Jim Thomsen | June 30, 2010
Jim Thomsen: True Crime and Mystery Author
by Jim Thomsen
1st Turning Point Staff Columnist
Copyright © 2010 Jim Thomsen
Craig Lancaster is the author of the literary novels 600 Hours Of Edward (Riverbend Publishing) and the forthcoming The Summer Son (AmazonEncore). In Part 1 our our interview, The Billings, Montana resident shared the story of his improbable journey [...]
Lillian Cauldwell | June 28, 2010
Lillian Cauldwell, Author, Owner of Passionate Internte Voices Radio
 by L. S. Cauldwell
1st Turning Point Staff Columnist
Copyright © 2010 L. S. Cauldwell
Podcasting, you’ve considered doing it, but weren’t quite sure how to do it the right way with the proper hardware and software. You did your homework on the internet, but there are tons of different [...]
Jim Thomsen | June 27, 2010
Jim Thomsen: True Crime and Mystery Author
by Jim Thomsen
1st Turning Point Columnist
Copyright © 2010 Jim ThomsenÂ
My friend Craig Lancaster jokes that he should write a nonfiction book about his experiences as a fiction author called Dude, WTF?
Why that title? Well, because Craig’s journey in the 20 months since he wrote his debut novel as a [...]
Diana Coyle | June 26, 2010
A Website Review by Diana Coyle
Copyright © 2010 Diana Coyle
Diana Coyle, Writer and Reviewer
Author Name: P.A. Brown
URL: http://www.pabrown.ca
Diana’s Review:
2 Parrots
The author I based my website review on this time was for P.A. Brown.
First Impressions
Browsing her homepage, the site offered different writing information, links and data on such topics as Stop Human Trafficking and Slavery in [...]
Gerri Russell | June 25, 2010
Gerri Russell and her first three books
by Gerri Russell
1st Turning Point Columnist
Copyright © 2010 Gerri Russell
After launching five books into the marketplace, I have tried a lot of ways to affect my sales, from bookmarks, advertisements, a spa-day give-away, t-shirts, pens, bubble bath, etc. The list goes on and on. I honestly do not know [...]
Kris Tualla | June 24, 2010
by Kris Tualla
1st Turning Point Staff Reviewer
Copyright © 2010 Kris Tualla
What’s an independent publisher to do?
Everything you can!
As an author with an independently-published trilogy releasing in the fall, I am the only one promoting this product. Sure, I’ll Evite everyone on my email lists.  I’ll post it on my Facebook, Twitter & Blog.  And I [...]
Shelli Stevens | June 23, 2010
Shelli Stevens, The Author Your Mother Warned You About
by Shelli Stevens
1st Turning Point Columnist
Copyright © 2010 Shelli Stevens
Well, contest whore. Â I’ve never been a huge contest whore, but I’ve entered a few over the years. Â And let me tell you, they can make your day or they can make you feel like something on [...]
Judith Laik | June 22, 2010
Judith Laik, Regency Romance Author
Interviewed by Judith Laik
1st Turning Point Staff Columnist
Copyright © 2010 Judith Laik and Dar Albert
Dar Albert’s website:Â http://www.wickedsmartdesigns.com
Media: Â Traditional acrylic paintings, and digital, cover, and graphic artist
JL: Thank you for joining us at 1st Turning Point. We’re excited to have you visit. I’ve spent some time at your website, and I’m [...]
Rowena Cherry | June 21, 2010
Rowena Cherry - Space Snark (TM)
by Rowena Cherry
1st Turning Point Staff Columnist
Copyright © 2010 Rowena Cherry
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Sometimes, one gets really great advice by simply asking, and sometimes the best advice is right there, if only one knows where to look.
So, here is where to look on GoodReads.com, which is arguably the best and most popular of [...]
Kris Tualla | June 20, 2010
by Kris Tualla
1st Turning Point Staff Reviewer
Copyright © 2010 Kris Tualla
Angel’s Destiny: A Novel Story of Poems & Illustrations by April Martin Chartrand
Kris’s Rating
1 Parrot
Angel’s Destiny: A Novel Story of Poems & Illustrations
By: April Martin Chartran
Publisher: Independent
ISBN: 0615302513
Buy link
Release Date: December 2009
Kris’s Comments:
Good things: Nice music. Interesting illustrations. The minimalistic color scheme works—it’s very [...]
