Ideas for guest posts which are related to your new release #WriterWednesday #Guestblogging #Blogging

I always struggle with guest posts and interviews for blog tours, but recently the issue became urgent. In addition to wanting to publish four books in one year (which means the time between novels is less making the time for marketing a new release minimal), I’m also helping to put on a benefit gala happening just days before my next release. I’m not sure if that makes me crazy or an overachiever. For the sake of argument, let’s go with overachiever.

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In order to get those blog posts written, I’ve developed a list of blog post ideas specific to books to help me generate blog post ideas. Maybe this well help some other “overachieving” writer:

Character Interview. Make up some fun questions and have your hero answer them. This works well if you have a character who you really like but is misunderstood.
5 Things You Didn’t know About {insert character’s name}. An oldie but a goodie.
10 Items on {insert character’s name}’s bucket list.
Top 10 … What is your hero’s main characteristic? If she’s a reader, what are her top 10 favorite reads. If she’s a travel junkie, what are her top 10 favorite places to visit. If she’s a coffee junkie, what are her top 10 favorite coffee drinks. You get the idea.
Cast of characters in Hollywood adaption. Make sure to add some pictures.
Something specific to the book. My newest release features an English Lit teacher, so I did one guest post with a list of her favorite novels and one on her reading habits.
How did the cover come about?
How was writing this book different from other books? Did you have an aha moment? Or maybe some hardships while writing your novel?
Favorite thing about writing this genre.
Particular inspiration behind this story.
A deleted scene. You can just write a new scene if you don’t have any deleted chapters.
Story behind a character’s name.
Why did you choose the setting?
Research related to this novel. This is especially fun if you write mystery novels.
A day in the life of {insert character’s name}.
Books that inspired you to write this novel.
Places you visited for research while writing this novel.
How long did it take to write this book? Shorter/Longer than other novels?
Most unusual place you wrote while working on this book.

I couldn’t quite make it to twenty! Any other ideas you use while working on guest blogs?