Authors find virtual blog tours a popular way to reach readers all around the world…and to appear on blogs internationally.  They will take questions from readers in the comments sections of blogs and communicate with them there and on their own blogs.
To generate even more interest in the blog tour, as well as make an appearance and leave a cocmment, authors and tour coordinators now have come up with contests.  These will vary depending on the author and publisher. 
*Carol O’Dell, author of Mothering Mother, visited my Alzheimer’s Notes blog and shared  information about her experiences as caregiver for her mother.   Carol …read more

Dorothy Thompson wears many hats and seems to have found her niche as an e-marketing specialist, working from home to promote author’s books and schedule online, or virtual, book tours. I met Dorothy in an online group when I contributed to her book, Romancing the Soul, published by Zumaya Publications.
Never one to remain static, Dorothy then began writing a column about relationships and eventually an e-book about online marketing. (Learn more about her work as an author/editor/publisher at Mary Emma’s Potpourri of Writing during her own virtual book tour.)
I’ve been impressed with the way Dorothy adapts to change …read more