In the third quarter of 2014, to support my new release Out of Time, I went on my first blog tour. This is when you do interviews or write posts for several different blogs and/or websites and schedule them so it runs like a virtual ‘tour’ to gain maximum exposure across a number of platforms. If done correctly, it can be a mutually beneficial arrangement whereby the owner of the website or blog gets some free content, while the writer gets some free publicity. It’s much more cost-effective than heading out on the road and meeting folk the old-fashioned way!
I’m not going to lie, it was extremely hard work, but I met some great people, discovered some new places on the net to hang out, and sold a few units, so all-in-all it was a worthwhile exercise.
Thanks to everyone who asked me probing questions, edited my long, rambling answers, let me post crap in their lovingly-crafted domain, or otherwise humoured me.
Here is a quick summary:
The Books of Blood:
http://thebooksofblood.com/2014/09/21/author-interview-c-m-saunders/
The Horror Tree
http://horrortree.com/author-interview-christian-saunders/
Kev’s Blog:
http://kevs-domain.net/2014/09/19/presenting-c-m-saunders-assuming-i-have-enough-time/
Rainstorm Press:
http://www.rainstormpress.com/blog/-the-h-word-by-chris-saunders
Wag the Fox: Gef Fox’s Den for Dark Fiction:
http://waggingthefox.blogspot.ca/2014/09/yore-out-of-touch-im-out-of-time.html
Stuart Conover:
http://www.stuartconover.com/2014/10/22/author-interview-christian-saunders/
DeadPixel Publications:
http://www.deadpixelpublications.com/blog/how-to-survive-a-zombie-apocalypse
Morpheus Tales:
Out of Time is out now:
http://www.amazon.com/Out-Time-C-M-Saunders-ebook/dp/B00NJZ8MZ8
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