{"id":13053,"date":"2012-04-16T06:30:06","date_gmt":"2012-04-15T18:30:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/?p=13053"},"modified":"2012-04-15T21:01:25","modified_gmt":"2012-04-15T09:01:25","slug":"where-were-at-with-the-blog-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/2012\/04\/16\/where-were-at-with-the-blog-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"Where We&#8217;re At With The Blog Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_12626\" style=\"width: 103px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/2012\/03\/30\/the-gathering-of-the-lost-has-its-first-us-review\/gatheringofthelostt-mm-c\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12626\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12626\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-12626\" title=\"GatheringoftheLostt mm c\" src=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/GatheringoftheLostt-mm-c-93x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"93\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/GatheringoftheLostt-mm-c-93x150.jpg 93w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/GatheringoftheLostt-mm-c-186x300.jpg 186w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/GatheringoftheLostt-mm-c-636x1024.jpg 636w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/GatheringoftheLostt-mm-c.jpg 1258w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 93px) 100vw, 93px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-12626\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">USA<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_11204\" style=\"width: 108px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/2012\/01\/19\/catherine-asaro-on-the-gathering-of-the-lost-the-wall-of-night-book-two\/gatheringoflost-2-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11204\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11204\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-11204\" title=\"GatheringofLost (2)\" src=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/GatheringofLost-21-98x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"98\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/GatheringofLost-21-98x150.jpg 98w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/GatheringofLost-21-196x300.jpg 196w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/GatheringofLost-21-669x1024.jpg 669w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/GatheringofLost-21.jpg 867w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 98px) 100vw, 98px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-11204\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">UK\/AUS\/NZ<\/p><\/div>\n<p>It&#8217;s Monday&#8212;and time for a quick update on the <a href=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/2012\/03\/26\/blog-tour-schedule-for-the-gathering-of-the-lost\/\">Blog Tour<\/a> to celebrate publication of <em><strong>The Gathering of the Lost<\/strong><\/em><strong>, The Wall of Night Book Two<\/strong>, in the USA, UK, Australia and New Zealand.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Last week&#8217;s stops on the tour were:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>* an interview with US entertainment site <strong>ismellsheep<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/ismellsheep.blogspot.co.nz\/2012\/04\/sheep-interview-helen-lowe-giveaway.html\">here<\/a>; and<\/p>\n<p>* a guest post at <strong>The Shared Desk<\/strong> with steampunk authors <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pjballantine.com\/\">Pip Ballantine<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/teemorris.com\/\">Tee Morris<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theshareddesk.com\/2012\/04\/10\/love-of-adventure-the-crossover-between-steampunk-tales-epic-stories\/\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/2012\/04\/11\/i-interview-fellow-author-ian-irvine-on-orbit\/vengeance\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12982\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-12982\" title=\"Vengeance\" src=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Vengeance-150x113.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"113\" srcset=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Vengeance-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Vengeance-300x227.jpg 300w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Vengeance.jpg 988w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>Bonus gigs included:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>my interview of Australian FSF author<strong><em><\/em><\/strong>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ian-irvine.com\/\">Ian Irvine<\/a>, about his new book <strong><em>Vengeance<\/em><\/strong>, on the <strong>Orbit<\/strong> blog, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitbooks.net\/2012\/04\/10\/epic-fantasy-interview-swap-helen-lowe-interviews-ian-irvine\/#more-25444\">here<\/a>; <em>and<\/em><\/li>\n<li>a radio interview with crime author, interviewer and reviewer, <a href=\"http:\/\/vandasymon.blogspot.co.nz\/\">Vanda Symon<\/a>, while I was in Dunedin&#8212;although it will not air until May.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Also not airing until May is an extended interview based on my Skype Q&amp;A with Nalini Hayne of Australia&#8217;s <strong>Dark Matter<\/strong> fanzine.<\/p>\n<p><strong>And coming up this week on the Tour:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div id=\"attachment_1831\" style=\"width: 100px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/2010\/10\/13\/the-heir-of-night-guest-author-series-kim-falconer\/kimf_reads\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1831\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1831\" class=\" wp-image-1831 \" title=\"KimF_reads\" src=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/KimF_reads-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"90\" height=\"90\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1831\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kim Falconer<\/p><\/div>\n<p>an interview with a difference! This one is not with me&#8212;instead my friend and fellow author, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kimfalconer.com\/home.html\">Kim Falconer<\/a>, is going to be <strong>interviewing Malian<\/strong> later today (April 16, but US time) on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.supernaturalunderground.blogspot.com\/\">Supernatural Underground<\/a>: all very exciting!<\/li>\n<li>\n<div id=\"attachment_11834\" style=\"width: 90px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/2012\/02\/20\/an-interview-with-john-r-fultz-author-of-seven-princes\/johnbiopic2011-3\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11834\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11834\" class=\" wp-image-11834 \" title=\"JohnBioPic2011-3\" src=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/JohnBioPic2011-3-133x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"80\" height=\"90\" srcset=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/JohnBioPic2011-3-133x150.jpg 133w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/JohnBioPic2011-3-267x300.jpg 267w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/JohnBioPic2011-3.jpg 642w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-11834\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">John R Fultz<\/p><\/div>\n<p>And I shall also be doing a Q&amp;A with <a href=\"http:\/\/johnrfultz.wordpress.com\/\">John R Fultz<\/a>, fellow lover of epic fantasy and author of <em><strong>Seven Princes<\/strong><\/em>, later in the week.<\/li>\n<li>And I believe <strong>Ian Irvine&#8217;s<\/strong> reciprocal interview with me may be appearing on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitbooks.net\/\"><strong>Orbit<\/strong> blog<\/a> around Tuesday (UK time)&#8212;a space to watch.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Plus, plus, plus<\/em>&#8212;there is more:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Just to tantalise you there&#8217;s an as-yet-under-wraps gig for the Tour still being out together &#8230; All I can tell you right now is that it&#8217;s very exciting indeed from my point of view, but again, watch this space: I will bring you more news here as soon as I can.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s Monday&#8212;and time for a quick update on the Blog Tour to celebrate publication of The Gathering of the Lost, The Wall of Night Book Two, in the USA, UK, Australia and New Zealand. Last week&#8217;s stops on the tour were: * an interview with US entertainment site ismellsheep here; and * a guest post [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23,7,20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13053","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-about-what-im-doing","category-booklaunches","category-events"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13053","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13053"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13053\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13069,"href":"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13053\/revisions\/13069"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13053"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13053"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13053"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}