So much fun stuff going on, so many Trick or Treat goodies, so much you don’t want to miss! My Days of the Dead blog tour rolls on with new blog posts, new giveaways and new excerpts for your shivery pleasure!
Five Reasons Authors Do Blog Tours (And Maybe You Should Too) on Magical Words http://www.magicalwords.net/really-i-mean-it/five-reasons-why-authors-do-blog-tours-and-maybe-you-should-too/
Why authors love research on Bryan Thomas Schmidt’s page http://bryanthomasschmidt.net/guest-post-why-authors-love-research-days-of-the-dead-blog-tour/
Switching Gears Between Genres for The Qwillery http://qwillery.blogspot.com/2015/10/days-of-dead-tour-with-gail-z-martin.html
Recap thus far of all the Days of the Dead posts and goodies http://localhost:8888/gail-testing-php5/2015/10/28/days-of-the-dead-tour-is-creeptastic/
What lies at the intersection of fantasy and reality? http://disquietingvisions.com/2015/10/28/intersection-fantasy-reality/
Why I wrote Vendetta http://www.paulinebjones.com/BlogWP/why-she-wrote-vendetta
SFF World chats with me about Kickstarter’s impact on publishing and authors’ careers http://www.sffworld.com/2015/10/five-things-to-know-about-kickstarter-for-publishing-by-gail-z-martin/
And the U Mass Science Fiction Society sits down for a Q&A with me on various and sundry bookish things http://umsfs.tumblr.com/post/132129286682/an-interview-with-an-author
Then SFSignal asks about small press vs. self-publishing and get an earful http://www.sfsignal.com/archives/2015/10/guest-post-gail-z-martin-iron-blood-small-press-vs-self-publishing/
Brand new for Halloween—“Spook House”—a Deadly Curiosities Adventure now on Kindle (also Kobo and Nook) amzn.to/1NBpL1M
Speaking of the Full Moon tour—there are 30 awesome moon-related posts on the tour and three awesome book prize packages. You can find the posts here: http://broaduniverse.org/blog/2015/10/14/full-moon-blog-tour-25-oct-7-nov/ and the Rafflecopter contests here (make sure you click on the arrow in the box—there are 3 contests) https://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/739c9ac21/
I’m doing a giveaway on Reddit/Fantasy for a set of 3 of my books in either physical or ebook (Kindle/Kobo/Nook)—2 winners, lots of fun! Books are War of Shadows, Deadly Curiosities and Iron & Blood. Details here https://www.reddit.com/r/Fantasy/comments/3qfpym/giveaway_rfantasy1_signed_set_of_three_gail_z/ Ends 10/30.
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And don’t forget The Swaggiest Swag giveaway. If you like bookmarks, postcards and cool free stuff from bestselling authors, this is for you. I’m one of 11 authors who are giving away neat stuff for just the cost of a self-addressed/stamped envelope. Find out more here: https://www.facebook.com/events/147435758936773/
Two cool giveaways begin today, with free copies to be won on Goodreads of Deadly Curiosities and Iron & Blood here https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/show/160181-deadly-curiosities 10/29-11/14 and here https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/show/160182-iron-blood 10/29-11/14
Read an excerpt from #TheLowRoad by @GailZMartin @Rebellion_Pub on @Wattpad http://www.wattpad.com/story/9463190-the-low-road
Win yourself a copy of The Weird Wild West in this Goodreads giveaway http://bit.ly/1iUU8pw
Trick Or Treat! Download the DoubleDragonSampler #1 for free! http://www.double-dragon-ebooks.com/sample/DDPSAMPLE001.mobi
How about an excerpt from The Big Bad II antho http://www.darkoakpress.com/bigbad2.html
And one from Space Horrors http://www.sidhenadaire.com/books/SH-ex.pdf
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