"Welcome to the first post of the
trans-Atlantic Witchlight blog-tour.
If you have been anywhere near my
website or Facebook page (or my Goodreads profile, or anyone that’s read one of
the special pre-release e-copies, or indeed just me) you will have probably
realised that I have a shiny new novel coming out on Tuesday 19th May. It’s
called Witchlight. It’s a paranormal story of
witchcraft and witchery and it’s going to be available in both the UK and the
US in paperback and e-formats from my publisher, Vagabondage Press (and Amazon,
and Barnes and Noble, and ibooks and…and…). Needless to say, I’m very excited.
Much of my excitement will inevitably be
unleashed at the online launch party that’s taking place on 19th May via
Facebook, but before then, and starting with this post, there is an eight day
blog tour to promote the novel. Various kind and generous people have agreed to
publish an assortment of guest posts from me, each one exploring a different
aspect of Witchlight and my writing. The itinerary for the tour has already
been published on this blog and on my website here, but
you may want to note that the post on Goodreads author Sue Roebuck’s blog,
scheduled for launch day itself, will involve a giveaway or two. Similarly,
there will probably be some prizes on offer during the online launch party and,
if that isn’t exciting enough, e-copies of Witchlight are currently available
at an extra special pre-launch sale price (get your copy before 19th May).
Witchlight has been described as “Harry
Potter for grown ups, with all the magic and all the humor, plus a cocktail
hour and some romantic intrigue. J.S. Watts' lyrical prose, British wit, and
irrepressible protagonist make WITCHLIGHT a rollicking read”. It’s a wonderful
(and generous) summary, but it is just that – a summary.
In their way, the guest posts on the
blog tour are all summaries as well, snapshots of Witchlight in different
poses, but I’m hoping that the accumulated impact of the blog tour will provide
people with a real taste of Witchlight as a whole, as well as my growing
excitement, which I really am having difficulty controlling. Then again, I’m
the author. The book’s my baby. I’m allowed to be excited. I would love it,
though, if you could come to share my excitement with me.
J.S.Watts
The second post of the tour is called
"A Moment of Change" and will be posted tomorrow, 17th May, on The
Bristol Book Blog, otherwise known as BRSBKBLOG, which you can find at http://brsbkblog.blogspot.co.uk "
