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John M. Olsen

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in The United States

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http://johnmolsen.blogspot.com/

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Fantasy, Science Fiction, Fiction

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author:Andre Norton

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John M. Olsen uses writing to harness his burning desire to create, hoping to entertain and enlighten others as well as himself. A love of stories about ordinary people stepping up to extraordinary circumstances permeates his writing. He approaches writing and editing like he approaches his secret lair full of dangerous power tools (aka wood shop), hoping to create something new and interesting with each new project.

As the 2020-2021 President of the League of Utah Writers and as a speaker at several conferences and conventions, he helps other writers to identify and reach their goals to improve and succeed at their craft.

John lives in Utah with his lovely wife and a variable number of mostly grown children and a constantly changing subset o ...more

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Average rating: 4.34 · 833 ratings · 156 reviews · 50 distinct works • Similar authors

	Discovery (Polecat Protocol Book 1) 4.30 avg rating — 126 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Foiled Ambitions (The Phoenix Initiative Book 11) 4.45 avg rating — 97 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Emergence (Polecat Protocol Book 3) 4.63 avg rating — 63 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Breakdown (Polecat Protocol Book 2) 4.45 avg rating — 60 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	High Hopes (Joint Task Force 13 (JTF 13)) by John M. Olsen (Goodreads Author), J.F. Posthumus (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 4.45 avg rating — 31 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Crystal King (Riland Throne #1) 4.22 avg rating — 27 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Crystal Queen (Riland Throne Book 2) 4.31 avg rating — 13 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Artifact Origins (Raconteur Press Anthologies Book 57) by John M. Olsen (Goodreads Author), Dean Stone, Michael P. Boettcher Jr. 4.25 avg rating — 12 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Put Your Shoulder to the Wheel really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 9 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Crystal Servants 4.14 avg rating — 7 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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I just got some cool news from last night at the LDSPMA ...

I just got some cool news from last night at the LDSPMA conference awards ceremony. Unfortunately, a cold had me stuck at home since I didn't want to share the bug.

I edit novels for Immortal Works, and two of those novels won awards last night. The cool thing is that the Praiseworthy Awards go to the entire production team and not just to the author.

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