{"id":22,"date":"2016-05-14T02:34:22","date_gmt":"2016-05-14T02:34:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/patriciabaileyauthor.com\/?page_id=22"},"modified":"2024-05-18T02:02:48","modified_gmt":"2024-05-18T02:02:48","slug":"about-me","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/patriciabaileyauthor.com\/index.php\/about-me\/","title":{"rendered":"About Me"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-674 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/patriciabaileyauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Patricia-Bailey-Headshot400-5.jpg\" alt=\"Patricia Bailey Headshot400\" width=\"144\" height=\"202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/patriciabaileyauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Patricia-Bailey-Headshot400-5.jpg 400w, https:\/\/patriciabaileyauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Patricia-Bailey-Headshot400-5-107x150.jpg 107w, https:\/\/patriciabaileyauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Patricia-Bailey-Headshot400-5-214x300.jpg 214w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 144px) 100vw, 144px\" \/>Hi there!<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m Patricia \u2013 but everyone calls me Trish. I grew up in a small town in Oregon. I now live in a slightly larger town in Oregon with my husband and three cats. When I\u2019m not writing, I spend my time hiking mountain trails, scribbling story ideas on sticky notes, and longing for a dog.<\/p>\n<p>My debut novel, The Tragically True Adventures of Kit Donovan, was published by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.albertwhitman.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Albert Whitman &amp; Company <\/a>in Spring 2017. I&#8217;m represented by Kerry Sparks at <a href=\"http:\/\/lgrliterary.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Levine | Greenberg | Rostan Literary Agency<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">You can follow me on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/patriciabailey\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Goodreads<\/a>, and you can talk to me <a href=\"http:\/\/patriciabaileyauthor.com\/index.php\/contact\/\">here<\/a>, on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/patriciabtweets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>, or on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/patriciabaileyauthor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>. (Seriously. Talk to me. I could use a writing break.) I also blog at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fromthemixedupfiles.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">From The Mixed-Up Files of Middle Grade Authors<\/a>, so be sure to check me out over there.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Curious about what kind of kid I was?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Take a peek.<\/p>\n<p><center><div id=\"metaslider-id-217\" style=\"max-width: 250px;\" class=\"ml-slider-3-108-0 metaslider metaslider-flex metaslider-217 ml-slider has-dots-nav ms-theme-default\" role=\"region\" aria-label=\"Trish as a KID\" data-height=\"250\" data-width=\"250\">\n    <div id=\"metaslider_container_217\">\n        <div id=\"metaslider_217\">\n            <ul class='slides'>\n                <li style=\"display: block; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-215 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2016-06-11 17:36:57\" data-filename=\"IMG_0001-Copy-250x250.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/patriciabaileyauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0001-Copy-250x250.jpg\" height=\"250\" width=\"250\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-217 slide-215 msDefaultImage\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; 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I\u2019m Patricia \u2013 but everyone calls me Trish. I grew up in a small town in Oregon. I now live in a slightly larger town in Oregon with my husband and three cats. 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