Blog tours can be a great way to drum up early excitement about your books. She has been part of the blogging community since september 2011, and launched xpresso book tours in october 2012. Another first book by a first time author and folks, its a winner. A psychic so powerful his abilities come at a cost. Cheryl and gina are always on top of things, have great followthrough, and produce great results. These tours are sometimes called book blog tours or virtual author tours, or abbreviated as vbt. Today i am going to share some eyeopening truths, which might shatter the illusions regarding the book publishing business and crush the dreams of some folk out there. Currently, xpresso book tours has successfully completed over 800 blog tours and 3,000 promotional events. Im with a smaller but brilliant publisher and i took part in my first blog tour. At the time my first two novels were published, omnific publishing had a great editorial process and i absolutely adored working with my developmental editor. A single mother and owner of the town diner, charlie mckay. First of all, we talked about the book, and a little about me.
Team avon has a lot of experience so lets work with that timescale. At times, the story gets quite convoluted, but the tangles get worked out, and readers have lots of ahha moments as a satisfying conclusion is reached. To make it easier for christian authors to find hosts, we have compiled a. I simply need to build up the budget to order the books i need, etc. Since our founding in 1992, first book has distributed more than 175 million books and educational resources to programs and schools serving children from lowincome families.
First book is a nonprofit social enterprise that provides new books, learning materials, and other essentials to children in need. Book 2 and jordan was back sharpening her claws and using all her skills to expose the people, out to make a quick buck. I spent most of the summer writing interviews, guest posts. The tour for my latest release, dangerous flaws, was the fourth time ive worked with partners in crime, so that in itself is a kind of endorsement. You will get a response from me within 48 hours, but usually sooner. Daniel omalley is an american educated aussie who delivers an original, wry, witty, complex, and very clever urban fantasy story based in london that satisfies both paranormal and thriller junkies with a female lead character, myfanwy rhymes with tiffany thomas. This can be confused with a blog blitz, which features various blogs all posting the exact same content at the same time. Writing a book is an amazing achievement, one you should celebrate and enjoy. We specialize in the online promotion of paranormal romance, urban fantasy and erotica books. For the purpose of this synopsisspecific guide, lets assume you have the book drafted out, or even completed.
Contact me if you would like the names of the ones i participated in, or any further information on these tours. All materials on this blog were produced andor compiled by xpresso book tours. I published my first book in 2016 and never looked back. Create a book tour graphic and send it to everyone on the blog tour with. At the very bottom of the page there will be a form where you can fill in your information. Some tips for making a blog tour thats right for your book. As you all know we sold our first house a couple of months ago, and while i had posted about it 147 times over the last 3 years i wanted to have one big post that documented every single room or at least linked to everything.
It took me a tad longer than expected blame darkfall but i have them now and theyre not what i would have expected. Also, please only add your company name if you work on blog tours. Blog tours are a smart, relatively easy way to market your book right. Brooks unearthing the past the mckay series book 3 virtual book tour march 2 april 30. Your guide to blog tours and athome marketing lulu blog. How to organize a truly successful blog tour reedsy. Online exposure is the main benefit of using a blog tour to promote your book. We specialize in romance fiction in all its subgenres. Thank you to the author and lone star book blog tours for providing me an audible download in exchange for my honest opinion. Here is a list of blog tour hosts for christian authors. With your list of blogs you want to include in your tour, i suggest first. No images, text andor designs from this site may be copied or reproduced without written permission. The cat, asleep in my lap at the time, did not share my enthusiasm.
Here are the other posts for those who want to refresh or catch. I m with a smaller but brilliant publisher and i took part in my first blog tour. I entered another blog tour with a total of 10 participating authors. Frequency 1 post month since jun 2011 blog facebook fans 219. A blog tour is very much like a traditional book tour, where the author would go from town to town to sign their books and meet new readers. They also assigned each author a marketing representative who helped authors build their online presence, coordinated book launches, created book trailers, and sent out press releases. Im so excited to be a part of the hope nation blog tour because i love this book so much. Now tour hosts enticed bloggers and readers to participate in book blog tours with giveaways and gifts, which are usually free ebook copies and amazon gift cards.
