Alaskan authors Charles Wohlforth, Debra McKinney and Kaylene Johnson-Sullivan discuss he numerous challenges faced in co-writing another’s life story. Charles Wohlforth co-authored To Russia With Love, An Alaskan’s Journey (Victor Fischer); Debra McKinney co-authored Beyond the Bear How I Learned to Live and Love Again after Being Blinded by a Bear (Dan Bigley), and Kaylene Johnson-Sullivan co- authored Our Perfect Wild: Ray and Barbara Bane's Journeys and the Fate of the Far North. (Ray Bane) • Charles Wohlforth has authored of more than 10 books including The Whale and the Supercomputer and the book The Fate of Nature: Rediscovering Our Ability to Rescue the Earth. His column appears three times weekly in the Alaska Dispatch and he hosts radio shows on Alaska Public Media. • Debra McKinney is a renowned Alaskan writer and journalist. A long time contributor to the Alaska Daily News, her articles can be found in the Anchorage Press and Forum, the Magazine of the Alaska Humanities Forum. • Kaylene Johnson-Sullivan is Executive Director Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm National Heritage Area. She is author of 5 books including Canyons and Ice, the Wilderness Travels of Dick Griffith; A Tender Distance: Adventures Raising My Son in Alaska; and Trails Across Time: History of An Alaska Mountain Corridor. Her articles have appeared in Alaska Magazine and the Los Angeles Times.