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Kim McDougall | August 8, 2010

by Kim McDougall
1st Turning Point Reviewer
Copyright © 2010 Kim McDougall
Aimee’s Locket by P.L. Parker
Kim’s Rating
4 Parrots

Aimee’s Locket
by P.L. Parker
Publisher: The Wild Rose Press
ISBN: 1601546831 or 978-1601546838
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Word Count: 92,000

Kim’s Comments:
There are many things I really like about the video for Aimee’s Locket, so let’s start with those.
• The opening with the wind sound was a good [...]

Category: Book Video Reviews, Book Videos, Kim McDougall | 5 Comments »
Tags: aimee's locket, p.l.parker, the wild rose press

Kim McDougall | March 28, 2010

Kim McDougall, Author and Founder of Blazing Trailers
by Kim McDougall
1st Turning Point Reviewer
Copyright © 2010 Kim McDougall
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Ancestors of Fire: Book 2 The Empowered Spirits Series by Brenda J Weaver
Kim’s Rating
2.5 Parrots

Ancestors of Fire: Book 2 The Empowered Spirits Series
By: Brenda J Weaver
Publisher: The Wild Rose Press
ISBN: 1-60154-666-1
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Release Date: March 2010
Word Count: 67,219

Kim’s Comments:
As I [...]

Category: All authors, Book Reviews, Book Video Reviews, Book Videos | 3 Comments »
Tags: 2.5 parrots, Ancestors of fire, book video, Book Video review, Brenda J Weaver, kim mcdougall, the wild rose press

Mercedes Christesen | March 21, 2010

Reader and Reviewer
by Mercedes Christesen
1st Turning Point Reviewer
Copyright © 2010 Mercedes Christesen
The Captain’s Lady by Lorhainne Eckhart
Mercedes’s Rating
3.5 Parrots

The Captain’s Lady
by Lorhainne Eckhart
Publisher: The Wild Rose Press
ISBN: 9781601543837
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Release Date: June 26, 2009
Word Count: 85,000

Mercede’s Comments:
The suspenseful music that accompanies the video is both riveting and captivating.  It shows both Abby’s fear and urgency to [...]

Category: Book Video Reviews, Book Videos, Mercedes Christesen | 5 Comments »
Tags: lorhainne eckhart, the captain's lady, the wild rose press

1st Turning Point Guest Columnist | February 1, 2010

Joanna Aislinn
By Joanna Aislinn
1st Turning Point Guest Columnist
Copyright © 2010 Joanna Aislinn
I love tennis. My affair with it began by total accident, during a sopping, rain-drenched Fourth-of-July weekend at the shore. The streets flooded so badly, the water was thigh-high on my five-foot frame. We were stuck indoors at a bed-and-breakfast with no cable [...]

Category: All authors, Guest Columnist, Miscellaneous | 8 Comments »
Tags: 1st turning point, blogs, contest entries, critique groups, forums, joanna aislinn, newly published authors, no matter why, novel writing, promotion, the wild rose press, Websites, writer's associations

Deborah Schneider | January 14, 2010

Deborah Scheider, Library Goddess and Author
by Deborah Schneider
1st Turning Point Staff Columnist
Copyright © 2010 Deborah Schneider
I recently was invited to speak to a local writing group called, Seattle Freelancers. I was delighted to be invited, and even more so when I discovered I would be speaking with the staff from a local bookstore about author [...]

Category: All authors, Deborah Schneider, Marketing, Public Speaking, Websites | 16 Comments »
Tags: king county library system, promise me, seattle arts and lectures, seattle public library, the elliot bay book company, the wild rose press, third place books, town hall seattle, university bookstore

1st Turning Point Guest Columnist | December 11, 2009

Celia Yeary, Romance Author
by Celia Yeary
1st Turning Point Guest Columnist
Copyright © 2009 Celia Yeary

Excerpts-we love them, don’t we? There’s no better way to sample an author’s writing style than to read an excerpt. One entire Yahoo Group is devoted to “Excerpts Only for Romance Writers and Readers,” and many authors and readers post there on [...]

Category: All authors, Guest Columnist, Marketing, Name Recognition, Platform Building, Short story | 14 Comments »
Tags: all my hopes & dreams, celia yeary, Marketing, promotion, showdown in southfork, texas blue, the wild rose press

Kim McDougall | November 15, 2009

Kim McDougall, Author and Founder of Blazing Trailers
Kim McDougall
1st Turning Point Reviewer
Copyright © 2009 Kim McDougall
Children of the Mist by Hywela Lyn
Kim’s Rating
3.5 Parrots

Children of the Mist by Hywela Lynn
ISBN:1-60154-557-6
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Release Date: 19 June 2009
Word Count (65,000 words approx)

Kim’s Comments:
Hywela Lyn’s Children of the Mist trailer has all the elements to be a great hook. [...]

Category: Book Video Reviews, Book Videos, Kim McDougall | 5 Comments »
Tags: children of the mist, hywela lyn, the wild rose press

Deborah Schneider | October 15, 2009

Deborah Scheider, Library Goddess and Author
by Deborah Schneider
1st Turning Point Staff Columnist
Copyright © 2009 Deborah Schneider
Since becoming the Romance Writers of America Librarian of the Year, I’ve been asked many times about the difference between a “Reading” and an “Author Event”.
So, let me explain.  When you hear the sentence, “Author What’s His Name will be [...]

Category: All authors, Deborah Schneider, Marketing, Miscellaneous, Public Speaking | 6 Comments »
Tags: author event, author reading, kcls, nanowrimo, promise me, the wild rose press

Kim McDougall | September 20, 2009

Kim McDougall, Author and Owner of Blazing Trailers
by Kim McDougall
1st Turning Point Reviewer
Copyright © 2009 Kim McDougall
Starquest
by Hywela Lyn
Kim’s Rating
3.5 Parrots

Starquest by Hywela Lyn
Publisher: The Wild Rose Press
ISBN:1-60154-355-7
Release Date: 29th August 2008
Word Count (85,000 words approx)

Kim’s Comments:
Hywela Lyn has set the mood for this book nicely in an eerie and romantic trailer. The music suits [...]

Category: Book Video Reviews, Book Videos, Kim McDougall | 5 Comments »
Tags: hywela lyn, starquest, the wild rose press