I subscribe to a fantastic site called WOW! – Women on Writing. According to its site, WOW!’s mission is “to support women’s creativity, energy, blood, sweat and tears, throughout all stages of the writing process.”
It’s a great resource for writers and authors covering everything from writing techniques and self-publishing tips to networking with an online community of other writers. Their vision is to create “a favorite watering hole for professionals, the up-and-coming, and the recipients of our labors–the avid readers.”
WOW! Also offers a blog tour to authors as a means of promoting your book to its extensive blogger network. The blog tour includes:
- 12 – 15 stops on highly trafficked blogs customized to your book
- An interview on WOW!’s own blog “The Muffin.”
- An email announcement in WOW!’s Events Newsletters (21,000 subscribers)
- Excellent Customer Service. My experience this far with Jodi Webb has been amazing.
What follows is a partial schedule for my own blog tour kicking off with my WOW! Interview on “The Muffin”* on November 14. Stop by today and visit.* Several of the blogs are running contests you can win a free copy of Any Color but Beige.
*I’m posting this from Munich, somewhat in advance of the post due to time zones, so it may take a couple of hours for the Post to appear on today’s Muffin. Overseas reader please check back later today to see it.
Photo: © iStockphoto.com/NRedmond
| Date | Title | Blog |
| 11/15/11 | Recreating Yourself | http://emptynest1.blogspot.com |
| 11/16/11 | Tips for Being a Great Speaker or “Dear God, Please don’t let me sound stupid.” | http://blog.juliealindsey.com/ |
| 11/17/11 | Book Review – nothing required | www.misadventureswithandi.com |
| 11/18/11 | 5 Things You Should Always Have in Your Suitcase | www.misadventureswithandi.com |
| 11/23/11 | Five Things to See or Do In a New Place | http://carolineclemmons.blogspot.com |
| 11/29/11 | Pod Cast | http://www.momecentric.com |
| 12/2/11 | Interview | http://jodiwebb.com/ |
| 12/6/11 | Color Quiz | http://cmashlovestoread.blogspot.com |
| 12/7/11 | Why We Write | http://www.ingasilbergbooks.com |
| 12/8/11 | What Color Should Your Writing Room Be | http://writerinspired.wordpress.com/ |
| 12/9/11 | What Color Says About You | http://www.krittersramblings.com |
| 12/12/11 | Baring Your Soul For a Memoir | http://www.fromthetbrpile.blogspot.com |
| 12/14/11 | Interview – Laurie To Send Questions | http://lauriehere.blogspot.com/ |
| 12/16/11 | How Travel Can Improve Your Writing | http://niinas-reading-and-reviewing.blogspot.com/ |
| TBA | Interview | http://SellingBooks.com/ |
Mmmm muffins
Cafe Girl Chronicles 
Sounds much more targeted than the blog tour I signed on for. I’m eager to hear how it works.
Even though I’ve just started, I can really see the synergies between “Beige” and the various blogs. I will do a full wrap up report once I have all my results in.
Cat,
Thank you for your wonderful mention of WOW! It’s been fun. Ladies and gentlemen Cat has been SO organized she has been a dream author! And Jacqui, always feel free to contact WOW for more info about our Blog Tours at blogtours@wow-womenonwriting.com
Thank you Jodi but you and your staff made it very easy for me. The choice of blogs is really well suited to my book and I liked having flexibility when writing the posts. Now if I can only figure out how to respond to comments, I’ll have come 360 in the process!
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