Announcing: Huge Giveaway, New Segments, and Blog Tour Posts on Victorian, Women's and Gothic Lit History, and Writing How-Tos & Tips!!!!

Hey beloved readers! As many of you are aware, my posts have been a little weak-sauce lately (except for the new segment last week, which was awesome because I didn't write it!).  That's because I've been putting all my writing juices into a blog tour for my debut Victorian-Gothic novel A White Room. 
Well the tour is ending this week so no more weak-sauce (and below you’ll see some efforts I’m making to ensure that) but for this post I'm going to give you the sum-up of the blog tour and point you in the direction of the non-weak-sauce posts I’ve been writing and that I think you as my readers may enjoy because a lot of it involves history, gothic Victorian, and other fun stuff. 
But first a couple of announcements:
1.      I would like to direct your attention to the way too large Rafflecopter widget on the right side of this blog. Why is that there? Well I am having a giveaway. I big freaking giveaway!!! 
      Prizes include two $25 Amazon Gift Cards, a signed copy of A White Room, and a 24 hour free share ebook (you get the code to download the free ebook and can give that code to anyone you want online including Facebook and Twitter for a period of 24 hours.)
 So how do you enter – it’s super easy. Go to either my author Facebook page or my Twitter page and like/follow me! Bam you are qualified to enter. Then enter using the way too large widget. This also counts if you already do follow me. Super easy right?
 No…it’s not that easy. =0 There is a catch. I’m not going to end the giveaway until I reach 200 Facebook Followers (I currently have 100) and 450 Twitter followers (I currently have 350) so in order for you to get the opportunity to win, I need your help by sharing this giveaway to your friends!!!   
2.     If you’ve already forgotten because of that super exciting giveaway I’m doing announcements right now. ;-) Have you noticed the blog’s new look? Yay! I’ve been feeling really bad about neglecting you guys lately, so I’ve decided to renovate around here. Not only do we have a new look and a new mascot The Raven (yes inspired by Poe – I don’t care if it’s cliché it’s really relevant to this site), but we are also going to have some new content round here.
If you were here last week you got to see “Christopher’s Ecotplastic Travels Through Time,” which is the new segment on every fourth Wednesday written by Christopher Thisse an expert in Victorian and turn of the century magical history. Nice! 
Other segments that are in the works, but I’m not promising anything (although if you hit me up in the comments with some likes I’ll be far more inclined to pursue one segment over another.)
Ok other segments I’m working on include: Decrypting the Classics, which will involve me explaining a gothic Victorian classic because sometimes those things are hard to read and understand. 
 Another segment and this one really depends on you guys and your wants – I’m a writer. I can totally hook you guys up with a writing/publishing segment, but I got to say that’s only happening if you directly ask for it because I can’t write that segment and make it relevant to the topic of this blog.  
And I’m also talking to some other potential guest posters about a Victorian Freak Show Segment and Creepy Civil War History. So let me know what you guys think!
Ok so back to the blog tour. Below are the links directly to my blog tour stops organized into categories to help you find what you most want to check out. Also if you see anything you like and would like me to write more on that type of stuff – shout out in the comments! Just so you know the very last stop on my blog tour is Saturday August 3rd on History and Women:  Guest Post: Victorian Women and the Mystery of Sex
Unhinged Posts (Historical or Dark)
Lost to Books:  Excerpt from A White Room “The furniture is moving!”
Lost to Books (Halloween 2012 flashback) Evolution of Horror Fiction and Trick of the Trade.
Momma Bears Book Blog:  Guest Post: The Story Behind Emeline’s Mental Distress
(To be posted Aug 3) History and Women:  Guest Post: Guest Post: Victorian Women and the Mystery of Sex
The Following Posts are Still Historical and Dark but More on Writing
A Writer of History:  Guest Post: Writing an Era – Where to Begin?
I am Indeed:  Guest Post: Historical Accuracy in Historical Fiction
 Reading the Past:  Guest Post: Writing and Historical Thought - They Didn't Think Like We Did 100 Years Ago
Reading in Ecuador: Guest Post: How to Write Suspenseful Fiction
Hazel the Witch: Guest Post – How to Write the Inner Thoughts of a Crazy Person
Reviews & Interviews 
Oh, For the Hook of a Book:  Interview (Includes some interesting Gothic literature questions)
Oh, For the Hook of a Book:  Book Review
Hazel the Witch:  Interview
The Bookish Dame:  Interview
Bookfari:  Interview
Review on Bookfari
Satisfaction for Insatiable Readers: Review and Interview.
Taste Testing Tuesdays – a teaser excerpt from A White Room
Michelle’s Romantic Tangle:  Interview
Unabridged Chick Review
Unabridged Chick Interview
Ravings and Ramblings:  Review and Interview