I Signed My First Publishing Contract :)

I'm so happy to be part of the Bling!/Lighthouse Publishing of the Carolinas family! I signed the contract on Feb. 4, and A Season to Dance will be published in May of 2017. Praise God!

I will tell you how it all came about in the spring edition of the newsletter, but I couldn't wait to share the good news.

A Season to Dance is the story of a small town professional ballerina who dreams of dancing at the Met in New York, and of the two men who love her. Read more.

Also in the spring edition: I'm working on some great blog posts for February (guest posts) and March (my usual ICFW spot) that I think will be great fun for anyone who's interested in a writing career or who simply enjoys going behind the scenes with authors.

If you don't want to wait for the newsletter to read the posts, you can follow me on Facebook and/or Twitter.

Thank you so much for your support <3

Patricia

The latest from the publication front

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Here's the story behind the story.

(from the winter edition)

A Season to Dance: The Book That Wrote Me

From heathen to saved in 329 pages

The salvation story behind A Season to Dance was such a big hit at conference this year that I decided to blog about it. The history of the manuscript was my first blog post as a member of the International Christian Fiction Writers (ICFW) blog group this fall. I'm thrilled to be there--another 2015 gain. I post once every six weeks.

"When I wrote the first line of my first novel in January of 2011, I wanted to get published because I was desperate to feel important. I finished writing A Season to Dance that fall and hired coach Gloria Kempton via Writer’s Digest to look at the whole thing and tell me if it was any good." Read more.

What People Are Saying

"Patricia’s writing is delightful. She’s teachable, creative, and hard-working, and in my opinion, she’s ready for publication."

—Jeff Gerke, Writer's Digest author and editor

"For 329 pages, I was a world-traveling ballerina. This book was not only a captivating story, but an impacting journey. I am changed. Bravo, Ms. Beal."

—Nadine Brandes, award-winning author of the Out of Time Series

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Every once in a while it's not about rejections and rewrites... :)

via Marisa Deshaies & Bling!

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