Random Magic Tour: Pirates!
May 10-30, 2011
About: Random Magic
Tour organization: Lyrika Publicis
Triton Tavern proprietress and guest relations: vvb32
Contact the tour: @RandomMagicTour
Rum + Plunder Treasure Hunt (May 11-30)
Win some marrrrrvelous plunder!
UPDATE: Hunt has wrapped (May 30, 2011)
Bonus: Little Pirate Prizes
UPDATE: All prizes won, contest wrapped. (June 3, 2011)
May 10
Mermaid’s Cove Musical Blog Hop
Shiver me timbers! Here be a round
of jolly tunes about the sweet trade.
Twitter: @Misha_1989
Twitter: @blodeuedd83
Twitter: @MeriGreenleaf
Twitter: @vvb32reads
Twitter: @truebookaddict
Twitter: @BooksAtTinas
Twitter: N/A
Twitter: @cerebrate
Twitter: @eatingyabooks
Twitter: @vampiresandtofu
Twitter: @LiederMadchen
Tour promo (sidebar)
Songs for: (Delightfully) campy pirates
Special thanks: Participated in promo
FIVE STARS - SPECIAL MERIT
*Special Forces*: Level Five: #7: Senior publicist level (May 31, June 1)
Songs for: (Delightfully) campy pirates
Special thanks: Participated in promo
FIVE STARS - SPECIAL MERIT
*Special Forces*: Level Five: #7: Senior publicist level (May 31, June 1)
May 11
Twitter: @lianaleslie
Voting: May 26-27
and
Twitter: @vvb32reads
Triton’s Tavern opens: Tour updates
Rum + Plunder tour hunt opens
Rum + Plunder: Join the hunt
Special thanks: Comments love for fellow bloggers
May 12
Special thanks: Comments love for fellow bloggers
Special thanks: Participated in promo
Special thanks: Participated in promo
Level One: #1: Street crew: Props (May 31)
and
Twitter: @lianaleslie
Design doll: Queens of the Sea: #2 of 10: The Jade Empress
May 13
Twitter: @ladyviolet3
Video review, Random Magic
Feature: Video reading, Random Magic
May 14
Twitter: @hatshepsut0011
Feature: Arrrgh! How to talk like a pirate
Bonus: Free audio book, The Pirates Own Book
(Contemporary usage: The Pirates’ Own Book)
Special thanks: Participated in promo
Special thanks: Participated in promo
*Special Forces* Level Four: #6: Junior publicist level (May 31, June 1)
and
Twitter: @lianaleslie
Design doll: Queens of the Sea: #3 of 10: The Gambler
and
Twitter: @vvb32reads
Feature: A Dandy in Distress (Part 1 of 3)
May 15
Twitter: @MoonlightGleams
Feature: Cinematic Swashbucklers
Bonus: Free audio book, Buccaneers and Pirates of our Coasts
Special thanks: Several Twitter mentions
Special thanks: Amazon review posted
Special thanks: Participated in promo
Special thanks: Amazon review posted
Special thanks: Participated in promo
*Special Forces*: Level Four: #6: Junior publicist level (Various dates)
and
Twitter: @vvb32reads
Triton’s Tavern meet-up #1 of 2:
Feature: A Dandy in Distress,
May 16
Twitter: @marybrebner
Bonus: Pirate puzzle
and
Twitter: @lianaleslie
Design doll: Queens of the Sea: #4 of 10: The Southern Spitfire
and
Twitter: @vvb32reads
Feature: A Dandy in Distress (Part 3 of 3)
May 17
Twitter: @theEPICrat
Feature: Grub and Bumbo
Feature: Pirate Queens: #4 of 10: Anne Bonny
Bonus: Free audio book, Among Malay Pirates and Other Tales of Peril and Adventure
Special thanks: Participated in promo
*Special Forces* Level Four: #6: Junior publicist level (May 30, June 1)
*Special Forces* Level Four: #6: Junior publicist level (May 30, June 1)
and
Twitter: @lianaleslie
Design doll: Queens of the Sea: #5 of 10: The Rebel Chieftain
