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Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Kimberley Woodhouse and Denali Dreams Giveaway

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

KIMBERLEY WOODHOUSE is a multi-published author of fiction and non-fiction with Moody, Focus on the Family, B&H Publishing Group, Barbour Publishing, and Bethany House Publishers. A popular speaker/teacher, she’s shared her theme of Joy Through Trials with over 150,000 people at over 1,000 venues across the country. She lives, writes, and homeschools in beautiful Colorado with her husband of more than two decades and their two awesome teens.

Connect with Kim - http://www.kimberleywoodhouse.com and http://www.facebook.com/KimberleyWoodhouseAuthor and http://www.twitter.com/kimwoodhouse

DENALI DREAMS
by Kimberley Woodhouse and Ronie Kendig
Published by Barbour

ABOUT THE BOOK

Vast and rugged, Denali National Park brings adventure and love into the lives of four courageous women. Will cancer survivor Karon reach Mt. McKinley’s summit? Will heiress Jolie survive against the terrain and an assassin? Will flightseeing tour guide Deline save her stalling business? Will love conquer all for ranger Deanna?

Readers, buy your copy of Denali Dreams today!

AND NOW A WORD FROM OUR FEATURE AUTHOR

Behind the Scenes: Writing with a Co-Author
Kimberley Woodhouse

We get a ton of questions whenever we travel on tours, or just simply through our website. Some are about our Extreme Makeover: Home Edition or one of the other television experiences, a lot are about our daughter Kayla’s rare condition, and a lot are about the writing process.

Over the past year, I’ve received more and more questions about writing with a co-author. My daughter and I wrote No Safe Haven and Race Against Time together, Ronie Kendig and I collaborated on a collection entitled Denali Dreams, and Tracie Peterson and I wrote All Things Hidden releasing from Bethany House January 2014. I wouldn’t say that I’m now an expert on the subject, but I can definitely share my two cents with readers. I know as a reader, I often wondered what went on behind the scenes as well, so I totally understand the curiosity!

Each experience has been totally different, but they’ve all been fun. All the readers who write in want to know how it’s done. In summary? I don’t have a set formula, each collaboration has been unique. But I will say this: the authors need to pray for one another, they need to trust one another, they need to be good communicators, and they need to agree to a plan. :)

Writing with my daughter, Kayla (who became the youngest published full-length novelist from a royalty paying publisher with the release of No Safe Haven), was incredible. I wrote the adult characters’ POVs and she wrote the teens’. We wrote it in twenty-eight days total and had you been a fly on the wall, you would’ve seen lots of scribbling on white boards, jump-drives flying across the room as we shared scenes back and forth, and lots of laughter and M&Ms (Kayla’s favorite).

Writing with my dear friend, and not to mention best-selling author, Ronie Kendig was also incredible. In Denali Dreams (a collection of four novellas set in Alaska about the Talkeetna Rangers), Ronie and I plotted out our stories over the phone, developed our characters, and decided how the stories would tie in to each other. She wrote two of the novellas, and I wrote two. We wrote them in about a week. (Yes, we’re both pretty fast.) And we talked on the phone a lot. Another amazing experience—not just because I love the stories, but because I love Ronie so dearly. If you haven’t read any of her other books, you need to GO BUY THEM NOW. Seriously. She’s awesome.

And last but definitely not least, writing with Tracie Peterson. Wow. What could I possibly say? She’s best-selling and award-winning. Her 100th book will be releasing in 2014. She is one of my closest friends, but I would never have dreamed that I’d be given the opportunity to write with her. With All Things Hidden (1935 Matanuska Colony in Alaska), we did tons and tons of research together. We plotted. And plotted. And plotted some more. The string of emails with all our multi-colored notes back and forth was over forty pages! Then, we wrote a seriously long synopsis together (about thirty pages, again going back and forth), then our drafts of the manuscript went back and forth. It was another incredible experience and I learned so much from it.

Happy Reading!

~Kim

Reader Question: For our giveaway this week, I'd like to ask you-the readers-a question. What is your favorite co-author/collaboration? Leave the title of the book/series and the authors’ names for a chance to win a copy of No Safe Haven, Race Against Time, or Denali Dreams. (One copy of each book will be given away.)

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Thank you, Kim, for sharing with us today.

ENTRY RULES Readers, leave your email address (name [at] domainname [dot] com) along with your answer to the question for your chance to win ONE OF THREE free autographed copies of these three books: Denali Dreams, No Safe Haven, Race Against Time. If you do not answer the question, and your email address isn't provided, you will not be entered.

This week, the drawing is open to US/Canada residents.

14 comments:

Cheri S. said...

Karen Kingsbury and Gary Smalley: The Redemption Series (introduction to the Baxter family).

Thank you for this opportunity.

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In Him,

Cheri Swalwell

Tiffany Amber Stockton said...

Cheri, that's among my favorite co-author books too! But my top ones are by Tracie Peterson and Judith Pella. It's the Ribbons of Steel and Ribbons West series. Top of my favorites, without a doubt. :)

Melody said...

I also love the books by Tracie Peterson and Judith Miller - I'm gonna guess that Miller and Pella are the same chic? Especially enjoyed the Ribbons of Steel Series.

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Tiffany Amber Stockton said...

Actually, Melody, they aren't. Judith Miller has also published under Judith McCoy Miller. Judith Pella is just that. But leave it to Tracie to co-write with two Judith's. :)

apple blossom said...

Amish of Apple Grove series

Lori Copeland and Virginia Smith
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Monica said...

It's certainly great fun to read the results of a good collaboration! I enjoyed Beguiled by Deeanne Gist and J. Mark Bertrand

monica [at] moonglow [dot] net

Books by Joi Copeland said...

How fun, Kimberly! Sounds like an amazing time with each project!
My favorite so far is:
Lori Copeland and Virginia Smith

Joi
booksbyjoiatcopelandclandotcom

Wanda (A Book Lover's Retreat) said...

I agree. Amish of Apple Grove series with Lori Copeland and Virginia Smith.

Wanda Barefoot
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Lisa Medeiros said...

I agree Tracie Peterson and Judith Miller are great co-authors! I would love to win one of those 3books :) maybe I will have a new favourite combo:)
Lisa
deiselbuffs@gmail.com

Dana McNeely said...

I feel like I must have grown up under a rock because so many of these collaborations are new to me - so on my TBR list they go. My favorite is "The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society". It's simply wonderful.

Holly Magnuson said...

So far my two favorite have been Virginia Smith and Lori Copeland with the Apple Grove Series.

But I'm very open to reading other co-author combos!

hollymag(at)gmail(dot)com

KayM said...

There was the immensely popular Left Behind Series by LaHaye and Jenkins. Although I enjoyed several other collaborations, I think this one was the best.
may_dayzee (at) yahoo (dot) com

Kimberley Woodhouse said...

I have LOVED reading all your comments this week - I'm only sorry that I hadn't been able to reply! For some reason, my computer has had an issue with any comments on blogger. I'm praying it's resolved - (I guess we shall see if this posts correctly or not!)
Thanks so much for all your input - there's a few here that I haven't read - so that means I will have to add them to my TBR pile!
I look forward to hearing more from all of you.
God bless!
Kim

Kimberley Woodhouse said...

And the winners are:
Melody, Monica, and Lisa!
Please be watching for an email :)
Thank you all for entering. It was fun to hear from all of you.
Kim