Hi, gang, Craig here to start this off. One of the fun things about a group blog is the camaraderie established by working with friends. We have a place to chat that’s free from others, and Sunday nights can get pretty crazy in there. This is a talented bunch, and I’m honored to be working with them.
One of the other advantages is mutual promotion. We haven’t done this for a couple of years, but we all have titles that match up with the Halloween season, and we’re taking our show on the road once more. Watch for us to show up on each other’s sites during our tour.
For myself, I’m going to be pushing a book I haven’t published yet. I’m still doing a few advance teasers, but this is part of my “year of sequels.” This one is a second book for Lizzie and The Hat. At least that’s how it started out. It became a sequel for a whole bunch of pre-existing characters, and you may find several of your favorites in there.
This isn’t a promo post, per se, so I’m not going to include a cover or link of any kind. This is our attempt to explain the machinations of putting something like this together. Watch for the tour in October, and I’ll be hosting everyone at least once over at Entertaining Stories.
Hi everyone, Harmony here. Like Craig just said, it’s such an honour and pleasure to get to work with this talented team of Story Empire Authors. And I feel like I’ve made some great friends along the way. Most importantly, we couldn’t have achieved all that we have without you, our SE readers and supporters. So, thank you.
I’m planning on pushing five of my books on our upcoming tour. One of which, you won’t have seen me promoting yet. It’s on pre-order, and it will go live on October 9th. This one’s another non-fiction and is a companion volume to Polish Your Prose, only from the creative side rather than the technical. It fits in with our ‘Something Wicked Tour’ because it includes what I call ‘Strangeness Tools’. As this isn’t a promo post, I’ll say no more just yet. I’ll just leave you with this teaser, lol.
During our October tour, which I’m so looking forward to, I’ll be hosting everyone at least once over at Harmony Kent Online. It would be fantastic if you could join us. And we’d love to hear about any plans or stuff that you have in the works 🙂
Ciao! Staci here. I know this is starting to sound like the Oscars, but I really do have to thank everyone I work with. You (our dear readers) have gotten to know us via this site and maybe our personal sites, too. But I have the privilege of really knowing these fine men and women, and I have to tell you, they’re all top-notch—as colleagues, as writers, and as friends.
We don’t do these tours often because they’re hard to coordinate and take a lot of time to prepare. And, let’s face it, readers don’t want constant advertisements. That’s why this site is primarily about how we can help you navigate the choppy industry waters. But since we talk about ways writers can promote their work, we should probably walk the walk and give you a practical example once in a while.
I’m behind my colleagues; I haven’t even decided what I’m going to post about yet. (This is another reality of walking the promotional walk—you have to make a decision.) I know I’ll be talking about alien abductions, but that’s as far as I’ve gotten. Won’t you all be surprised when you see how I take that simple idea and make a go of a promo tour?
You can find those posts as I bounce from site to site. I hope you follow along. And I really hope you visit my site so you can see what my SE friends choose to share with me and my readers.
Hey, SE Readers. Joan here. I agree with my colleagues, it is an honor and privilege to be a part of Story Empire. When I first began writing, I decided that if I became (scratch that) when I became a published author, I wanted to do my best to help others. It’s my hope I’m doing that through Story Empire.
I have a fantastic group of authors to work with. They are all supportive and helpful to one another. Even though I haven’t met a single one of them in person, I consider them friends. And Craig is right, those Sunday evening chats can get quite lively.
But Story Empire wouldn’t exist if not for our readers. You are the ones who keep us going. We love hearing from each of you.
As far as the upcoming tour, I’ll be hosting my fellow SE authors on my my blog. I plan to promote the three books of my Driscoll Lake Series. There isn’t anything futuristic, no aliens, not even the paranormal. But most often the evil that lurks around us comes in human form.
In my books there is a greedy killer who destroys many lives through one act of violence. You’ll also “meet” an arsonist bent on revenge and a serial killer whose weapon of choice is a knife. Sound evil? Stick around until October and you’ll find out.
Hi everyone, PH here, and I’m looking forward to the upcoming promotion where I’ll be sharing more about The Bow of Hart Saga and the beginning of an upcoming new series.
The Bow of Hart Saga has plenty of scenes and settings where things can get a bit scary so I’ll have some fun playing some of those up. I’ve got several situations that easily lend themselves to the fear factor of the season so it should be interesting.
With the new book series, I have one character who has some trouble with his appearance so that’s a fun way to introduce the book with some costume-like changes for him. I may even have a free prequel book ready by then and it can reveal quite a lot about the series, the world, magic and, of course the character around which everything is centered.
I’m looking forward to hosting the other authors here on Story Empire from my site. We’ll announce more of a blog schedule as time approaches for the big blog tour.
Mae here, rounding things out at the finish. Not long after I started blogging, I discovered several group blogs. I found it inspiring that like-minded authors banded together to share posts about the industry, including navigating the trials and woes we all face—along with those welcome successes. I wanted to be part of something similar. I even joined a group blog but there was no organization and little interest. I made one post before I realized it wasn’t going to work.
