{"id":13356,"date":"2012-04-30T06:30:39","date_gmt":"2012-04-29T18:30:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/?p=13356"},"modified":"2012-04-29T18:47:56","modified_gmt":"2012-04-29T06:47:56","slug":"i-wrap-up-the-blog-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/2012\/04\/30\/i-wrap-up-the-blog-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"I Wrap Up The Blog Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_11204\" style=\"width: 167px\" 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=\" wp-image-11204  \" title=\"GatheringofLost (2)\" src=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/GatheringofLost-21-196x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"157\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/GatheringofLost-21-196x300.jpg 196w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/GatheringofLost-21-98x150.jpg 98w, 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: 157px) 100vw, 157px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-11204\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">UK\/AUS\/NZ<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Well, it&#8217;s been a month&#8212;with <em>The Gathering of the Lost<\/em> published in the USA, Australia and New Zealand on 27 March and in the UK on 5 April, plus four weeks of associated Blog Tour.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Tour has been\u00a0 a huge amount of fun, but may I say in the immortal phrasing of Willow from the <strong>Buffy<\/strong> TV series: &#8220;Tired now!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>But here, to both recap and finally wrap up, is the complete list of Tour stops, each one with a link to the relevant guest blog post or interview:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div id=\"attachment_12626\" style=\"width: 196px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><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-medium wp-image-12626\" title=\"GatheringoftheLostt mm c\" src=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/GatheringoftheLostt-mm-c-186x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"186\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"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-93x150.jpg 93w, 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: 186px) 100vw, 186px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-12626\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">USA<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>27 Mar: (aka \u201cKick-off!\u201d)<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>SF Signal<\/strong> \u2014 Guest post <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sfsignal.com\/archives\/2012\/03\/guest-post-helen-lowe-on-celebrating-epic-fantasy-plus-giveaway\/\">&#8216;Celebrating Epic Fantasy and Publication of <em>The Gathering of the Lost<\/em><\/a><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sfsignal.com\/archives\/2012\/03\/guest-post-helen-lowe-on-celebrating-epic-fantasy-plus-giveaway\/\">&#8216;<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong> Orbit<\/strong> \u2014 Guest post <a href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitbooks.net\/2012\/03\/26\/celebrating-the-gathering-of-the-lost-the-power-of-environment\/\">&#8216;Celebrating <em>The Gathering of the Lost <\/em>And The Power of Environment.&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>29 March: Big Idea\u00a0<strong>on<strong> John Scalzi\u2019s <em>Whatever<\/em><\/strong> <\/strong><\/strong>(US &amp; international) \u2014 Guest post on <a href=\"http:\/\/whatever.scalzi.com\/2012\/03\/29\/the-big-idea-helen-lowe-2\/#comment-316700\">&#8216;The Gathering of the Lost &amp; Friendship&#8217;<\/a><strong><em><\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>30 March:<\/strong> <strong>Trent Jamieson<\/strong> \u2014 Guest post <a href=\"http:\/\/www.trentjamieson.com\/?p=1309\"><strong>\u201cRomance vs Reality: War &amp; Conflict in Epic Fantasy and <em>\u2018The Gathering of the Lost\u2019<\/em>\u201d<\/strong><\/a><em><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>1 April: Supernatural Underground<\/strong> <strong> \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/supernaturalunderground.blogspot.co.nz\/2012\/04\/r-is-for-romance-in-gathering-of-lost.html\">&#8220;R is for Romance in \u201cThe Gathering of the Lost\u201d\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><em><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>2 April:<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Civilian Reader<\/strong><strong> \u2013 <\/strong>An <a href=\"http:\/\/civilian-reader.blogspot.co.nz\/2012\/04\/interview-with-helen-lowe-giveaway.html\">interview <\/a>with Stefan Fergus<\/li>\n<li><strong>Galactic Chat \u2013<\/strong> A <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/HBsTSFGM\">podcast interview<\/a> with Sean Wright<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>5 April: Gillian Polack <\/strong>(AU) Guest post on <a href=\"http:\/\/gillpolack.livejournal.com\/952663.html\">&#8220;<strong>Historical Influences on THE WALL OF NIGHT Series and <em>The Gathering of the Lost<\/em> <\/strong>&#8220;<\/a><em><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>7 April: Chronicles of the Tree<\/strong> (NZ) \u2013 An <a href=\"http:\/\/maryvictoria.net\/?p=3763\">interview <\/a>with Mary Victoria<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>9 April:ismellsheep <\/strong>(US)<strong>\u00a0 \u2013 <\/strong>An <a href=\"http:\/\/ismellsheep.blogspot.co.nz\/2012\/04\/sheep-interview-helen-lowe-giveaway.html\">interview<\/a> with Sharon Stogner &amp; Katie Dalton<strong><em><\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>11 April: Orbit<\/strong> <strong>\u2013 <\/strong>I <a href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitbooks.net\/2012\/04\/10\/epic-fantasy-interview-swap-helen-lowe-interviews-ian-irvine\/#more-25444\">interview<\/a> fellow author, Ian Irvine<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>13 April: The Shared Desk <\/strong>(Pip Ballantine &amp; Tee Morris)\u00a0<strong> \u2013 <\/strong> Guest post on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theshareddesk.com\/2012\/04\/10\/love-of-adventure-the-crossover-between-steampunk-tales-epic-stories\/\">&#8216;Love of Adventure: The Crossover Between Steampunk Tales &amp; Epic Stories&#8221;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>16 April: <\/strong><strong><a>Kim Falconer<\/a> <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.supernaturalunderground.blogspot.co.nz\/2012\/04\/interview-with-malian-heir-to-house-of.html\">interviews Malian of Night<\/a> on the Supernatural Underground<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>18 April: Orbit <strong>\u2013<\/strong><\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitbooks.net\/2012\/04\/17\/epic-fantasy-interview-swap-ian-irvine-interviews-helen-lowe\/\">I am interviewed<\/a> by Ian Irvine<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>19 April: <\/strong>&#8216;<a href=\"http:\/\/johnrfultz.wordpress.com\/2012\/04\/18\/she-writes-the-night-a-conversation-with-helen-lowe\/\">She Writes the Night&#8217; <strong><strong>\u2013<\/strong><\/strong> an interview<\/a> with <strong>John R. Fultz <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u00a021 April: Mur Lafferty<\/strong> <strong>\u2013 <\/strong> Guest post on <a href=\"http:\/\/isbw.murlafferty.com\/2012\/04\/20\/guest-post-writing-strong-women-by-helen-lowe\/\">&#8216;Writing Strong Women in FSF &amp; The Wall of Night Series&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>24 April: Kate Elliott\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 Guest post on\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.kateelliott.com\/wordpress\/?p=556#comment-1812\"> &#8216;Building Fantastic Worlds\u2014\u201cIt\u2019s A Mystery\u201d&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>So there you have it&#8212;the complete Tour. I think, given all that, we may safely say that <em><strong>The Gathering of the Lost<\/strong><\/em> is well and truly launched!<\/p>\n<p>I hope you&#8217;ve had fun with it&#8212;I know I have. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Well, it&#8217;s been a month&#8212;with The Gathering of the Lost published in the USA, Australia and New Zealand on 27 March and in the UK on 5 April, plus four weeks of associated Blog Tour. . 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