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In this email: * The Goddess Crafts Faire is this weekend (Dec. 10 and 11) in Sebastopol! I've long enjoyed this gathering and am delighted to bring and share my book, art cards, and artwork this year. Plus it's been fun creating a magical booth for people to enjoy. If you're there, please stop by and say hi! * Goddess Book Holiday Sale ends tomorrow (Dec. 9)! To help you bring magic to your holiday gift list, you can get a discount when you order your Goddess book(s) directly from me. Discounts start at 20% off, and increase with quantity. Plus I can send your gift directly to your giftee! * Goddess book article. I'm delighted to have an article about my Goddess book in the December Sonoma County Gazette. Check it out! * Give the Goddess book for the holidays! It's a deeply soothing, empowering, and beautiful treat for yourself and others. Don't we all need that, just about now? * The Goddess book (and art greeting cards) are also at local stores. Savor the beauty of both at stores in Santa Rosa, Sebastopol, Petaluma, Cotati, Occidental, Novato, and Ukiah. * I invite you to help support this project of my heart and soul. This is my big push time, and even small actions by you can make a big difference for me! So, for instance, you can help spread the word about the book and my holiday sale, share your recommendation feedback with me or on Amazon, encourage an article in local media, and more! ------------------------------------------------------------ Dear friends and allies -- COME VISIT AT THE GODDESS CRAFTS FAIRE! I'm so thrilled to have a booth at Sebastopol's Goddess Crafts Faire this weekend (Dec. 10 and 11). I've long enjoyed this gathering and am delighted to bring and share my offerings there this year. In addition to my Goddess books and art greeting cards from it, I'll also some other special art goodies. Plus it's been fun creating a magical booth for people to enjoy. If you're at the event, please stop by my booth and say hi! What: 22nd Annual Goddess Crafts Faire Where: Sebastopol Community Center Dates: Sat. Dec. 10 and Sun. Dec. 11 Time: 11am to 7pm. They have all sorts of wonderful handmade gifts by local women, including clothes, jewelry, health and beauty products, art, and so much more. But more than that, it's a community and social gathering and celebration, with music and dance throughout the day. For more information, see www.goddesscraftsfaire.com. • • • GODDESS BOOK HOLIDAY SALE ENDS TOMORROW! To make it even easier to give The Goddess for the holidays (and maybe one for yourself) -- I'm offering discount and quantity pricing, when you order your books directly from me by tomorrow Fri. Dec. 9. So you can get 20% off each for 1 or 2 copies -- 30% off for 3 to 9 copies -- and 35% off for 10 to 15 copies of these magical books. You can order easily from my online store, or by check. I can even mail your books directly to your giftees, to make it oh-so-easy for you. Plus I can sign the book, if you wish, and I'll enclose just a gift receipt. I'm also offering another option for local folks: You can arrange with me to pick up your book order at a Sebastopol drop-off point or at the Goddess Crafts Faire! For more about ordering, see my Goddess book website. And email me with any questions! • • • * Goddess book article. I'm also delighted to see my story about my Goddess storybook ("for people of all ages") in the December Sonoma County Gazette. You can view the article in the paper itself. Or just click on these handy links.... * Graphic version: www.healthyworld.org/GRAPHICS/GB-12-SCG.jpg * Text version: www.sonomacountygazette.com/cms/pages/sonoma-county-news-article-5826.html • • • During these challenging times, it's especially important that we look for ways to soothe, nurture, and empower ourselves and others. This can help us stay centered, standing in our divine power, and available for the positive that can flow through us and around us. And the holidays can actually give us a chance to do just that. GIVE THE GODDESS FOR THE HOLIDAYS. So I'm delighted to be offering my Goddess book now, as a beautiful way for people to take care of themselves and others during this time. It's been so moving to me to hear how people are being touched and nurtured by this book. I also love hearing the happiness that it brings them and others when they give it as gifts! That's why I feel that it truly can bring magic to your holiday gift list! Learn more about the book, and see a preview flipbook, on my Goddess book website. • • • THE GODDESS AT LOCAL STORES. My Goddess books are also available in local stores. This makes it easy for you and others to discover and pick up their very own copy of this special book. Look at this Stores list to find the places carrying the book in Santa Rosa, Petaluma, Cotati, Novato, Sebastopol, Occidental, and Ukiah. My art greeting cards are also in stores in each of the Sonoma County towns! • • • HOW YOU CAN HELP THIS GODDESS PROJECT. I also invite you to support this Goddess project of my heart and soul. This is my big push time, and even small actions by you can make a big difference for me. For instance you might: * Share this information with friends and allies. The permanent link for this