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Leanne Olson

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The United States

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Children's

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Beatrix Potter, A.A. Milne, C.S. Lewis

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Leanne Olson is an American children's book author born and raised in the dry and sunny Columbia Basin in Southeast Washington State. There she spent her childhood swimming and boating on the Columbia River, under the blazing sun, darting rattlesnakes on walks through sage brush laden trails and picking luscious concord grapes fresh off the vine. Childhood soon turned to teenhood, teenhood to adulthood when Leanne settled on the opposite side of the Cascade Mountains in the beautiful Willamette Valley in the state of Oregon.

Though as a hobby, Leanne, enjoyed writing, it wasn't until 2009 that she began to actively pursue a writing career. Having worked with children since 1997 Leanne was inspired to focus her writing on children's literatur ...more

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If you could travel to any fictional book world, where would you go and what would you do there?

Leanne Olson Easy, Narnia! I'd tour all the pertinent locations, particularly Cair Paravel to hang out with Queens Lucy and Susan & Kings Edmond and Peter, Caspian…moreEasy, Narnia! I'd tour all the pertinent locations, particularly Cair Paravel to hang out with Queens Lucy and Susan & Kings Edmond and Peter, Caspian, and of course Mr. Tumnus. And hopefully...Aslan will show himself. (less)

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How do you deal with writer’s block?

Leanne Olson It's much like putting your fingers in a Chinese finger trap; the harder you try the more impossible it is to escape. So I just don't sweat it and wai…moreIt's much like putting your fingers in a Chinese finger trap; the harder you try the more impossible it is to escape. So I just don't sweat it and wait for the story and characters to be ready to begin or continue their story. (less)

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My Newest Release:

Keeper of the Fairy Tales:

Rose has until midnight to decode the clue revealing the location of the hidden Giant then to wake him from the Unwakeable Sleep spell cast upon him by the Enchantress.

Giant is the only being in Fairy Tale Land possessing the strength to upright the beanstalk which Rose's accidental arrival has caused to come crashing down–tearing a rift in the Veil Between Worlds; the v Read more of this blog post »

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