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I write stories where trails split and worlds open. New Trails is an award-winning portal fantasy with a gay heart. Hidden Trails carries it forward. Walker of wild paths, dreamer in the quantum dark, partnered, dog-companion, seeker of the in-between.
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JodyNormanAuthor @jodynormanauthor.bsky.social · Aug 1
Two worlds. Two books. One journey that changes everything.

New Trails → books2read.com/new-trails
Hidden Trails → books2read.com/u/bPM0qR

Step through a portal to a world of energy, nature, and connection. The path is waiting." 💙📚🪐

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A desert-to-forest landscape under a twilight sky, stars beginning to shine. A winding trail leads toward distant mountains, with two silhouetted male travelers and a dog walking together. Warm tones suggest sunset shadows, and text reads: “Two worlds. Two books. One journey that changes everything.”
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Some shadows aren’t enemies. They’re truths waiting to be heard.

In Abhaile’s living energy structure — the Balance — even darkness holds lessons for those who listen. Understanding is the first light of change.

💙📚🪐 books2read.com/b/31BeYr
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A twilight forest glows with faint golden light cutting through indigo mist. A lone figure stands partly in shadow, partly in light, surrounded by soft energy threads drifting through the trees — a moment of listening, humility, and quiet change.
November 2, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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“Never in his life had he felt that kind of bond, that tight meld of connection, himself to another.”

In Abhaile’s living energy structure — the Balance — strength begins in trust, in the quiet courage to walk forward together.

💙📚🪐 books2read.com/b/31BeYr
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Two young men walk side by side along a sunlit trail at sunrise. Warm golden light glows across their path, and faint strands of energy shimmer in the air between them, suggesting trust, shared strength, and the living connection of Abhaile’s energy structure -- the Balance.
October 29, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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“Nothing is ever quite what it seems; everything holds within it the seeds of transformation.”

In Abhaile’s living energy structure — the Balance — even uncertainty can open a path. Discovery begins in mystery.

💙📚🪐 books2read.com/b/31BeYr

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Here’s your **stored post** for next time (fully approved and ready to go): --- ### **Final BlueSky Post (Next in Series)** *“Nothing is ever quite what it seems; everything holds within it the seeds of transformation.”* In Abhaile’s living energy structure — the Balance — even uncertainty can open a path. Discovery begins in mystery. 💙📚🪐 [https://books2read.com/b/31BeYr](https://books2read.com/b/31BeYr) #booksky #FantasyBooksSky #IndieFantasy #LGBTQFantasy --- Ripples of golden light shimmer through shallow water, reflecting a sky of soft blues and silvers. Beneath the surface, faint glowing threads curve like living energy currents, suggesting mystery, transformation, and quiet discovery within Abhaile’s Balance.
October 23, 2025 at 11:05 PM
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“Cold dread slid down his back, and he shivered… but he felt no impulse to surrender.”

We all reach moments when light fades — but even then, the heart remembers its way forward.

💙📚🪐 New Trails: books2read.com/b/31BeYr
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A single candle flame burns steadily against a dark, rain-swept night. Raindrops streak through the air, but the flame endures, glowing warm and golden amid the storm — a symbol of quiet resilience, hope, and courage in dark times.
October 19, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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“The farthest any of my people has reached past the last settlement are the foothills of the Great Mountains. What lies past that no one knows.”

Beyond the horizon waits the next truth, the next trail.

💙📚🪐 New Trails: books2read.com/b/31BeYr

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A lone figure stands silhouetted on a ridge at dawn, gazing toward misty mountains bathed in rose and gold light. The vast sky glows above, suggesting both wonder and the unknown, as the horizon stretches endlessly into the new day.
October 13, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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He had never known a bond so deep, so complete — a connection that felt less discovered than remembered.

In New Trails, Troy never expected to find a true partner on another world — but connection finds its own way.

💙📚🪐 books2read.com/b/31BeYr

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Two men’s silhouetted hands reach toward each other against a glowing sunset sky. Their fingers nearly touch, the light outlining strong knuckles and veins. The warm orange and gold backdrop evokes connection, trust, and quiet intimacy without overt romance.
October 10, 2025 at 12:14 AM
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“Trails walked alone lead nowhere,” Kieran warned Troy.

Troy’s first steps into Abhaile changed everything. The journey becomes more than survival — it becomes belonging — when the path is shared.

💙📚🪐 New Trails: books2read.com/b/31BeYr

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Two young men walk side by side down a wide earthen trail through grassy hills, heading toward a glowing sunset on the horizon. The sky is filled with warm orange and purple clouds, casting long shadows behind them, evoking companionship, journey, and belonging.
September 30, 2025 at 11:10 PM
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Everything is whole unto itself, and part of something greater. Heed both.