That’s why I love Story Empire. What are the odds of having such a fun, dedicated, determined group come together and stick together? I love these guys and gals! They are all good friends and talented authors. But this blog would fizzle without our wonderful readers, and for that you have our gratitude. We love hearing from you, and hope you enjoy visiting us as much as we enjoy having you visit.
For my part in the Something Wicked blog tour, I’ll be sharing five different mystery novels, each with a paranormal or otherworldly theme. I’ll also be hosting my Story Empire colleagues on my blog on different dates during our tour week.
We hope you’ll join us. We’re looking forward to a wicked good time!
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I was worried when I saw the blog title, but it’s a tour instead – woo hoo! Looking forward to it.
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Hope to see you along the route.
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Thaks, Teri. We look forward to seeing you there 🙂
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Absolutely!
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Ya’ll scared me with your blog title. I was so afraid you were all deciding to go your separate ways. I am beyond happy to read that your post is about the complete opposite. I “met” you all through a different group, but I followed you here because not only do I love all of your writing styles, but I also love the energy and support that you provide for others. I am looking forward to your October promo blogs. Thanks for providing your readers with great advice and for sharing a common love of writing and reading. 🙂
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Not breaking up the band. We have a lot of fun over here, and hope to keep it going for many years. Hopefully, we’ll see you along the tour route come October.
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Sorry for the scare, Yvi. Thanks so much for your lovely words. It means a lot to us to know we make a difference 😊
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Wow, that is such a lovely comment, Yvette. Thank you!
Sorry for the scare. We love hanging out together and sharing with our readers. So glad you enjoy Story Empire and are looking forward to the tour!
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A brilliant group of writers and very generous bunch of people with their time and advice. Love what y’all do. Keep it up 🤗
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Thanks, Jessica. Means a lot to us.
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Thanks, Jessica. That’s lovely to know 🙂
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Many thanks, Jess! 🙂
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Reblogged this on Where Genres Collide Traci Kenworth YA Author & Book Blogger and commented:
Come join Story Empire for their Something Wicked Blog Tour!
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Thanks, Traci.
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You’re welcome, Craig! To be honest, I was relieved to find out about the book blog tour. From the title, I worried the Story Empire was shutting down.
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I don’t think there’s much chance of that. We have too much fun.
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Good to hear!
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Thanks so much for sharing our post, Traci. And sorry we gave you a scare! 🙂
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You’re welcome, Harmony! I just didn’t want to see any of you go if it came to that!
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Many thanks for the share, Traci, and like the others said—sorry for the scare. Maybe we were too inspired thinking about the blog tour and the goosebumps we hope it will inspire 🙂
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I just didn’t want to see you all stop with the Story Empire. It’s okay though-it worked out for the good!
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Such a great site. I’ve always enjoyed stopping by.
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Thanks, Bryan.
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Thanks, Bryan 🙂
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I’ve become a huge fan of Story Empire. You all provide such valuable tools to your readers and I have learned so much from your collective experience. This upcoming tour grants me the chance to learn more about your individual talents! Bring on October! I’m excited to see what you each have in store for us.
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Thank you, Soooz. Love knowing that we’re helping others. I think the tour will be great.
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Thank you, Soooz!
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Thanks so much, Soooz. We appreciate all of our readers and it’s great to know that what we do helps others out there 🙂
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Yay! That you, Soooz. We are so glad you enjoy our posts and find them helpful. And we’re thrilled you’re looking forward to the tour!
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I look forward to what you guys have to share in the coming months. This is one of my most favored blog sites and I learn from your posts as well as be entertained!
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What a nice thing to say. Thank you.
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Thank you, Jan. We like to provide helpful tips for writers, but it’s okay to have a little fun sometime.
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That’s so kind of you to say. Thanks, Jan 🙂
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That is fabulous to know, Jan. Thank you so much! We’re thrilled to have such awesome followers and it’s a pleasure to know our posts are helpful!
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All of you joining together sounds like a fun idea. I’m impressed you guys have made Story Empire work as long and as well as it has. Not such an easy feat. Congrats! And good luck with the joint promotions!
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I think it’s because we’re all pretty serious about our fiction. Hope to see you along the tour.
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I’ll be reading what you post and retweeting it:)
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Much appreciated.
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I have to agree with Craig. We take fiction seriously as well as enjoy helping other writers.
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Thanks so much, Judi. It’s great to be part of such an awesome team 🙂
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Thank you, Judi. I think Story Empire works because we’ve got a great team and we’re serious about what we do. Each of us are committed to the philosophy behind SE–helping us and sharing what we’ve learned. We are so thankful for our readers!
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Sounds like a good mix. I can’t wait to see what you all post.
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It’s going to be great. (You might be holding an advance copy of the one I’m promoting.)
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It will be a smorgasboard of stories but I think there’s something for just about any reader.
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Thanks, Michele. 🙂
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Love the blog tour title you came up with – Something Wicked 🙂 I’m looking forward to the posts and will hit the reblog often, I’m sure!
