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Whether the story is fiction or
non-fiction, J.Q. Rose is “focused on story.” She offers readers chills,
giggles and quirky characters woven within the pages of her mystery novels. Her
published mysteries are Deadly Undertaking, Terror on Sunshine Boulevard
and Dangerous Sanctuary released by Books We Love Publishing. Using her
storytelling skills, she provides entertainment and information with articles
featured in books, magazines, newspapers, and online magazines.
J.Q. taught elementary school for several
years and never lost the love for teaching passed down from her teacher
grandmother and mother. She satisfies that aspect of her character by
presenting workshops on Writing Your Life Story.
Based on the lessons taught in her
workshops, JQ created a book, Your Words, Your Life Story: a Journal for
Sharing Memories to help life storytellers write, publish and
market their stories. She decided to take her advice and pen her memoir, Arranging
a Dream: A Memoir.
If you would like to write or record your life story/memoir, check out the Facebook Group, Telling Your Life Story and Memoirs Circle for encouragement and ways to spark memories. Click here to join. https://www.facebook.com/groups/telllifestories
Blogging, photography, Pegs and Jokers
board games and travel are the things that keep JQ out of trouble. She and her
husband spend winters in Florida and summers up north with their two
daughters, two sons-in-law, four grandsons, one granddaughter, two grand dogs,
four grand cats, and one great-grand bearded dragon.
Connect online with J.Q:
J.Q. Rose blog http://www.jqrose.com/
Facebook http://facebook.com/jqroseauthor
J. Q. Rose Amazon Author Page http://tinyurl.com/aeuv4m4
Goodreads- http://www.goodreads.com/jqrose
Pinterest http://pinterest.com/janetglaser/
BWL
http://bookswelove.com/authors/rose-j-q-mystery-romance/
What is your latest release?
Arranging
a Dream: A Memoir Released Jan 1, 2021
What are you working on now?
I
am enjoying meeting readers and authors during the Virtual Book Tour for
Arranging a Dream. That will last through February and into March. Thank you
for hosting me on this tour! Then I want to start putting together a book for
those who want to tell the story of their spiritual journey similar to my
journal for telling life stories, Your Words, Your Life Story: A Journal for
Sharing Memories
Was there a person who encouraged you to write?
Yes,
my grandmother, Ma. In 7th grade, when I wrote my first novel which
was suspiciously similar to Black Beauty, she took my hand-written pages
and typed them into a manuscript. I was awed by the printed word and inspired
to continue writing because she was so proud of me.
What would you say are your strengths as an author?
I
have learned to just write. Get the words down on the page and don’t worry
about typos, awkward sentences. I leave a few hashtags when I can’t come up
with just the correct word for what I want to convey and write on. It took
me a long time to allow myself to just keep going and not waste time on making
every word or phrase perfect. That is very difficult for a born perfectionist!
How often do you write, and do you write using a strict
routine? I write every day after lunch. I developed that routine when
writing my second mystery. You’re probably familiar with that phrase, “get’er
done.” That’s the only way I could get it done. Block out that time—15 minutes
to two hours every day to write. Sit down and do it.
Five years from now, where do you see yourself as a writer?
I
picture my amazon author page displaying a whole string of books—fiction and
non-fiction, traditionally published and self-published.
Will the retiring
business owners nurture Ted and Janet as they struggle to develop a blooming
business, or will they desert the inexperienced young couple to wither and die
in their new environment?
Most of all, can Ted
and Janet grow together as they cultivate a loving marriage, juggle parenting
with work, and root a thriving business?
Follow this couple’s inspiring story, filled with the joy and triumphs and the obstacles and failures experienced as they travel along the turbulent path of turning dreams into reality.
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Hello and Happy New Year! Thanks so much for hosting me today! Yes, I'd love to give away the PDF copy of Arranging a Dream to a lucky commenter.
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