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Brittney Ryan is an American author who was born in Portland, Oregon. She attended the University of Portland’s School of Dramatic Arts and Music. Since then, she has performed in musicals and has worked as a composer, producer, and television commentator. However, Ryan is best known as a storyteller and the New York Times bestselling author of The Legend of Holly Claus, a magical Christmas fantasy about the daughter of Nicholas Claus (known to many around the world as Santa Claus). Ryan got the idea for Holly Claus when she was just seventeen and performing in a Christmas musical in her hometown. A little girl climbed on to her lap and whispered a question into her ear: “Are you Santa’s daughter?” While creating her story, Ryan took inspir ...more

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It is so wonderful to hear from you. I am so happy and truly grateful that Holly Claus has become a part of your Christmas Holiday every year.…more
Hi Erin,
It is so wonderful to hear from you. I am so happy and truly grateful that Holly Claus has become a part of your Christmas Holiday every year. This is my dream for you...that Holly Claus would continue to enchant you and bring magic into your Christmas. And through out the entire year that Holly would continue to inspire to follow your special dream. There is a new Holly Claus website coming and also my new Holly Claus novel series, a Holly Claus motion picture and an enchanting Christmas animated special. Please let me know how Holly Claus has inspired you...And let me know what you would love to see in the Holly Claus movie...Look for all this to come...And remember ...Dream and Believe...(less)
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“It's a strange truth that no matter how persuaded we might be of our own correctness, the discomfiting realization that others disagree with us causes a paralyzing inability to argue the case convincingly.”
Brittney Ryan, The Legend of Holly Claus

“I've felt sometimes like I'd be less trouble if I'd just sit back and be quiet. But dreams are too important. We can't just let our dreams dry up and die, because then our hearts would break.”
Brittney Ryan, The Legend of Holly Claus

“My intent was to write a story that would become a true legend, so it was important to me to present Holly Claus’s story as a legend, a fantasy that would become a part of the culture…
a tradition…a classic. I want Holly’s story to endure for generations."
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Brittney Ryan”
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“My intent was to write a story that would become a true legend, so it was important to me to present Holly Claus’s story as a legend, a fantasy that would become a part of the culture…
a tradition…a classic. I want Holly’s story to endure for generations."
—

Brittney Ryan”
Brittney Ryan

“One of the bravest thing a child can do is dream, and
believe it is truly possible.
Brittney Ryan”
Brittney Ryan

“You must have a room, or a certain hour or so a day, where you don’t know what was in the newspapers that morning, you don’t know who your friends are, you don’t know what you owe anybody, you don’t know what anybody owes to you. This is a place where you can simply experience and bring forth what you are and what you might be. This is the place of creative incubation. At first you may find that nothing happens there. But if you have a sacred place and use it, something eventually will happen.”
Joseph Campbell, The Power of Myth




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