{"id":777,"date":"2016-08-22T05:23:49","date_gmt":"2016-08-22T05:23:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/patriciabaileyauthor.com\/?p=777"},"modified":"2021-07-03T05:07:56","modified_gmt":"2021-07-03T05:07:56","slug":"book-contract","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/patriciabaileyauthor.com\/index.php\/2016\/08\/22\/book-contract\/","title":{"rendered":"A Real Live Book Contract"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Well, it&#8217;s official. Dreams do come true.<\/p>\n<p>Another milestone moment in this writer&#8217;s journey has happened.<br \/>\nI signed my book contract. 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