May 18
and
Twitter: @LiederMadchen
Feature: Finding Starboard
FIVE STARS - SPECIAL MERIT
*Special Forces*: Level Five: #7: Senior publicist level (May 31, June 1)
and
Twitter: @lianaleslie
Design doll: Queens of the Sea: #6 of 10: The Runaway Royal
Twitter: @vvb32reads
Feature: Music: Takes on pirate tunes
Feature: Pirate Queens: #6 of 10: Awilda
and
Twitter: @lianaleslie
May 20
Twitter: @TaraMQ
Feature: Post Like a Pirate
and
Twitter: @lianaleslie
and
Twitter: @vvb32reads
Triton’s Tavern meet-up #2 of 2:
May 21
Twitter: @Nafizaa
Feature: Literary Brigands
Bonus: Free audio book, The Frozen Pirate
and
Twitter: @snowdropdreams
Feature: The Lost Ship
Bonus: Free audio book, Treasure Island
May 22
Twitter: @LexieVamp666
The Book Lover - Book Chicks video channel
Tour schedule (incl. sidebar)
Feature: Discussion: (Video) Real-life pirates
Tour schedule (incl. sidebar)
Feature: Discussion: (Video) Real-life pirates
May 22/23
Book Lover - Book Chicks
Twitter: @LexieVamp666
The Book Lover - Book Chicks video channel
Tour schedule (incl. sidebar)
Book Lover - Book Chicks
Twitter: @LexieVamp666
The Book Lover - Book Chicks video channel
Tour schedule (incl. sidebar)
Feature: Pirate Lairs: Ocracoke Inlet and the legend of Blackbeard’s ghost
Bonus: Free audio book, Great Pirate Stories
Bonus: Free audio book, Great Pirate Stories
Bonus: Pirate karaoke
May 23
Twitter: @lianaleslie
Design doll: Queens of the Sea: #9 of 10: The Future Pirate Queen
Review
Bonus: Quiz: Find your Random Magic twin
and
Twitter: @vvb32reads
Feature: Radio show: Captain Blood
and
I (Heart) Reading (I Love Reading)
Twitter: @iheartreads
Tour schedule
Review (Dual language, Flemish/English)
Bonus: Video lecture about pirate queen Grace O’Malley
Bonus: Game: Blackbeard’s Gold
Twitter: @iheartreads
Tour schedule
Review (Dual language, Flemish/English)
Bonus: Video lecture about pirate queen Grace O’Malley
Bonus: Game: Blackbeard’s Gold
May 24
Twitter: @lafemmereaders
and
Twitter: @Bonnie_Sparks
Feature: By Land or Sea (Vintage maps)
Feature: Pirate Lairs: Tortuga, Port Royal,
Bonus: Game: Pirate Chains
Special thanks: Several Twitter mentions for all bloggers
and
Twitter: @lianaleslie
May 25
Twitter: @Gofita
Feature: How-to: Pirate makeover
Bonus: Free audio book, The Sea Hawk
Bonus: (Video) Pirate movie night
and
Twitter: N/A
Feature: Songs from the Sea (Sea shanties)
May 26
Twitter: @lindsiking
Feature: Grog and Sangaree
Feature: Pirate Queens: #10 of 10: Mary Read
Bonus: Color-Me-Pirate
and
Twitter: @christina_622
Tour schedule
Feature: (Video) Top five Random Magic quotes
and
Twitter: @lianaleslie
Design dolls: Queens of the Sea (poll and voting)
(May 26-27)
May 27
Twitter: @MissIrenne
Bonus: Free audio book, Captain Blood
Bonus: Pirate karaoke
and
Twitter: @lianaleslie
Design dolls: Queens of the Sea (polls and voting)
(May 26-27)
May 28
Twitter: @SplashOOWorlds
(Int’l: Greek language, English transcript)
Bonus: Free audio book, Howard Pyle’s Book of Pirates
Bonus: Game: Pirate’s Quest
and
Twitter: @lianaleslie
Design dolls (Series): Queens of the Sea
May 29
Sea Wolves Reading Circle
Ahoy, matey! Here be a treasure chest of
great piratey reads, plucked from shelves
by a scandalous crew from near and far.
