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New Shard Story From ‘The Weeping God & The Book of Hope: Rising Wind Series: Book Three. ‘Rough Trip Through The Mountain' Part Two. . .
A Rough Trip Through The Mountain: Part Twoby Award-Winning Author Diane Olsen “Okay, everybody, it’s our turn. I have the Dalai Lama’s old Mala.” The others ran down the steps. Halfway down, their ears were assailed by a thunderous roaring. They heard popping and cracking as if the walls above were straining to hold together. The floor trembled and vibrated as the wayfarers shrieked and…
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(via My Memoir, 'Secrets of a Nun: My Own Story,' Now Celebrates the 40th Anniversary of The First Published Edition in 1985. . .)
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What DIY Authors Need To Know 'To Master Amazon Marketing' and The Importance of Using 'Keywords'. . .
The Definitive Guide to Amazon Keyword Research for Books(Courtesy of Lakshmi Padmanaban ) As an author, nothing is more important than getting your book discovered by readers. While a well-written story and polished production values are table stakes, they only take you so far if potential buyers can’t easily find your book. This is where optimizing your book’s ranking on Amazon becomes…

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New Shard Story From ‘The Weeping God & The Book of Hope: Rising Wind Series: Book Three. 'Rough Trip Through The Mountain.'
A Rough Trip Through The Mountain by Award-Winning Author Diane Olsen After Sage discovered an ancient text in a Mexican desert tomb, he led L.W. and a group of fellow explorers to Tibet, where they found themselves in the middle of a war. Even with danger at every turn, they still managed to discover secret caves beneath Lake Titicaca in Bolivia that led them toward an elusive yet powerful Book…
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New Release By Award-Winning Novelist 'Pavane Ravel' - Press Release & Editorial Book Review For "The Board Extraction" Book Three of 'The Other Shoes of Larry Martin'. . .
About Book Three – ‘The Board Extraction’ – ‘The Other Shoes of Larry Martin’ Series of Novels. “Larry Martin lives two very different lives, in two differentworlds. In Book Three, his personal journey continues in whatis now a 2023 PenCraft Book Award First Runner Up winnerof ‘Realistic Dramatic Fiction.’ Additionally, Book Three: TheBoard Extraction was awarded a 2023 5-Star Book Reviewby…
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A Unique Shard Story From 'The Weeping God & The Book of Hope: Rising Wind Series: Book Three...
SEEING LIGHT IN THE DARK Archaeologist Sage Dalton tried to shake off his fall into the dark. As he slowly rose to step out of the rubble, he looked back at the disaster he had caused, checking himself to see if any wood splinters had impaled him. Once he was satisfied that he was mostly in one piece, except for the bleeding bullet wound in his right arm. He tied his neckerchief around the…
#Author Diane Olsen#Award Winning Writer#Book 3 of rising wind#fiction#humanity#Rising Wind Series of Novels#short stories#The Weeping God#Unique Shard Story#writing
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A Shard Story From ‘Rays of One Light’ - Part 3 The Finale -Not Yet Published of ‘Rising Wind Series’ From Book 7. . .
Pine Ridge Secora’s face creased with concern almost instantly. She ended the call with, “Be careful, Gideon, I love you.” She shared the disturbing news that Jimmy was in a hospital after being stabbed by gang members up at the Porcupine Desert development. At first, Destiny was in shock. “What in Sam Hill was he doing out there?” Secora whispered, “I think he was offering a funeral for a…
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A Special Shard Story From ‘Rays of One Light’ – Not Yet Published of ‘Rising Wind Series’ from Book 7…
The Weaver and the Princess.From ‘Rays of One Light‘Part Two of Three While the horses picked their way through the rocks that crowded the gulch, Destiny spun a tale with a non-floral thread. “You know, it’s interesting that most of the wandering Archaic bands didn’t appear to have any farming attachments before they ran into the Spaniards. For instance, the Cochimi claimed to have lived here…
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A Special Shard Story From 'Rays of One Light' – not yet published of the 'Rising Wind Series' from Book 7...