Xpresso book tours is run by giselle of xpresso reads. Everything you need to know about organizing a blog tour news. A couple years after that i spent a weekend in vermont. A book excerpt works well too, but if youre in kdp select, make sure you. I worked to pay the bills but my love was acting and i was actually somewhat successful, mostly in commercials and independent films and i had a great time doing it.
Everything you need to know about organizing a blog tour. Since our founding in 1992, first book has distributed more than 175 million books and educational resources to programs and. Getting your book from a raw mess of words to a polished, publishable entity, complete with a kickass cover and proper formatting, is even more incredible. Tips on using blog tours for book marketing bookbub partners blog. That being said, ive tried to summarize the most significant information of the first two books in amputated.
We are primarily looking for well read, well trafficked book blogs, but are also looking for all different kinds of blogs as tour hosts. Ya authors share personal moments of inspiration by. When you book a tour with lolas blog tours it means you have read and agreed with the information and terms listed there and will adhere to them. A marketing analyst recommended a blog tour to me last week. Its been a while since i listened to her narrate the first book, but for this book, its more like a book being read aloud than a performance. Gillis had written a solid mystery with extensive detailing of characters and.
In october 2010 i did a monthlong blog tour to promote the release of blue fire. It went over well thanks largely to great advice from friends and the wildsnow archives. Rather than being three books with selfcontained stories, isolated, mandated, and amputated follow one plotline. They rarely get the credit they deserve for their hard work and the long hours.
The scientists first choice as test subjects had been dogs. The first book in the raven cycle, the raven boys, was a publishers weekly best book of the year and the second book, the dream thieves, was an ala best book for young adults. When i published my first book 4 12 years ago blog tours were very fashionable. Part one of what worked, what didnt covered climbing and camping gear used on our denali ski trip.
If you hire a publicist for a blog tour, they will pitch your book to a series of blogs that fit your story. What authors need to know about virtual book tours by dana. Make sure to look at the schedule in the middle of the page to see the currently open dates. Isolated by his strange abilities and what others perceive as weird behavior, he keeps his head down and excels at his job. Every family home deserves its own biopic, its own biography, its own dramatic memoir, or lifetime achievement award, so this post is it. Lynda, who lives in ottawa, canada, decided combining work and travel was the perfect life, so lynda decided to embark on just that. Jen hatmaker, author of fierce, free, and full of fire, on tour aprilmay 2020. Well, when marianne became a published author and got her the first taste of trying to promote a book on a budget, there was only one other virtual book tour company in place at the time, and their fees were simply too high for a small press author.
The odd cozy mystery and feature on creative writing, plus deborahs personal life, may sneak in at times. The petite book blogger i want to travel the world with. We love literature, books, and all things bookish, and want to share that with the world through our blog, we are the excitement of realizing youre falling in love with a book and so. If the book isnt written yet, i feel like youre writing an outline, not a synopsis, and ive talked about outline writing at length in previous blog posts. The blog tour doesnt make sales based on my experience. Why writers should work with book bloggers, how to find the best.
This was our longest and coldest winter camping mission to date. Slikamilina painting tours has been an established business since 2008. Services lolas blog tours organizing book blog tours. Xpresso book tours is another of the premier blog tour sites for your ebook or print book it has a reach of over 1,200 bloggers, and that means you could be seen by tens of thousands, maybe even hundreds of thousands. And chances are that if youve ever published a book or are considering publishing a book then youve heard the terms book tour and blog tour.
A woman so special she alone has the power to touch him. We are looking to customize our tours to specific bloggers with an interest in the subject matter of the book on tour. February 24, 2020 by tlc booktours leave a comment. I did a few wrap up posts, and promised id get back with some more hard figures once we saw enough time pass to get good figures. The firsttime travelers were two lemmings wearing sensors and miniature video cameras and recording and tracking devices built into their tiny collars. If youd like to be considered to be a stop on any of these tours, please first sign up as a tour host and fill out the form below. Blog tour hosts for christian authors body and soul. A blog tour should consist of original content, with a focus on higher trafficked sites. The only thing it does is to get your book on many different web sites, but be careful dont spend your money on a book blog tour until you check it out. As a christian author, one great way to market your books is to do guest blogging.