Tour stop - see her picks
Special thanks: Participated in promo
Special thanks: Participated in promo
FIVE STARS - SPECIAL MERIT
*Special Forces*: Level Five: #7: Senior publicist level (May 31, June 1)
Tour promo (sidebar)
Twitter: N/A
Twitter: N/A
May 30
The Parting Glass
Tour summaries and a pub sing
Wrap day! Feel free to visit all the cool
blogs on tour to browse wrap day posts.
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The Fluidity of Time's calm and serene wrap day post.
Moonlight Gleam's Bookshelf has personal and sweet wrap day post.
vvb32Reads' bold but mellow wrap day post.
Dr. Stravagante's Travelling Book Circus has lovely version of The Parting Glass in wrap day post.
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Elbit Blog shares a rockin' wrap day post.
My Love Affair With Books raises a toast to all, in her nice wrap day post.
Beyond Strange New Words shares elegant and measured wrap day post.
In The Library of Lady Violet's wryly amusing wrap day post.
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La Femme Readers' charming wrap day post.
Songs and Stories includes singing corsairs in her cheery wrap day post.
Bookish Ardour pleasant and chatty wrap day post.
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The Epic Rat's colorful and bouncy wrap day post.
The True Book Addict's sunny wrap day post.
Gofita's Pages has some more piratey doings in her wrap day post.
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Splash of our Worlds has related pirate features in their wrap day post.
Snowdrop Dreams of Books shares candid pix in her funny wrap day post.
Cerebralicious has wrap day post.
What Book Is That? has wrap day post.
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The Fluidity of Time's calm and serene wrap day post.
Moonlight Gleam's Bookshelf has personal and sweet wrap day post.
vvb32Reads' bold but mellow wrap day post.
Dr. Stravagante's Travelling Book Circus has lovely version of The Parting Glass in wrap day post.
XXX
Elbit Blog shares a rockin' wrap day post.
My Love Affair With Books raises a toast to all, in her nice wrap day post.
Beyond Strange New Words shares elegant and measured wrap day post.
In The Library of Lady Violet's wryly amusing wrap day post.
XXX
La Femme Readers' charming wrap day post.
Songs and Stories includes singing corsairs in her cheery wrap day post.
Bookish Ardour pleasant and chatty wrap day post.
XXX
The Epic Rat's colorful and bouncy wrap day post.
The True Book Addict's sunny wrap day post.
Gofita's Pages has some more piratey doings in her wrap day post.
XXX
Splash of our Worlds has related pirate features in their wrap day post.
Snowdrop Dreams of Books shares candid pix in her funny wrap day post.
Cerebralicious has wrap day post.
What Book Is That? has wrap day post.
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Last, but not least, artist Liana Kerr (responsible for all the amazing art designs in the Queens of the Sea series during the tour), and the always delightful vvb32 Reads, got to some gleeful plotting to unveil a bonus design.
There was also a Message in a Bottle, special surprise message at the bottom of every Parting Glass wrap day post, and nearly each and every one of the lovely bloggers above were in on it - bad girls! (Delighted.)
Artist: Liana Kerr
Very touched. Thank you for working together and for also coming up with this amazing surprise. Just gobsmacked, but in the most wonderful way.
Here is the lovely bonus design, and the Message in a Bottle texts can be read at the bottom of each Parting Glass post, please feel free to visit to see how well-coordinated and totally together everyone was.
Rascals.
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Little Pirate Prizes: Final tallies begin
Fair Play Provision (this tour only)
Fair Play Provision (this tour only)
Winners announced: June 6
