{"id":1277,"date":"2012-12-04T05:53:27","date_gmt":"2012-12-04T10:53:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.katrinakenison.com\/?p=1277"},"modified":"2012-12-04T05:53:27","modified_gmt":"2012-12-04T10:53:27","slug":"first-peek-magical-journey-video-excerpt-and-win-an-advance-copy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/katrinakenison.com\/new\/first-peek-magical-journey-video-excerpt-and-win-an-advance-copy\/","title":{"rendered":"First peek: Magical Journey video &#038; excerpt (and win an advance copy)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.katrinakenison.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/BOOK-JACKET.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1282\" title=\"BOOK JACKET\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.katrinakenison.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/BOOK-JACKET-204x300.jpg?resize=204%2C300\" width=\"204\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>I\u2019ve always loved this solstice season of short days and long, cold nights. It is as if all of nature is reminding me: it\u2019s time to slow down, be quiet, turn inward and embrace the darkness.<\/p>\n<p>Yet, with a new book about to be published \u2013 my memoir, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1455507237\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=1455507237&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=katrikenis-20 \">Magical Journey: An Apprenticeship in Contentment<\/a>, will be in stores on January 8 &#8212; my task this December is all about going forth and spreading the word.<\/p>\n<p>The good news for me: I know I can call on you, my readers here, to help me generate a bit of essential pre-publication action.<\/p>\n<p>The good news for you: We don\u2019t even have to leave our comfy armchairs in order to create a little \u201cbuzz.\u201d (No fancy clothes or bullhorns needed.)<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"An Excerpt from &quot;Magical Journey&quot; by Katrina Kenison\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tdWUsnTm_M4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>What you can do to help:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>1. Watch <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tdWUsnTm_M4\">the video<\/a>, and then share it on Facebook and with all your friends. <span style=\"color: #993300;\">There&#8217;s a &#8220;SHARE&#8221; button on the top frame of the player above.<\/span><\/strong> <strong>(Don&#8217;t see a &#8220;SHARE&#8221; button on your screen? <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tdWUsnTm_M4\">Click HERE<\/a> instead, and copy &amp; paste the link at the top of the page.)<br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\nMy video for The Gift of an Ordinary Day, which I simply emailed out to 200 friends three years ago, has had nearly 1.7 million views on YouTube. This one, as you\u2019ll see, is completely different, but it\u2019s just as close to my heart. Hope it speaks to yours, too.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/kkenisonbooks\/app_123937074431295\">Click HERE<\/a> \u2013 and read an excerpt. And then share that, too.<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>3. And finally, pre-order your own copy of MAGICAL JOURNEY now. (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1455507237\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=1455507237&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=katrikenis-20 \">Click HERE<\/a> to do that.)<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>First review just in, from Publishers Weekly: <em>&#8220;An intensely moving tribute to the importance of enjoying every moment of life. . .[Kenison\u2019s] journey will inspire tears and determination, and remind readers that anything, \u2018done from the heart, changes the world in some small way for the better.\u2019\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy pre-order?\u201d you may ask.<\/p>\n<p>Well, two reasons: First, your book will be delivered to your doorstep on January 8, the same day Magical Journey is released (and that is just a nice thing to look forward to, a week after New Year\u2019s). And, even more important, pre-orders and online activity are the booksellers\u2019 best indication that \u201csomething is happening\u201d with a new book. Which means they are more likely to have it in stock, to put it on their front tables, and to let other readers know \u201cit\u2019s here!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Thank you! (And please do let me know what you think, I\u2019d love to hear from you!)<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>Meanwhile, my early holiday gift to YOU:<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>I\u2019m waiting to receive my very first finished author\u2019s copy of <strong>Magical Journey<\/strong> (it should be arriving any day now). And I\u2019ve decided to sign and personalize it to give away to one of you. Here\u2019s how to enter to win:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Take any \u2013 or preferably ALL THREE &#8212; of the helpful actions above, and then leave me a comment here.<\/strong> I\u2019ll pick one winner, at random, after entries close at midnight on Tuesday, Dec. 11. If you win, you\u2019ll have your copy before they are available in stores. (In fact, you should even receive it before Christmas \u2013 and I\u2019ll gift wrap it myself.) Good luck to all!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019ve always loved this solstice season of short days and long, cold nights. It is as if all of nature is reminding me: it\u2019s time to slow down, be quiet, turn inward and embrace the darkness. 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