There are as many ways to do blog tours, I suspect, as there are ways to plan a vacation. What is a blog tour? As best as I can figure it out, around the time you get ready to release a book, you want to make guest appearances on other people’s blogs, either by writing a guest post or doing an author interview.

Go first class or DIY?

You can go first class and hire a publicist to be your travel guide or you can set up your own stops. I’ve decided on a DIY approach. I’m going to hop a few freight trains and see where they take me.

Bloggers are very generous with room on their blogs. They like guests. There is no BRBO website (blog rental by owner) to peruse, so a good way set your itinerary is to consult members of your travel clubs—the people you hang out with in professional organizations and those you collaborate with to bring your book to market.

I’ll be stopping in to see people like Brandy Heineman in Atlanta, a Christian author who is interested in genealogy, and Cherie Burbach, a working writer, blogger and artist in Milwaukee. I’ll be meeting new people who are gracious enough to introduce me to folks they know.

Ink From an Earthen Vessel – November 13

Jennifer Slattery Lives Out Loud – November 19

Working Writers and Bloggers – November 21

Reading, Writing and the Stuff In-Between – November 28

Come Hither and Venture to Other Worlds – December 04

Bookishness and Other Beauties – December 10

Renee’s Inspirational Moments – December 12

Suzanne Woods Fisher Author Spotlight – TBD

In January, I will host some “tourists” on my blog in a new series featuring authors who set their stories in California. I’ll introduce the line up soon.