Tag Archives: blogging
Collaborating with Pirates…
Several years ago now, I received an email from my good friend Marc Gunn asking if I wanted to do another collaborative album after Don’t Go Drinking with Hobbits. This time, it would be a collection of songs about airship … Continue reading
That’s Entertainment!
The above is an actual program from a variety show that is preserved in the Library of Congress. If Alistair and Jo get back from the Continent in time, they could actually attend this show. If you look very closely, … Continue reading
Posted in References, World-building
Tagged blogging, Dime Novels, entertainment, Ephemeral New York, free ebook, theater, variety shows, vaudeville
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What would you like to see here next, as we broaden our Steampunk horizons somewhat? I have three anthologies of Steampunk stories I could do as I have been doing the anthologies on RieWriter.com. I could do a feature on … Continue reading
Because I Promised…
…I will attempt to discuss diversity in The Conn-Mann Chronicles and not offend anyone. There isn’t much. There are two reasons for this. The time period was not an extremely integrated era. It’s a cheap excuse, but it’s true. The … Continue reading
Thought about It this Weekend…
The book tour is over, and we are at a crossroads. What’s next? I am considering book reviews, author interviews, music recommendations–any and everything Steampunk. What do you think? It might take a while to set up some of these. … Continue reading
Well…This Is It
Our final stop. There was a change of plans I just discovered. The Italian stop was replaced with Book Bloggin’ Princess. Things like this happen. Sorry I didn’t have more notice to give everyone. So…what’s next? I really do need … Continue reading
Posted in Audience-building, General Post, Virtual Book Tour
Tagged advice, blog, blogging, promotion
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Tomorrow the Train Pulls into the Station for the Final Stop on the Virtual Book Tour…
It’s been a wild two months. I hope you’ve enjoyed reading the blogs related to the tour as much as I have enjoyed writing them. Tomorrow is a visit to La libreria di Beppe, or Beppe’s Bookshop in English. It’s … Continue reading
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Tagged blogging, marketing, promotion, research, VBT, Virtual Book Tour
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Blogging Is Becoming a Habit…
I really like talking to everyone every day, but it doesn’t give me much time to do everything else I need to get done. It’s something to get a handle on. In the meantime, working on figuring out the best … Continue reading
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Tagged advice, blog, blogging, Facebook, lifesfinewhine, marketing, Pinterest, promotion, Twitter, Wordpress
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Penultimate Stop Today
Our final stop will be Friday, but today we visit Literarily Speaking for something a bit different–a First Chapter Review. It was kinda cool to see how excited the reviewer was about the first chapter and how it seems to … Continue reading
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Tagged blogging, Dime Novels, Literarily Speaking, review, VBT, Virtual Book Tour
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Winding Down the Tour…
This is the last week of tour stops. It’s been an interesting ride. Today’s stop is an interview about self-publishing at Self-Publishing Showcase. One of the things we did this weekend was set up the new TV we had to … Continue reading
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