My non-fiction pirate book Pirates: Truth and Tales is out in paperback in the UK (and in the US soon - available to pre-order.) To mark the occasion I Voyaged Round the Blogs on an on-line book tour 'Dropping Anchor' at a wonderful variety of welcoming Ports Of Call to talk about everything piratical. Thank you to all of you who sailed along with me - it has been great fun, and I hope you discovered a few things about pirates that you didn't know before! (And there's LOTS more to discover in the book itself!)
Missed the Boat? Never fear! All my articles should remain anchored at the various harbours I visited, so why not hop aboard a passing Tall Ship and enjoy an interesting Voyage with a pirate or two...
30th July:
Cryssa Bazos - Dropping Anchor to Talk About Pirates
https://cryssabazos.com/2018/07/30/dropping-anchor-to-talk-about-pirates-helen-hollick-helenhollick-nonfiction-pirates-blogtour/
https://cryssabazos.com/2018/07/30/dropping-anchor-to-talk-about-pirates-helen-hollick-helenhollick-nonfiction-pirates-blogtour/
31st July:
Anna Belfrage - Ships That Pass…
https://www.annabelfrage.com/2018/07/31/ships-that-pass/
https://www.annabelfrage.com/2018/07/31/ships-that-pass/
1st
August: Carolyn Hughes - Pirates of the Middle Ages
https://carolynhughesauthor.com/2018/08/01/pirates-of-the-middle-ages-by-helen-hollick/
https://carolynhughesauthor.com/2018/08/01/pirates-of-the-middle-ages-by-helen-hollick/
2nd August:
Alison Morton - From Pirate to Emperor
https://alison-morton.com/2018/08/02/from-pirate-to-emperor/
https://alison-morton.com/2018/08/02/from-pirate-to-emperor/
3rd August:
Annie Whitehead - The Vikings: Raiders or Pirates?
http://rwranniewhitehead.blogspot.com/2018/08/the-vikings-raiders-or-pirates.html
http://rwranniewhitehead.blogspot.com/2018/08/the-vikings-raiders-or-pirates.html
4th August: Tony Riches - An Interview With Helen Hollick (and maybe a couple of pirates thrown in for good measure?)
https://tonyriches.blogspot.com/2018/08/an-interview-with-helen-hollick-and.html
https://tonyriches.blogspot.com/2018/08/an-interview-with-helen-hollick-and.html
5th August:
Lucienne Boyce - Anne and Mary. Pirates
https://francesca-scriblerus.blogspot.com/2018/08/anne-and-mary-pirates.html
https://francesca-scriblerus.blogspot.com/2018/08/anne-and-mary-pirates.html
6th August:
Laura Pilli - Why Pirates?
https://fieldofbookishdreams.blogspot.com/2018/08/pirates-truth-and-tales-guest-post-why.html
https://fieldofbookishdreams.blogspot.com/2018/08/pirates-truth-and-tales-guest-post-why.html
7th August:
Mary Tod - That Essential Element… For A Pirate.
https://awriterofhistory.com/2018/08/07/that-essential-element-for-a-pirate-by-helen-hollick/
https://awriterofhistory.com/2018/08/07/that-essential-element-for-a-pirate-by-helen-hollick/
8th August: Pauline Barclay - Writing Non-Fiction. How Hard Can It Be?
http://paulinembarclay.blogspot.com/2018/08/writing-non-fiction-how-hard-can-it-be.html
http://paulinembarclay.blogspot.com/2018/08/writing-non-fiction-how-hard-can-it-be.html
9th August: Nicola Smith - Pirates: The Tales Mixed With The Truth
http://shortbookandscribes.uk/blog-tour/shortbookandscribes-blogtour-guestpost-pirates-the-tales-mixed-with-the-truth-by-helen-hollick-helenhollick/
http://shortbookandscribes.uk/blog-tour/shortbookandscribes-blogtour-guestpost-pirates-the-tales-mixed-with-the-truth-by-helen-hollick-helenhollick/
10th August: Christoph
Fischer - In The Shadow Of The Gallows
https://writerchristophfischer.wordpress.com/2018/08/10/guest-post-in-the-shadow-of-the-gallows-by-helen-hollick/
https://writerchristophfischer.wordpress.com/2018/08/10/guest-post-in-the-shadow-of-the-gallows-by-helen-hollick/
11th August: Debdatta - What Is It About Pirates?
https://www.ddsreviews.in/2018/08/what-is-it-about-pirates-by-helen-hollick.html
https://www.ddsreviews.in/2018/08/what-is-it-about-pirates-by-helen-hollick.html
12th
August: Discovering Diamonds - It’s Been An Interesting Voyage…
https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2018/08/its-been-interesting-voyage-round-blogs_12.html
https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2018/08/its-been-interesting-voyage-round-blogs_12.html
13th August: Sarah Greenwood - Pirates: The Truth and the Tales
https://www.amberley-books.com/blog/2018/08/pirates-truth-and-tales-by-helen-hollick/
https://www.amberley-books.com/blog/2018/08/pirates-truth-and-tales-by-helen-hollick/
14th August: Antoine Vanner - The Man Who Knew About Pirates
https://dawlishchronicles.com/2018/08/14/the-man-who-knew-about-pirates/
https://dawlishchronicles.com/2018/08/14/the-man-who-knew-about-pirates/
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I know what you mean about the paucity of comments, Helen - exacerbated for me because I have no idea which of my (apparently several) personae will be doing the commenting! I can never tell how I am logged in and therefore exactly who is speaking!
ReplyDeleteAs for author newsletters, as you know I have recently launched one of my own, so I am hoping that I can tell quite quickly whether it is having any positive effect on number of readers, or engagement with readers. I started out with sixteen subscribers and this month have attracted.... one more!! Still, that's seventeen people listening to me burble on about Regency history, which is sort of like a classroom-full. Onwards and upwards!
Ah the trials and tribulations of trying to get ourselves noticed! LOL (I like the idea of 'a classroom full'!)
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