In New Trails, the second Precept says each life is complete, yet bound into a larger whole. 💙📚🪐

books2read.com/new-trails

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A majestic glowing tree stands in a moonlit clearing, its roots faintly lit and its branches blending into a starry night sky. Overlay text reads: “Each life shines alone, yet glows brighter in the greater weave.”
September 22, 2025 at 10:44 PM
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“Must read for fantasy enthusiasts!” — Reedsy Discovery

New Trails follows Troy’s action-packed journey into a world of mystery & magic, where he learns to trust himself while discovering a soul-bond with Kieran. 💙📚🪐

books2read.com/new-trails

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Cover of New Trails by Jody Norman, showing two young men and a golden dog standing on a desert-to-forest trail under three moons and a glowing dog-shaped constellation. Overlay text reads: “Must read for fantasy enthusiasts! — Reedsy Discovery.”
September 16, 2025 at 11:23 PM
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Not all guides walk on two legs!

Jai, the energy-sighted dog of New Trails, sees what others cannot — and leads where others will not. 💙📚🪐

New Trails → books2read.com/new-trails

Hidden Trails → books2read.com/b/HiddenTrails

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A golden dog stands at the edge of a glowing trail under a foggy night sky with three moons. The path shimmers faintly with unseen energy. Overlay text reads: “Some guides see what others cannot.”
September 10, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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A captivating blend of adventure and self-discovery.

With poetic prose, rich world-building, and deep character work, New Trails strikes a rare balance between emotional resonance and magical discovery."* 💙📚🪐

books2read.com/new-trails

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Cover of New Trails displayed against a twilight forested backdrop. Overlay text at the bottom reads: “A captivating blend of adventure and self-discovery.” — Literary Titan.
September 2, 2025 at 10:46 PM
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Bringing both trails together 🌌✨

The gorgeous covers of New Trails and Hidden Trails were designed by Kelly at Night Owl Notions.

Check out her work → www.nightowlnotions.ca

NT → books2read.com/new-trails
HT → books2read.com/u/bPM0qR 💙📚🪐

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Ebook covers of New Trails and Hidden Trails side by side against a starry background. Overlay text reads: “Two books. One universe.”
August 29, 2025 at 11:42 PM
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Everything is related, always. No end, no beginning. It simply is.

In New Trails, Guardians call this the Balance. In ours, scientists call it quantum entanglement—threads linking what seems separated, binding the whole." 💙📚🪐

books2read.com/new-trails

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A starry night sky with glowing threads linking stars in a constellation-like web. Below, two silhouetted figures and a dog stand on a hill overlooking a winding river. Overlay text reads: “Some threads tie stars to rivers. Others tie souls across lifetimes.”
August 28, 2025 at 2:30 AM
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In Abhaile, the Balance hums through stone and stream, through every heartbeat and breath. It is the world’s song — and every discord leaves an echo that cannot be ignored." 💙📚🪐

books2read.com/new-trails

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A night landscape with a winding river and forested hills under a starry sky. Faint glowing threads of light connect stars to the land below, suggesting a vast web of energy. Overlay text reads: “The Balance is not seen, but felt—its harmony guiding every step, every breath.”
August 16, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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In Abhaile’s night sky, the Braenaru constellation shines bright — the loyal dog who always shows the trail that leads home. Legends say its light has guided travelers for centuries.

books2read.com/new-trails 💙📚🪐

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A winding moonlit trail leads into forested hills beneath a deep night sky filled with stars. The Braenaru constellation, shaped like a dog facing right, glows above. Two moons hang close together, casting gentle silver light. Overlaid text reads: “They say the Braenaru’s light never wavers, even in the darkest night. Follow its trail, and you will always find your way home.”
August 13, 2025 at 11:05 PM
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In Abhaile, walking a trail together isn’t just travel — it’s Trailsharing. Every step strengthens the path, linking you to those who walk it with you.

Ever wonder where such a trail might lead?"* 💙📚🪐

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A twilight trail winds from a dark forest into golden-lit hills, its surface marked with glowing overlapping footprints. The sky shifts from warm sunset tones near the horizon to deep blue above. Overlaid text reads: “When the path is called, you walk it together—hearing each other’s footsteps, feeling the trail grow steadier beneath your feet. The land remembers those who walk in harmony.”
August 9, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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See the new ebook cover of New Trails, capturing portals, paths, and Troy’s journey!

Print updates are still rolling out, but ebook readers can see it now.

