tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post3769643398093070605..comments2024-01-24T05:13:06.164-08:00Comments on Not Your Usual Suspects: How to Pull Off a Killer Blog TourSusanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11286314155783213006noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-544574335304786182015-02-17T07:41:44.401-08:002015-02-17T07:41:44.401-08:00Really good points Josh!Really good points Josh!Cathy Perkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00651278611674981427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-20204345858029275222015-02-17T07:18:29.307-08:002015-02-17T07:18:29.307-08:00Denise, I think part of what happened is as blog t...Denise, I think part of what happened is as blog tours got longer and longer, trying to come up with posts became more daunting which is why you see so many authors relying on excerpts and blubs and reviews. <br /><br />And the problem with reviews is the majority of readers do not want to read the review before they've read the book. More and more, reviews provide discussion focus for books that have been *already* read. So reviews during the blog tour phase are actually a reason NOT to visit that stop on the tour. Josh Lanyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11944091956589831656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-39134560336355473152015-02-17T07:13:20.364-08:002015-02-17T07:13:20.364-08:00Great! I hope this will prove useful, Elise.Great! I hope this will prove useful, Elise.Josh Lanyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11944091956589831656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-84337069624831928072015-02-17T07:12:48.773-08:002015-02-17T07:12:48.773-08:00Hey there, Rita! It does discover time to find the...Hey there, Rita! It does discover time to find the right places to blog. To be successful, blog tours and blog hops take work -- and a lot of that work HAS to come from the author.Josh Lanyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11944091956589831656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-7991347236409391282015-02-16T15:59:57.830-08:002015-02-16T15:59:57.830-08:00As a reader, I find that I rarely even visit the f...As a reader, I find that I rarely even visit the first stop on a blog tour anymore, especially if it's the same old same old you describe so well, Josh. One of my favorite authors recently did a tour where she did serial posts of a new story. That was a great idea and kept me going back. Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18244907274701378990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-59146919638349240842015-02-16T13:43:47.418-08:002015-02-16T13:43:47.418-08:00Great advice, Josh. Thank you.Great advice, Josh. Thank you.Elise Warnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12111849185666548945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-39726289351184854752015-02-16T10:59:39.954-08:002015-02-16T10:59:39.954-08:00Thanks for this Josh. It confirms my views on blog...Thanks for this Josh. It confirms my views on blog hops. It takes a lot of time to discover the right places to blog. Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09054306874904898496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-28384448709130765992015-02-16T09:46:26.718-08:002015-02-16T09:46:26.718-08:00Tested and proven. ;-) Tested and proven. ;-) Josh Lanyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11944091956589831656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-72296323361979223532015-02-16T07:32:00.678-08:002015-02-16T07:32:00.678-08:00Great advice! I found the same thing - did about 8...Great advice! I found the same thing - did about 8 stops for my first book and found it to be a lot of work for little return and cut it to about 4 blogs for Book 2. Haven't done another tour for the last few books, but if I do, I'll definitely be using your tips. Thanks!Anne Marie Beckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17603878676306179018noreply@blogger.com