I knew God had called and equipped me to write from the beginning. My writing is intended to remind people of the hope and peace that come from personally knowing Christ Jesus. But take heart! I have overcome the world." - John 16:33 (NIV Holy Bible). Everybody is bound to have at least one challenge in their life. Without consciously trying, I was basically writing what I wanted to read and wasn't able to find in the stores - clean fiction (without the sex and profanity), set in modern day, addressing real issues, and filled with a spiritual twist that honors God and gives people hope that they can get through their tough times. I questioned whether it could be any good, because the writing came very easily. A few weeks later, another page and so on until nine months later I had completed my first novel, Nobody's Perfect. So I just sat down one day and wrote the first page. I set the book aside because a relationship storyline kept playing in my head. I got about halfway through it in 1994 and stopped. My first attempt at writing was a non-fiction (self-help) book. Writing became an unexpected tool of therapy. In the 90s, I went through a time of personal challenge. Engineering and graduating in four years was my primary focus. I wasn't big on writing classes in college either. When asked what led her to writing, her response is, "I was always good at creative writing in high school, but my interest was in math and science. of Chicago, readers are often surprised to hear that Patricia is writing novels, given her technical and business background. With an engineering degree from Stanford Univ. Originally from Rockford, IL, Patricia now lives in Pennsylvania with her husband, Jeffrey and their daughter. Her next book, No Regrets, was popular among readers and followed Nobody’s Perfect onto the best seller’s list. The novel was the first of its kind to repeatedly make numerous national best sellers list, including #1 on the Essence (national African-American) list. She self-published her debut novel, Nobody's Perfect, in 1998 and immediately sold nearly 20,000 copies in an industry where selling 5,000 copies at the time was highly regarded. Patricia Haley, an award winning national bestselling author, earned the title of ‘trailblazer’ after achieving remarkable success with her first faith-based novel.
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