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Guest Author: Teen Fantasy Author Kamilla Reid
Author Day presents Kamilla Reid, author of the teen fantasy, THE QUESTORY OF ROOT KARBUNKULUS, on Friday, July 18, 2008. Leave your questions for Kamilla in the comment section below anytime between now and July 18 and as a special thank you, you’ll have a chance to win a free copy of her book after her appearance!
About the Author:
At age 29 Kamilla Reid became the youngest person to hold the position of Artistic Director for a professional theatre company in Edmonton. During this time at Celebrations Theatre she honed her artistic skills by writing and directing five shows per year. Over this ten year incumbency the position evolved and Kamilla developed her own independent theatrical production company to which the dinner theatre contracted out. This worked quite well with her new schedule due to the birth of her daughter.
After forty produced plays, Kamilla felt she’d creatively done all she could within the live theatre format and, during a period of massive change whereby she found herself in the role of single mother, she began scrawling and plunking on the keyboard and finally, drawing out the long held images of DréAmm and its freckled young inhabitant Root Karbunkulus.
Currently Kamilla is working on book two of the “Questory” series.
You can visit her website at www.rootkarbunkulus.com.
About the Book:
Young Root Karbunkulus gets an invitation to participate in 'the coolest scavenger hunt of all time!' Finally, her chance! She can escape the Aunts and prove once and for all there’s no stinkin’ “L” on her forehead! So what if she's up against hundreds of other kids. It can’t be worse than murder ball. The rules say teams of three. Okay, okay her appointed team mates, Lian and Dwyn are screws-in-the-temples annoying...but livable...and really no worse than Goatface Kor or Hilly Punyun who, forget the panties, has a tiara for each day of the week. More rules: Can't use magic on competitors. Doh! Oh well, at this point her magic is of the non-existent variety anyhow so…next! The first item up for grabs is the Miist of Kalliope, apparently some dead magician's elixir. No prob. But wait. Out of hundreds of teams, there are only six of these Miists to be found? Leaving only six teams left to go after the next item? Then five, four, three, two…woah...this could get ugly....hmmm...compete and win...or go back to exfoliating those hard, crusted entities called Auntie Octavia's feet?
Root Karbunkulus accepts the invitation. It will be a race of many, many hated things. But it will also be a contest of courage, friendship and the rising of soul. Within it Root will learn the terrifying truth behind the mysterious items. She will also discover, to her horror that she is not a player in an innocent kid’s race but a pawn in a vicious adult game that will readily send its champion into the profiteering hands of the enemy.
About the Author:
At age 29 Kamilla Reid became the youngest person to hold the position of Artistic Director for a professional theatre company in Edmonton. During this time at Celebrations Theatre she honed her artistic skills by writing and directing five shows per year. Over this ten year incumbency the position evolved and Kamilla developed her own independent theatrical production company to which the dinner theatre contracted out. This worked quite well with her new schedule due to the birth of her daughter.
After forty produced plays, Kamilla felt she’d creatively done all she could within the live theatre format and, during a period of massive change whereby she found herself in the role of single mother, she began scrawling and plunking on the keyboard and finally, drawing out the long held images of DréAmm and its freckled young inhabitant Root Karbunkulus.
Currently Kamilla is working on book two of the “Questory” series.
You can visit her website at www.rootkarbunkulus.com.
About the Book:Young Root Karbunkulus gets an invitation to participate in 'the coolest scavenger hunt of all time!' Finally, her chance! She can escape the Aunts and prove once and for all there’s no stinkin’ “L” on her forehead! So what if she's up against hundreds of other kids. It can’t be worse than murder ball. The rules say teams of three. Okay, okay her appointed team mates, Lian and Dwyn are screws-in-the-temples annoying...but livable...and really no worse than Goatface Kor or Hilly Punyun who, forget the panties, has a tiara for each day of the week. More rules: Can't use magic on competitors. Doh! Oh well, at this point her magic is of the non-existent variety anyhow so…next! The first item up for grabs is the Miist of Kalliope, apparently some dead magician's elixir. No prob. But wait. Out of hundreds of teams, there are only six of these Miists to be found? Leaving only six teams left to go after the next item? Then five, four, three, two…woah...this could get ugly....hmmm...compete and win...or go back to exfoliating those hard, crusted entities called Auntie Octavia's feet?
Root Karbunkulus accepts the invitation. It will be a race of many, many hated things. But it will also be a contest of courage, friendship and the rising of soul. Within it Root will learn the terrifying truth behind the mysterious items. She will also discover, to her horror that she is not a player in an innocent kid’s race but a pawn in a vicious adult game that will readily send its champion into the profiteering hands of the enemy.
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Permalink Reply by Dorothy Thompson on -
Welcome, Kamilla! First of all, I want to tell everyone that Kamilla made it #1 in google for her key search words which is what Pump Up is all about so I'm really happy with that! Kamilla, before we start talking about your book, can you tell us what you have been doing to promote your virtual book tour and what advice can you give authors who want to do the same thing but don't know where to start?
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Permalink Reply by B. Jay Gladwell on
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Hi, Kamilla! I got your e-mail about this event--congrats!
Promoting a book takes far more time and effort than writing it, wouldn't you agree?
I'm very impressed with your trailer, not to mention your Web site, the graphics, illustrations, etc. Very well done! It's obvious you've invested more than just your time in this project. By the way, who did your illustrations?
Although I've not been ten years old for a long, long time, I'm going to order your book. Everything you've done with the promotion has created enough curiosity in me that I want to see what you've done.
I wish you the very best for your book's success!
P.S. Just placed my order from Amazon!
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Permalink Reply by Dorothy Thompson on
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Kamilla, are you saying you did your trailer or you hired someone?
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"...Matthew drew something that looked like it actually inhabited the sea and I loved it so much better. So, I actually re-wrote the description!"
Collaboration! That's what I love about theatre and film! These are two of the few places where 1 + 1 = 3.
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Permalink Reply by Dorothy Thompson on
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Kamilla, you mention children? Do your children go with you on booksignings? I thought I saw one of your kids in one of your trailers...I could be wrong...but whoever it was was helping sell books there or something. How much do you involve them in your role as an author? Are they showing signs of being a writer one day like their mom?
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Permalink Reply by Dorothy Thompson on
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I am full of questions today, but I figured now would be a good chance to get them out and have others learn about you, too. These dog tags...that really intrigues me. Whose idea was that, what do they look like and how have you used them for your book promotions?
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Permalink Reply by Cheryl C. Malandrinos on -
You've definitely got a promotion and marketing mindset Kamilla. It shows in everything you do.
Some of the reviews I've seen say this book has some Harry Potter influences. Can you tell us about those influences and what is unique about your book?
Thanks.
Cheryl
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