Getting Out There

By Linda O. Johnston

As I've been blogging about recently, Pick and Chews, my fourth Barkery & Biscuits Mystery from Midnight Ink, has been published and is now available.

And now I want the world to know about it!

At the moment, I'm on a Great Escapes Virtual Blog Tour.  Pick and Chews was available early in May, but I didn't start the tour until a few days ago because of some travel and other plans.  The blog tour is enjoyable.  I've provided guest posts and guest interviews, both by me and by some of my characters including protagonist Carrie Kennersly and her dog Biscuit.  Sometimes the blogs are spotlights on my new book, and sometimes they contain reviews.  There's also a book giveaway to a lucky reader who posts a comment on one of the subject blogs.

I blog otherwise about the new book, and I hope blogging is productive since I do quite a bit of it--and not just here on Under Cover of Midnight.  I've a weekly post at Killer Hobbies, and a monthly post at Killer Characters and A Slice of Orange, plus I do other guest posts now and then.

And of course I mention it a lot in my various promotional posts at Writerspace, a fun online promotional community that I belong to.

Plus, I visit my local bookstores and leave Pick and Chews bookmarks whether or not there are copies available in the store.  That sometimes encourages the stores to order copies so I can sign them next time I come in.  Of course if they already have copies I sign them then.

And I participate in whatever events I can, local to L.A. or otherwise, to talk on panels or otherwise about me, my writing... and my latest work.

So... does the world now know about Pick and Chews?  It should!