End of the Virtual Book Tour

I’m happy to report that this has been a most successful tour, and I’d like to thank all the bloggers who took part and were such great hosts, as well as all those who left cool comments on the blog posts. I hope everyone enjoyed reading the articles, extracts and interviews, and all who took advantage of the special offers and freebies enjoy the books.

 

Please remember to email Vanessa@wildorchidbooks.com your proof of payments for the ‘most books purchased during the tour’ giveaway, to receive your free copies of The Crystal Ship and The Shrike. The cut-off date for proof of payment emails is one week from today, so please send your emails before the 23^rd of August.

Virtual Book Tour – Day 14: Extract & Guest Post

 

The final day of my virtual book tour has finally arrived. I’m honoured by the number of people who have participated, and thank you all for following the tour.

Today’s tour hosts are The Indie Author Network for the second time during the tour, and fantasy romance author Marsha A. Moore. The Indie Author Network will be sharing an extract from my fantasy series, The Broken World, and Marsha will be sharing a guest post from me about the magic systems in my books.

Please visit their blogs and don’t forget to comment if you enjoy the posts!

Today is the final day you can take advantage of the 15% discount on Demon Lord II, Dark God, so grab your copy if you think you’ll enjoy it.

Promotional price: $2.54
Coupon Code: JX99Z

If you’ve been purchasing my books throughout the tour, remember that the person who purchases the most of my books for the duration of the tour receives the gift of Books 2 and 3 in The Slave Empire series. To see if you qualify, you should, from tomorrow, email all your PoPs to vanessa@wildorchidbooks.com. Vanessa will be counting purchases until 21 August, and the winner will be announced on my blog on 22 August. Anyone who sends PoPs after the 21 August won’t qualify, so be sure to send yours in on time.

To make sure you haven’t missed a tour post, download the TC Southwell Virtual Book Tour Itinerary.

Virtual Book Tour – Day 13: Guest Post on Tips for New Writers

 

Today’s tour host is book blogger The Independent Bookworm, which will be sharing a guest post from me with tips for new writers.

First and foremost, follow your inspiration, and secondly, don’t give up. Find your genre, which should be the one you most enjoy reading, and be inspired to write original stories that utterly captivate you. If you find them engrossing, so will your readers, and your passion for your story will translate into your writing. Write for your personal pleasure, and never for what other people might find interesting.

To read the rest of this post, please visit The Independent Bookworm’s blog.

To celebrate the last two days of my blog tour, I’m offering readers a 15% discount on Demon Lord II, Dark God for today and tomorrow, 13 and 14 August.

Promotional price: $2.54
Coupon Code: JX99Z

If you’ve been purchasing my books throughout the tour, remember that the person who purchases the most of my books for the duration of the tour receives the gift of Books 2 and 3 in The Slave Empire series (to see if you qualify, you should, on the first day after the tour, email all your PoPs to vanessa@wildorchidbooks.com).

To make sure you don’t miss a tour post, download the TC Southwell Virtual Book Tour Itinerary.

Virtual Book Tour – Day 12: Guest Post on Literary Characters I Would Date, Dump or Marry

Today’s tour host is indie supporter, author and reader Nicole Hill, who has kindly hosted two tour dates for my virtual book tour. Thank you, Nicole, much appreciated! Nicole will be sharing a guest post from me today on literary characters I would date, dump or marry.

It’s not a very long list! The hero of my favourite fantasy series by another author, Stephen R. Donaldson’s The Thomas Covenant, Unbeliever series, is definitely someone I would dump, if I ever even considered dating him. Aside from his leprosy, he’s not my type of guy at all, even though his world and the story he was in fascinated me.

To read more of this post, please visit Nicole’s blog, and do share some literary characters you would date, dump or marry!

Today is also the last day you can take advantage of the 40% discount on The Queen’s Blade II, Sacrifice.