New Trails: books2read.com/new-trails

The path is waiting." 💙📚🪐

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Cover of the fantasy novel New Trails, Book 1 of the New Trails Series by Jody Norman. The scene shows a desert trail merging into a dense forest under a twilight sky with three moons and a dog constellation above. In the foreground stand two young men, one with blond hair and one with dark hair, and a golden dog at their side. The title “New Trails” and subtitle “Book 1 of the New Trails Series” appear at the top, with the author name at the bottom.
August 5, 2025 at 10:41 PM
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Two worlds. Two books. One journey that changes everything.

New Trails → books2read.com/new-trails
Hidden Trails → books2read.com/u/bPM0qR

Step through a portal to a world of energy, nature, and connection. The path is waiting." 💙📚🪐

#booksky #SciFi-Fantasy-SpecFic #FantasyBooksSky #LGBTQFantasy
A desert-to-forest landscape under a twilight sky, stars beginning to shine. A winding trail leads toward distant mountains, with two silhouetted male travelers and a dog walking together. Warm tones suggest sunset shadows, and text reads: “Two worlds. Two books. One journey that changes everything.”
August 1, 2025 at 10:52 PM
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July 31 — the trail closes tonight.
Start your journey for free with New Trails,
then step into Hidden Trails for just $1.49.

Stories change us — don’t miss this chance.

✨ NT: bit.ly/45QwPYU
💫 HT: bit.ly/3IqOnRq

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A wooden door is ajar, warm golden light streaming through the opening onto a stone floor. The surrounding space is dark, highlighting the glowing interior. Overlaid text reads: “Some doors only stay open once. This is your moment.”
July 31, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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Abhaile holds space for those who need it—
like stories that remind us who we are
and who we could be.

Start your journey in New Trails free this month,
continue in Hidden Trails - $1.49.

✨ NT: bit.ly/45QwPYU
💫 HT: bit.ly/3IqOnRq

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A warmly lit cottage glows at twilight, seen from the end of a winding path through tall trees. Golden light spills from its windows and door, promising safety and homecoming. Overlaid text reads: “Some stories stay because they remind us who we are—and who we could be.... They hold space for healing, for hope, for finding our way home.”
July 27, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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Troy never expected connection.
Kieran offered it anyway —
and everything changed.

Love doesn’t always look like romance.
Sometimes it’s simply being valued.

✨ NT is free: bit.ly/45QwPYU
💫 HT is $1.49: bit.ly/3IqOnRq

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Two silhouetted figures stand close together in a sunlit forest, golden evening light filtering through tall trees. Their shapes suggest quiet connection and mutual understanding. Overlaid text reads: “He didn’t expect to be valued. And then someone treated him like he mattered.... In New Trails, connection changes everything — even when you don’t see it coming."
July 23, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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“A must-read for lovers of rich world-building
and emotional depth.” – Reedsy

“Rich in emotion, character, and heart.” – Anthony Avina

✨ NT is free: bit.ly/45QwPYU
💫 HT is $1.49: bit.ly/3IqOnRq

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A cozy wooden tabletop holds an open book, a handwritten journal, and a beige ceramic mug filled with a dark drink. Soft golden light warms the scene. Overlaid text reads: “A must-read for lovers of rich world-building and emotional depth.” – Reedsy Review.
July 20, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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The Balance runs deeper than magic.
It holds memory, stories,
and the energy of all that still wants to become.

A lattice of connection,
woven through reality itself.

✨ NT is free: bit.ly/45QwPYU
💫 HT is $1.49: bit.ly/3IqOnRq

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A misty forest rises in silhouette beneath a deep teal night sky. Stars begin to emerge above the treetops, and a faint constellation — resembling a dog — is outlined in soft starlight near the top right. Overlaid text reads: “Some places don’t just change you. They remember you—until you’re ready to return.”
July 16, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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Some stories don’t start with strength.
They start with survival.
With holding on just long enough
to take the next step.

This one does, too.

✨ NT is free: bit.ly/45QwPYU
💫 HT is $1.49: bit.ly/3IqOnRq

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An open journal lies on a worn wooden table, bathed in soft golden light. A black fountain pen rests diagonally across the handwritten page, as if recently set down. The scene is still and warm, evoking a quiet moment of reflection, healing, and beginning again.
July 12, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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Sometimes the trail finds you.
Sometimes you choose to walk it.

The New Trails series is about portals, transformation,
and the people who help you become who you are.

✨ NT is free: bit.ly/45QwPYU
💫 HT is $1.49: bit.ly/3IqOnRq

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A young figure stands quietly in a softly lit room, facing an open window at dusk. Golden light spills in from the twilight sky beyond, outlining the figure’s silhouette. Outside, the sky glows in warm blue and orange hues. The scene feels still, reflective, and poised on the edge of change.
July 7, 2025 at 10:53 PM