{"id":224,"date":"2025-11-20T20:02:52","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T20:02:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/johndaleauthor.com\/?page_id=224"},"modified":"2026-04-06T22:59:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T22:59:22","slug":"about-the-author","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/johndaleauthor.com\/index.php\/about-the-author\/","title":{"rendered":"About The Author"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"224\" class=\"elementor elementor-224\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-277418a elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"277418a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-806079b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"806079b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>About<\/b> The  Author<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-82f1210 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"82f1210\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c64ada9\" data-id=\"c64ada9\" data-element_type=\"column\" 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data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Meet<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9151adc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9151adc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>John<\/b> Willie Dale<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24bdae9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"24bdae9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">John Willie Dale was born in Oakland and later moved to Ohio, where education became part of his personal transformation. His writing comes from lived experience and from the belief that every person has a story worth telling, especially the stories that aren\u2019t easy to say out loud.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">He writes about survival and growth with a direct, unfiltered voice. His goal is simple: tell the truth, show the consequences, and leave readers with something real. He writes with hope that isn\u2019t shallow, strength that isn\u2019t performative, and healing that feels earned.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7376b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b7376b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What Readers Can Expect<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e61bffe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e61bffe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>True story narratives with emotional weight and honesty<\/li><li>Themes of resilience, identity, family legacy, and change<\/li><li>A voice that refuses to sanitize real life<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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