Promotional price: $2.39
Coupon Code: DX53X

To make sure you don’t miss a tour post, download the TC Southwell Virtual Book Tour Itinerary.

Virtual Book Tour – Day 11: Guest Post & Author Interview

 

Today’s tour host is the Indie Author Network, which will be sharing a guest post from me on how to deal with book pirates, along with an author interview, which I hope you’ll all enjoy.

There’s no foolproof way to deal with book pirates, but take heart – they can often be dealt with in a few easy steps.

The first step is obvious: find out if your books are being pirated and where. Setting up Google Alerts for your book titles can be helpful, but you should know that this won’t pick up all instances of your work being pirated, so it’s important to Google your titles manually too.

To read the rest of this post, please visit the Indie Author Network blog and, if you have any other advice on how to deal with book pirates, please share it via the blog’s comments.

Today is also the last day you can take advantage of the 15% discount on The Cyber Chronicles II, Death Zone.

Promotional price: $3.39
Coupon Code: UL86M

The 40% discount on The Queen’s Blade II, Sacrifice is still available until tomorrow, 12 August.

Promotional price: $2.39
Coupon Code: DX53X

To make sure you don’t miss a tour post, download the TC Southwell Virtual Book Tour Itinerary.

Virtual Book Tour – Day 10: Guest Post, Inside the Mind of Author TC Southwell

 

Today’s tour host is fellow fantasy author Tracy Falbe. Tracy will be sharing a guest post from me titled Inside the Mind of an Author.

If it’s a fantasy author’s mind, it’s a weird place! Magical realms abound, chockfull of fearsome creatures and wonderfully strange heroes and heroines. I can’t speak for all authors, but my fantasy worlds are always alive and well in the back of my mind, just waiting for me to spend time in them. My characters’ lives continue there, but in the everyday way that everyone’s does, although theirs are obviously a little bit different. I’ll occasionally encounter Blade out for a stroll with Chiana, or sneaking her into an alehouse to watch a troubadour and entertain her with his insights into the patrons.

To read the rest of this place, please visit Tracy’s blog, and share the inner workings of your mind in the comments section while you’re at it.

If you’ve just joined us, take advantage of the 15% discount on The Cyber Chronicles II, Death Zone until tomorrow, 11 August.

Promotional price: $3.39
Coupon Code: UL86M

Don’t forget that the person who purchases the most of my books for the duration of the tour receives the gift of Books 2 and 3 in The Slave Empire series (to see if you qualify, you should, on the first day after the tour, email all your PoPs to vanessa@wildorchidbooks.com).

I’m also offering a 40% discount on The Queen’s Blade II, Sacrifice for 3 days, starting today, 10 – 12 August.

Promotional price: $2.39
Coupon Code: DX53X

To make sure you don’t miss a tour post, download the TC Southwell Virtual Book Tour Itinerary.

Virtual Book Tour – Day 9: Guest Post on Why Reading is Important

 

Today’s tour host is reader, writer and Spanish teacher Cinta Garcia de la Rosa. Cinta will be sharing a guest post from me about why reading is important, even if it’s fiction.

Reading is a great way to expand one’s horizons and discover a great many fascinating things, even if they’re not found in our world. Fantasy is the best form of escapism, since it takes us to strange new worlds and introduces us to a host of interesting characters, fantastic beasts and magical escapades. While reading a fantasy book, you should be transported into another world and share in all of its wonders. Although adventure books, who-done-its, thrillers and romance novels also free us from our humdrum mundane existence, fantasy and science-fiction books offer the most uniqueness.

To read the rest of the post, please visit Cinta’s blog, and don’t forget to leave a comment if you have any thoughts on the topic.

From today, readers can grab a 15% discount on The Cyber Chronicles II, Death Zone for 3 days, 9 – 11 August.

Promotional price: $3.39
Coupon Code: UL86M

To make sure you don’t miss a tour post, download the TC Southwell Virtual Book Tour Itinerary.