The Weaver and the PrincessFrom Rays of One LightThree-Part Story… Secora James and Destiny Hawkins arrived at the ranch just as the sun rose on the last day in the Baja desert. Soon, they would have to return to their jobs at the University in Missoula and offer summer classes. Once they parked, they found horses saddled and waiting for them inside the vertical pole corral. “Only two horses.…
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Welcome Readers To Another Introduction To The 'Rising Wind' Series of Novels With Book Two of "Ice and Bone"...
More About The ‘Rising Wind Series’The Rising Wind Book Series is a fictional mystery series with a blend of an action-packed cross-genre thrill ride!If you enjoy reading elements of Native American flare, world religion, history, and extinct beasts, this series is for you! These exciting mystery stories take place in multi-cultural places around the world within books one through five. The…
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"Happy To Share Our Amazing Award-Winning Writer Diane Olsen and Her New Short Stories About Each Book of Her "Rising Wind" Series."
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COVER REVEAL: Book Three Titled, "The Board Extraction" For 'The Other Shoes of Larry Martin' Novel Series by Pavane Ravel Soon To Release.
ABOUT THE NOVEL SERIES From Book One:“The Other Shoes of Larry Martin” is a story of transformation; a story of emotional, physical, and metaphysical growth achieved by a remarkable young journalist, Larry Martin. Larry Martin is a young man – the only child of an abusive father – who was unwittingly indoctrinated into the belief system of the Alt-Right. Larry began his journalism career writing…
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Welcome Readers To 'RISING WIND' and Book One 'THE THUNDER BEINGS.' The Backstory of Romance Between Gideon & Secora. . .
“All the time I wondered who Secora James was, and how we couldpossibly find, let alone help, a mythical creature.“ Wakinyan Tanka, the Great Thunderbird contacted me in a dream while I was in the hospital healing from a lightning strike. She was perched atop a misty cliff and stood at least eight feet tall as far as I could tell. Her stare had a primitive fierceness that made me feel paralyzed,…
#Author Diane Olsen#award winning series of fiction#creative-writing#fiction#fiction novel series#introduction to fiction readers#love#rising wind#romantic shard story#short story#The Thunder Beings#writing
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Part 3 - Finale –‘The Unique Settled History of Sweetwater Canyon’ Areas of Colorado Springs...
To pick up where I had left off and “The Rest Story”… There was a boundary pin beyond Basing’s patio and an old fence line that went up a gully to the left. I thought it was the property boundary between Maxwell’s and the Seven Falls property. Later, the Hills, who owned Seven Falls then, demanded quite a bit more land, which I thought they must have weaseled out somehow, but apparently, they…
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Part Two --'The Unique Settled History of Sweetwater Canyon' Areas of Colorado Springs, CO. . .
For me, the Green Settlement was the first magical surprise on the trail north of what is now called Greenwood Park. As I first rode through there in awe, I found inch-wide, tiny deer tracks that looked like they belonged to miniature deer, or fawns – not our big mules, sunk deep into the dead pine needles. There were also the ruins of two old cabins, more like rotting logs in the shape of…
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An Inspirational Message To Women Worldwide, Which Includes A Cover Reveal By Our Award-Winning Author Elizabeth Upton--Releasing Her New Book In Late Spring 2025...
CAT is excited to share a cover reveal as our writer Elizabeth Upton is currently working on her next non-fiction book, which will be released in mid-spring and will be titled: BECOME YOUR OWN HEROBE EMPOWERED TO MOVE FORWARDWITH RESILIENCE, STRENGTH, AND COURAGE. Here is a small excerpt from one of the ending chapters for you to enjoy! Only you can lift yourself out of grief, loneliness,…
#Author Elizabeth Upton#Award Winning Author#Become Your Own Hero#Empowerment#Inspirational#Lift Out Of Trauma#New Book Soon#non fiction#Writer
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A Unique Story of "The Settled History of Sweetwater Canyon." A Two Part Essay. Part One...
The first travelers or temporary residents we hear about are the Cheyennes, Arapahos, and the Utes. However, people have dwelt in the Americas for at least 22,000 years and some would take that figure back to 135,000 years. So, who really knows? Here’s what we do know. The first entry for homesteaders probably came from North Cheyenne Canyon on the South side of Pike’s Peak, because the Mt.…
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