Thanks to Angie Rayfield for reviewing my book, Internet Dating is Not Like Ordering a Pizza. Be sure to check out her review!

The virtual blog tour to promote my book Internet Dating is Not Like Ordering a Pizza is over. This was the first time I had focused on a “tour” with a concentrated number of stops. Normally, when I promote a book, I contact people here and there and appear at blogs throughout the run of the book. I do that because I work full-time and it’s hard to schedule things in one block.

This time around, however, I wanted to try at least one “tour” to see if it made a difference in my book sales or media pickups. And boy, did it ever. It was worth all the work involved, to be sure. And it was a lot of work, especially the upfront posting and answering interview questions. (Fun work – I’m not complaining!) I started working on the tour when the book came out in November and had it finally in April. Here are a few emotions and thoughts I’ve had along the way:

• Amazed at the creative writers we have scribbling away at blogs today.
• Happy that the book received great reviews.
• Delighted to have worked with some of the best writers and Internet marketers we have today.
• Disappointed that some of the authors I’ve helped in the past didn’t return the favor.
• Surprised to see a few folks offer up blog space for the very reason that I have helped authors in the past. (In fact, I got on several high profile blogs this way.)
• Confused at people who love a book but start off giving it a bad review before they tell you they loved it.
• Thrilled to have the support of my favorite group of writers at Suite101.
• Sad that the tour has ended!

Would I do it again? You betcha. I’m debating it for the book I have coming out in a few weeks.

In a related note, I decided to start a blog which helps promote up and coming writers. The blog, Working Writers, has job leads and other news, but also includes interviews with writers. I received such blessings from this blog tour when it came to people helping me out, that I had to find to way to help promote other folks as well. I wanted one area that just had tons of great information for writers, either in the area of jobs, trends, or getting to know their cohorts. Thank you to everyone who helped me during this tour, you are welcome on my blogs anytime!

Until then, I’m back doing my full-time writing gig and thinking of future books!

Chances are, unless you’ve done Internet dating yourself, you believe in a few myths. You probably believe that everyone on the system is lying, or that it’s all about sex, or that there just aren’t enough people to meet the right one.

I’ve got a guest post at Love Is an Exploding Cigar that talks about the Top Ten Myths with Internet dating. See if one or two of them are beliefs that you’ve held on to!

I’ve got a new interview with Zensanity today as part of my virtual book tour. I have to say, I really enjoyed it! They made me think a lot about the things I appreciate and what keeps me strong.

Searching for a date online may seem like a simple thing, but ask anyone that has tried online dating and they will tell you that it’s a little intimidating. Like anything else with online dating, there is a right and wrong way to do it. I talk about that more at my stop today at the Long Relationships blog.

Here’s the latest review for Internet Dating Is Not Like Ordering a Pizza. Are you still wondering whether you should buy it? Check out what As the Pages Turn has to say!

Had one of my interviews from my virtual blog tour reprinted at the Chicago Sun Times. Do check it out.

A nice surprise today to see my book, Internet Dating is Not Like Ordering a Pizza, featured on Entrepreneur Magazine. The review is listed under the small press book watch, undoubtedly as an off-shoot from my appearance in the Midwest Review of Books. Once again, Midwest Review of Books is an incredibly valuable resource for writers. It’s hard to get a review there because of the volume of books they get in, but if you can, it’s definitely worth it.

Continuing with the virtual tour today with another stop at Long Relationships. Today I’m talking about being ready to date. Are there times when you shouldn’t date? You betcha. Check out my post for more!

Wondering about online dating etiquette? Some of the most common questions I get have to do with the right and wrong way to behave online. For example, is it okay to break up with someone you’ve just met for a coffee date by email?

Or how about this one: How do I respond to someone I’m not interested in?

I’ve got the answer to those questions and more at the Long Relationships blog over at 451 press. Take a look!