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Thanks. Means a lot to all of us.
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Thank you, Jacquie!
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Thanks, Jacquie. You’re all making us excited about our tour. 🙂
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Thank you, Jacquie! We appreciate your awesome support!
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I always enjoy your stuff guys. Bring on the tour.
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Appreciate it, John.
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Thanks, John. That means a lot to us.
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Thanks so much, John 🙂
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Sounds like October is going to be more fun than ever! I love this idea, and this blog, and all you guys are involved with. I’ll reblog this post later today, after #FirstLineFriday wraps up, and I’ll definitely be following along on your group blog tour! Great idea, and wishing you good luck with ever single stop you make! 🙂
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Thanks, Marcia! Have a great weekend 😊
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Thanks, Harmony. We’ll be hard at work all day Saturday and probably into Sunday, securing all loose pots, chairs, birdbaths, and other yard items, and otherwise preparing for Dorian. And I hope it’s all a waste of time, because that would likely mean Dorian went elsewhere which would be lovely! 😀 Have a great one yourself, though. 🙂 ❤
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Take care during the hurricane. That’s something we don’t have out west.
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Thanks for spreading the word. We’re excited about the tour, but we have to get cranking in September to get it all functional.
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It will be my pleasure, Craig! I’m looking forward to it! Now get back to work! You’ve got cranking to do! 😀
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I really do. I need to take care of some piracy and adventures this morning.
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Thanks so much, Marcia. We appreciate your support. You take care with the approaching storm.
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This is awesome. Cheers to all! 🙂
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Thanks, Natalie. We’re excited about it.
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Thanks, Natalie. Have a great weekend 😊
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See what’s coming soon at Story Empire where we are making preparations for something fun.
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Story Empire. Lots to choose from!
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Thank you kindly for the reblog. We appreciate it!
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Thanks for helping spread the word.
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Thanks so much for sharing our post 😊
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I’m looking forward to all of this 🙂
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Thank you, Theresa!
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Thanks so much, Theresa. That’s so good to know 🙂
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Yay! That is great to hear. Thank you!! 🙂
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Thank you so much. We’ll try to make it fun for everyone.
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Reblogged this on Nicholas C. Rossis and commented:
Meet some of your favorite authors on Story Empire!
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Thanks for the reblog, Nicholas!
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🙂
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Thanks for sharing, Nicholas 🙂
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🙂
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Appreciate the help, Nicholas.
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🙂
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Reblogged this on Legends of Windemere.
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Thank you for sharing, Charles.
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You’re welcome.
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Thanks for your reblog, Charles 🙂
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You’re welcome.
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Reblogged this on anita dawes and jaye marie.
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Thanks for sharing our post, Jaye and Anita. Have a lovely weekend 🙂
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Thank you for sharing our news!
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I am in awe of the amount of planning that must have gone into your Something Wicked Book Tour! I’m sure it will be amazing…
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Thanks so much, Jaye and Anita 🙂
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We’ve been talking about doing something for a while. Our last one was fun and we look forward to this one.
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We are so excited about it. We’ve haven’t done one of these in a while but they are so much fun. We hope you’ll enjoy following along! 🙂
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I know We will, Mae…
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There is a lot to it. I’m planning a wider tour, as you know. I’m making this tour part of the big one and need enough unique posts to pull that off.
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And an inspiration for me, Craig…
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This sounds like a great tour. I look forward to finding out more about all the different books. I am currently reading Mae’s Hode’s Hill book 2 and have at least one book from everyone else on my TBR.
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That’s great, Robbie! That sounds like a fun TBR, lol. Have a great weekend and happy reading 🙂
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Oh, I love both of Mae’s Hode’s Hill book. And thanks for the support!
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That’s like rocket fuel for a writer’s mind. It’s going to be a fun tour, no doubt. Enjoy Hode’s Hill.
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I’m excited to hear you’re reading End of Day, Robbie, and also that you have all the Story Empire authors on your TBR. I’ve read most everything our group members have written and you’re in for some lovely treats. I hope you’ll enjoy our tour. October should be a lot of fun! 🙂
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I absolutely can’t wait for this new tour! I loved the last one. You are such an inspiration both for the quality and the productivity of your work. And the tips and advice you share on SE are always interesting and useful, even if I’m not commenting as much as I used to.
Can’t wait to see what you have in store for us!
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That’s lovely to read, Irene. Thank you so much for those lovely words. It’s always nice to learn that our offerings help and inspire others. Have a wonderful weekend 🙂
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Thank you, Irene. Comments like yours help us to know we are doing something helpful for other writers, which is our goal. We look forward to seeing you on the tour. More info to come as the time draws near.
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Glad you’re still enjoying the site, and we look forward to seeing you along the tour. I still have to write all mine, but I’m waiting for a purchase link for the new book. I think every post will be unique and fun.
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That’s fabulous to hear, Irene! We love knowing that you find our posts beneficial. It’s such a pleasure interacting with our readers.
And I’m delighted to hear you’re looking forward to the new tour. October will bring a lot of fun! 🙂
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