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BWL Publishing Mysteries by J.Q. Rose
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Hello and welcome to the BWL Publishing Insiders Blog. Thank you to BWL Publishing for featuring authors on the blog. Today it's my turn to introduce myself to you.
Life Experience is Fodder for Authors by J.Q. Rose
Terror on Sunshine Boulevard
I always thought of horror writers as eccentric, peculiar people. But my
perception changed when a horror story sprang from my own mind. You can imagine
my surprise when my first publisher categorized my novel as a mystery/horror
tale. That made me a published author of horror stories. BWL Publishing released that revised horror story as Terror on Sunshine Boulevard, the perfect read for this scary month.
Right away, I must tell you I am not an
eccentric, peculiar person. I am just a regular woman who is an aunt, sister,
sister-in-law, wife, mother, mother-in-law and grandmother. I like eating a
burger at McDonald's, shopping at Walmart, and reading mystery novels. But,
perhaps some would think my childhood was different. You see, my father was an
embalmer and funeral director. I was reared in a funeral home.
An author’s life experience shapes the stories
in their minds. I based my romantic suspense, Deadly
Undertaking, on growing up as a funeral director’s daughter. The story is
fiction, but my funeral director brothers helped me with some details for the story.
So, it is loosely based on the real funeral business. The keyword here is loosely.
Deadly Undertaking
In the story, I include how I helped my mom and dad in the business. I dusted caskets, set up the display of funeral arrangements for the visitation/funeral,
hauled them to the church for the funeral service and rushed in after the
service to load up the flower car to race out to the cemetery to set the
flowers up around the gravesite. I always felt the colorful flowers from
friends and family helped to soften the stark setting of the casket among the
tombstones. I loved working with my parents and doing something to comfort grieving
families.
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Arranging a Dream: A Memoir
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To be released by BWL Publishing on January 1, 2021 My husband, Ted, and I dreamed of being
entrepreneurs in the greenhouse business because he had a hobby house attached to the garage at our home in Marseilles, IL. Instead of working at his dead end job in a windowless building, he was ready for a new challenge and so was I. We made that dream a reality when we
purchased a greenhouse operation along with a flower shop. I used the knowledge
I gained from setting up the funeral arrangements in my future role as a floral
designer.
Revealing my life experiences as a mom, floral
designer and business owner, I penned my memoir, Arranging a Dream a Memoir.
BWL Publishing will release the paperback book in December and the digital book
on January 1, 45 years to the day we became entrepreneurs. This work of
creative non-fiction is about that first year when we became shop owners and moved
to a town of strangers with our one-year-old baby girl. We had no friends or
family in that city and no experience in the fresh flower business!
Come along with me and discover the laughter and
tears, the struggles and triumphs that first year as I learn about the floral
industry, floral arranging and motherhood.
About JQ:
J.Q. Rose, author
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 books. Her published mysteries are Deadly Undertaking,
Terror on Sunshine Boulevard and Dangerous Sanctuary released
by
BWL Publishing.
Using her storytelling skills, she provides entertainment and information in
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 Creative Writing and Writing Your
Life Story.
J.Q. features writing tips on the Focused on Story blog and hosts guest authors
from diverse genres. When J.Q. isn’t writing, she stays out of
trouble with photography, Pegs and Jokers board games, and traveling with her
husband. They spend winters in Florida and travel up north in the summertime to be with their four
grandsons and granddaughter.
Connect online with J.Q. Rose
J.Q. Rose blog
BWL Publishing
Facebook
J.Q. Rose Amazon Author Page
Goodreads
The Rose Courier October 2020 Edition
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