And So The Tour Ends

by | Mar 27, 2017 | Articles | 0 comments

Well, it’s finally over: the blog tour for the relaunch of Miles of Files ends today with a stop at Novelgossip, hosted by the fabulous Amy. I say fabulous because, man oh man, has she got a following! Not even four o’clock, and already 33 bloggers have liked the post. Plus a whole lotta Twitter followers have retweeted it, making Miles of Files about as viral as one could reasonably expect.

It’s funny how when you’re most busy, you get busier. I’ve been dealing with all the marketing and promo stuff for this relaunch, but also doing some freelance projects. Today, I don’t even really have time for a proper blog post. I have a major magazine project I just started this morning, and some bigger projects in the hopper. So this needs to be short.

I would like to thank the following blogs who participated in the tour: not only Amy at Novelgossip but also the amazing Marie Lavender, Nina Soden, Linda Hill, Ben East, Janice Spina, Fiona McVie, and of course, Anne R. Allen and Ruth Harris who hosted me on the weekend of the relaunch. Special thanks also to Joseph Bendoski for his Start Writing podcast this past weekend. Please stop by these folks’ sites and give them some love.

One piece of news as illustrated above: on April Fools’ Day, I’m appearing at the Local Authors Meet N’ Greet at the New Tampa Regional Library, 10001 Cross Creek Blvd.  I’ll have the new version of Miles of Files available for sale at the event, so feel free to come out and say hello. Have a great week, everyone, and thank you all again for reading.

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