email is at www.healthyworld.org/GoddessBookM8.html. [That's this page!] * Buy books and cards for yourself and as gifts, ideally before the end of the year. * Post your compliments about the Goddess book on its page on Amazon.com. This can really help folks discover the book! * Connect with me, and Like, my writers' Facebook page at www.facebook.com/PatriciaDinesWriter. * Send me a selfie of you (or your giftee) happy with the Goddess book; it makes me happy to see! * Encourage newspapers and magazines to recommend the book, especially as a holiday gift. * Invite me to do a reading of some or all of the book for your store, group, or upcoming gathering. * Suggest that appropriate stores carry the books and cards for the holiday season. * Share your feedback with me about my books and art cards. Would you recommend them to others? If so, why? * Or ... invent or suggest something else! :-) • • • Thank you so much as always to everyone for your support of this project! I am so honored to be the carrier of this story. I feel incredibly blessed. Many blessings to all -- Patricia Dines Freelance Writer, Editor, Educator, & Public Speaker www.patriciadines.info www.askecogirl.info OTHER WAYS THAT WE CAN CONNECT * Visit me on Facebook, and Like my Pages, to support my work and receive my useful and inspiring information in your Newsfeed! www.facebook.com/PatriciaDinesWriter www.facebook.com/AskEcoGirl * See (and signup for) my new blog "Life's Sacred Remnants " -- about life's authentic and precious journey through light and dark -- at www.lifessacredremnants.blogspot.com/p/welcome-to-my-blog-page.html

READER FEEDBACK "I got my hands on your Goddess book at Community Market and really enjoyed it. "The artwork and how you chose it is an amazing story in itself! A lovely book!" ~ Karin Lease • • • "Your story really resonated with me. People should hear it. It's very healing." ~ Michelle at Bioneers, Oct. 21, 2016 • • • "I gave The Goddess as a gift to a dear friend and co-worker. Soon after, she told me that she and her husband read it together, each taking turns reading to each other, and it made them both cry (in a good way). "This experience truly made a difference in their lives. And it made me feel so good to have given it to her. I wanted this gift to mean something to her, not just go on a shelf. "The artwork is beautiful and flows with the story. Thank you! " ~ Janie Frigault • • • "Great gift book. I've read and enjoyed it many times. "I bought this wonderful book as a birthday gift for my 14-year old daughter. It's become one of my favorite books, and I've read it many times. The wonderful illustrations are a perfect match for the story. "As a man it's great to read something with a goddess focus I can still relate to and enjoy. - James Gleaves • • • "This Goddess story is beyond-words fabulous. I was totally hooked. "It feels intimate to the level of the soul. The illustrations match the feeling of the words so well. It has transformed me. I want to read it again and again! "And then to see how the story came through you, to emerge as a true divine experience, gave me goose bumps. "This story is more than a story to entertain. It gives insight to the core of us as divine creatures and as women. Thank you is an understatement. "This book is truly a gift to the world." ~ Paula Pearce, Author & Illustrator of Saving Walter ABOUT THE STORY IN THE BOOK "The Goddess Who Forgot That She Was a Goddess" Once upon a time there was a goddess who forgot that she was a goddess. (It's hard to believe, but it's true!) She lived up high on a beautiful hill, but didn't see any of it, because of the sadness in her heart. Until one day she received an unexpected invitation to go into the forest.... You're invited to join the goddess on her adventure, and savor the enchanting story, inspired artwork, and playful and meaningful moments. As the goddess connects with her hidden longings, you might see deeper still, into your own precious core divinity, and find yourself experiencing that place where all hearts joyfully join together in the mystery. This story from Spirit is for people of all ages -- to soothe our sadness -- and nurture our divine blossoming. The high-quality hardcover book is beautifully illustrated with original artwork, making it a delightful treat for yourself and a keepsake gift for others. It indirectly and experientially touches on various themes, including the spiritual nurturing of nature, the empowering transformation of emotional healing, and the blessing of authentic divine connection between people. It contains no particular religious dogma, making it appropriate for people on a wide range of spiritual paths, or none. To learn more, or get your very own copy, just go to The Goddess Book webpage. Soon, you'll be able to enjoy and share this wonderful story! p.s. It's wonderful to read this story aloud to others -- and have them read it to you!

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BOOK INFORMATION The Goddess Who Forgot That She Was a Goddess Written & Illustrated by Patricia Dines Full color with artwork throughout Available now Retail price $24.95 ISBN: 978-0-9700941-4-8 Library of Congress Control Number: 2015921339 Dimensions 10.75" wide X 8.25" tall Pages 64