Days 21 and 22:

I gave myself the weekend off. Some times it's a good idea to take a small break so you can recharge your batteries and, as this weekend proved, can help you focus and be better organised. You see the only tour-related task I did over the weekend was to take check of all the stops I've done so far and make notes about the content I need to send to upcoming hosts. During this little inventory I discovered that a stop had slipped past me. The stop in question was this interview I did for The Novel Corner about virtual book tours http://thenovelcorner.com/2013/09/09/a-modern-take-on-a-book-tour-linsdell-explains/. I'd had the host marked on my tour schedule for earlier in the month but we mixed up the blog url and so I had it down as a missed post when in fact it had been posted, just on a different blog. These things can happen. If a host fails to post try sending a follow up email. It might be they simply forgot. In this case, I visited the Facebook page of my host and checked through her recent posts. Most bloggers post the links to their articles on their timeline to promote them. This is where I found the correct link to my tour stop. I quickly apologized for not commenting on the post and sent her an email to so we were both clear on the mix up. So anyway, although things didn't go quite to plan it did prove as a good example of what to do when things don't go quite to plan ;)

Screenshot The Novel Corner

Day 23:

Today I'm hosted at http://thebookshelfmuse.blogspot.it/2013/09/promoting-virtual-book-tour.html for a guest post about promoting a virtual book tour.

Screenshot The Bookshelf Muse

Reminder: You can also follow the tour via the Facebook event page at https://www.facebook.com/events/428511413928514/.

B00ELNAQ92

Today is the official launch of my new book Virtual Book Tours: Effective Online Book Promotion From the Comfort of Your Own Home and to celebrate I've giving it away for free on Amazon today. Get your copy here http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00ELNAQ92

As I was so excited about the release of this book I actually started the tour a bit early with two interviews (one video and one written). Check them out here:

http://brandypotterbooks.wordpress.com/2013/08/28/interview-with-jo-linsdell/ (video interview for Written By...)

allthingswriting.blogspot.it/2013/08/virtual-book-tours-interview-with-jo.html (Interview for All Things Writing)

You can follow the tour directly on my website or on the Facebook event page I set up for it. I'll be sharing the stops but also some extra tips and advice along the way too. Join the tour page here

http://www.facebook.com/events/428511413928514

I've got lots of stuff planned for this tour that you won't want to miss. Started today, through to 8th September, you can get your hands on a bonus pack with worksheets and articles to help your marketing efforts just by posting your review of the book to Amazon. Find out more about the review campaign here.

On 9th September I'll be doing a book blast where one lucky winner will have the chance to do a guidance session with yours truly where I'll help you plan your next virtual book tour. To enter all you need to do is post about my book on 9th September and submit the links to your posts into the rafflecopter on my website tour page. The winner will be selected at random by rafflecopter. The more you help spread the word, the higher your chances of winning.

Exciting news!

It's already made it to (joint) #14 in the Goodreads list of Book to Help You Develop Your Author Platform. Add your vote here and help it get to the #1 spot

http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/38958.Books_to_Help_You_Develop_Your_Author_Platform#18340947