A Newbie's Guide to Publishing: Where's Konrath? Blog Tour Day #31 Finale

Well, this is it. The last day of the JA Konrath/Jack Kilborn blog tour.

I'm sad to see it end.

If you're just tuning in, I visited a different blog every day in March. I also gave away many copies of my new horror novel, Afraid by Jack Kilborn, to bloggers and asked them to post reviews.

The response has been overwhelming.

First I visit JD Rhoades, where I explain how we can save the economy:

THE. BEST. BOOK. CONTEST. EVER.

Then I visit one of my favorite authors for some Q & A:

Interview with Tess Gerritsen

Next, it's a treat for Jack Daniels fans. I collaborated on an original Jack Daniels story with my friend, author Tom Schreck, who writes the Duffy Mysteries. Tom's books are a combination of action and jokes, just like mine, so it was a lot of fun to bring our main characters together.

You can download the 6400 word story for free (it is printable, Kindle compatible, and can be read on your computer or a variety of 3G cell phones) and read our intentionally hostile interview, here:

Interview with Tom Schreck + Free Jack Daniels Story

Here's a great Afraid review at I Would Rather Be Reading:

Afraid Review by Bryan Sims

Finally, if you haven't read my Amazon blog, please check it out. Afraid is officially released today, so if you've reviewed me elsewhere on the Internet, you can now post your review on Amazon.com as well.

Joe's Amazon Blog

I want to thank everyone who hosted me on this blog tour. I appeared on well over a hundred blogs in thirty-one days, and I'm humbled and grateful for all the support the blogging community has given me and my little horror novel.

It been a long, strange trip, and it's also been a lot of fun. I'm also not quite done yet--a few other blogs will be featuring me in the upcoming month of April.

I'll blog about the results of this tour next week. But in the meantime, I've got to start hitting some bookstores for some real-world promotion. My first official signing for Afraid is on Saturday, April 4, 2pm-4pm, at the Waldenbooks in Peru, IL. Keep an eye on my website for other appearances.

If you haven't followed the tour from the beginning, here are all the places where I appeared (with the many duplicate posts removed.)

See you on the road...

8 comments:

Karen from Mentor said...: Joe,
I don't have a word press account so I couldn't comment on Tess's blog... HI TESS! Love you at murderati.

Loved the interview. Loved the revealing photo you provided.
Enjoyed you both sharing how you do a gender other than your own pov.
Thanks, And I'm glad you're sticking around for a few more blog interviews in April.
Karen :); 8:28 AM
Unknown said...: What? It over? The end of the trip?

Good.

I gotta pee.

Been holding it the whole drive. And now I gotta pee so bad I can taste it!; 12:03 PM
Deborah Talmadge said...: I'm really anxious to read it.; 1:33 PM
Anonymous said...: Joe,

Thanks for the blog tour. It was a lot of fun and very informative. I wish you best of success on the new book. I can tell you this: I love it!; 7:18 PM
Swanny said...: So... Does this mean I have to start interacting with my family again? Son of a...; 10:21 PM
Jude Hardin said...: Great tour, Joe. I'm proud to have been a part of it.; 10:34 PM
Angela said...: JOe -

All I can say is, YOU ROCK!

It takes a lot of time and dedication to do so much in the space of a month. But you proved the point that hard work PAYS OFF.

I host authors for Pop Syndicate, and can safely say the giveaways are a MUST to generate good traffic. So is publicity on the author's part. We can do what we do to promote, but authors who promote to their fans endlessly get great responses. (Especially if they give away a Kindle.)

Thanks for blogging about it!; 7:23 AM
Jane Kennedy Sutton said...: This is so helpful as I am in the beginning phase of planning a tour. I plan to spend more time reading each post. Sounds like you had a great tour. Congratulations!

Jane Kennedy Sutton
http://janekennedysutton.blogspot.com/; 8:17 PM