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December 2005 |
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News, updates, & pronouncements from Pat Ballard, the Queen of Rubenesque Romances |
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Nobody can make you feel inferior
without your consent.
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Something to think about....
Good Morning!
It's a beauful day! A few nights ago, not long after everyone had gone to sleep, my granddaughter, Kayla, woke up crying because she'd had a bad dream. After that was over, she continued to wake up crying about every 20 minutes, according to my son, Eric.
Every time she'd wake
up Eric and Tiffany, my D-i-L, they would ask her if she was hurting
somewhere, but the only thing she'd say was "My nose! My nose! Wipe my
nose!" She was in the process of taking a cold and her nose was running,
and apparently waking her up.
Tiffany thought,
'beautiful day, my a—, you little witch!" |
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A Word From Pat
So, where did November go? I mean, we just
got it, and now it's gone! But that's okay. I like December, too.
But the fellowship was even better than the
food. Aunts and uncles, first, second and third cousins, one of my
brothers and one of my sisters. And that was all in the same house! It was
a good trip. But every year, it's kind of bittersweet, as my aunts and
uncles are in their 70s and early 80s. Each time I go, I realize it may be
my last visit with one of them. So for that reason, I try to soak up every
moment with them that I can.
Love,
Blog me at
http://pearlsong.typepad.com/the_queens_proclamation |
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Links About the Queen & Her Books
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Books — Existing and Upcoming Abigail's Revenge, my fifth novel, is published! My publisher, Peggy Elam, pulled a few rabbits out of the hat and the book debuted at the Southern Festival of Books in Nashville the weekend of Oct. 7-9. In fact, it was delivered to the booth on Friday after the festival had started. That is where I saw my first copy... hot off the press! It's a Romantic Suspense, and is different than any other novel I've written. It's also a good bit longer.
Abigail Avery was falsely
convicted of the murder of her father and sent to prison when she was only
eighteen years old. The supposedly good citizens of Leaky Springs,
Mississippi were silent as an innocent young woman was orphaned, accused,
swiftly tried and locked away. Her only clue in the travesty of justice is
that a bunch of crooked "good ole boys"—headed by the judge who presided
at her trial—keep pestering her to sell the family farm. I'm continuing to work on my first nonfiction book, The 10 Commandments of Self-Love, a motivational book on accepting ourselves as we are instead of obsessing over trying to look like some unrealistic actress or image we see in a magazine. Meanwhile, my short story collection Dangerous Curves Ahead is available through Pearlsong Press (www.pearlsong.com). After its May 2004 publication, Dangerous Curves Ahead received a glowing review from Cindi Appel on the Fearless Books review website. Appel wrote: Ballard doesn’t pull punches. She shows her heroines exhibiting ample will and tenacity to tell off those who would shame them into becoming something they aren’t just to blend in with society's narrow-minded notions of beauty. To read the entire review, go to www.pearlsong.com/dangerouscurvesahead.htm. You can also read an excerpt from Dangerous Curves Ahead's title story, Dangerous Curves, by clicking on the title link in this sentence. Pearlsong Press has also re-released my existing books, Wanted: One Groom, Nobody’s Perfect, His Brother’s Child and A Worthy Heir.
The Pearlsong Press edition
of Nobody's Perfect was called
"a charming, witty love story with a twist"
in the July 2004 Small Press Bookwatch section of Midwest Book Review.
Read the whole review at
www.pearlsong.com/nobodysperfect.htm, or an excerpt at I’m extremely happy that
my books are now available in both print and eBook format. (The eBook
edition of Abigail's Revenge has not yet been
published, however.) Please visit Pearlsong Press and check out all the
options that are available. |
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Ask your local
library to stock my books, allowing many others to enjoy them |
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Weighty Matters
Was Eve fat? We see
man's idea of how he thinks the first "perfect" woman looked, but what if the
perfect woman was actually fat? Wouldn't that be great justice for some of us
who have spent our lives trying to be not fat? |
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Calendar Of Events Pat will spend the next few months promoting Abigail's Revenge. She's in the process of setting up booksignings with local Borders Bookstores, and others. You can still hear the taped radio shows from Size Matters with Veronica, WCRS Radio, on Pat's website.
Show #1
discusses Pat's romance novels |
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Book Contest
Register to win a free copy of the Pat
Ballard book of your choice at Top 100 Women Sites:
http://www.top100womensites.com/contest.htm. |
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Newsletter Archives Read previous issues of The Queen's Proclamation at http://www.pearlsong.com/newsletterarchives.htm.
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