For some time now, the self-publishing world has been buzzing with word of a new promotional vehicle, the Blog Tour. To understand exactly what this is and how it works, I decided to take part in one – not my own, but that of US Author, Elizabeth Rose, who has organised one to promote her upcoming novel, When the Last Petal Falls. On this stop of the tour, Elizabeth has kindly agreed to answer a few questions about the tour itself, blogging, and of course her book. So Elizabeth, I must admit this concept is new to me. What exactly is a blog tour and how does it work? A blog tour is essentially an online book tour. The different ‘blogs’ agree to host something different from the author (i.e. interviews, guest blogs, excerpts) that deal with the topic of the blog itself. The author gives the hosts the material, and the hosts post the material- an online version of having an author come into a business or store. Tell me about the new book you’re releasing and why you chose this blog tour as a launch vehicle. My new book, ‘Till the Last Petal Falls, is my first woman’s fiction novel. It’s a modern re-telling of Beauty and the Beast sans magic, in an attempt to use a classic story to re-tell the story of one of the most pressing woman’s issue today- that of domestic violence. This blog tour is an attempt to reach out to readers who are already following blogs that...