Young African American Girl Writes Novel to Inspire Others Like Herself to Keep Dreams Alive
Released on = January 23, 2007, 2:06 pm
Press Release Author = Shanea Patterson
Industry = Entertainment
Press Release Summary = Shanea Patterson, a college student in Poughkeepsie, NY wrote a fiction novel, entitled Taking A Chance to encourage other African American youth in her community and all over the country, to reach for their dreams.
Young African American Girl Proves Dreams Can Come True For Even People Like Her Young African American Author Writes Inspiring Novel to Encourage Other Young African Americans
. Poughkeepsie, NY, January 24, 2007: Shanea Patterson, an experienced writer for many years is publishing and releasing her first novel, titled Taking A Chance. The central idea of the novel is to encourage the audience to takes chances in life by not holding back in anything they do. With a strong plot and memorable, tantalizing characters, this novel grabs the attention of its readers and takes them to the places in the story. With mild language and a strong cultural reflection, this novel is in its essence will be a crucial part of African American fiction this year. Appealing to African American youth with a positive overall message, the novel is expected to bring in a huge audience.
Making A Difference In Her Own Community
Growing up in a town with less than enough opportunity to go around, Shanea Patterson wants to send more than one message to other young African Americans as well as the youth from her own community. "People that live here don't really believe in themselves enough and I want to show them that kids from Poughkeepsie can make it big," Shanea says. After recently graduating from Poughkeepsie High School, Shanea decided to take her love for writing to the next level. Writing novels since elementary school, Shanea has come along way trying to figure out how to get her work published. "This is an opportunity I can't possibly pass up. This is my dream," she says. Self-publishing with Lulu (www.lulu.com) has made it easier to get her work noticed.
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