Inspiring and empowering girls to achieve success in their
dream careers.
It is my great pleasure to have fellow writer, J.Q. Rose visit my blog today. She's written some wonderful books including Girls Succeed. So without further ado, here is J.Q. in her own words. (And don't forget to enter the contest, details below!)
Hi Conda.
Thanks so much for hosting me today. I
appreciate the opportunity to shout about my ebook for girls, Girls Succeed: Stories Behind the Careers of
Successful Women. It is an interactive e-book filled with dreams and
passion to inspire, entertain, and empower girls. Fifteen remarkable career
women in a variety of occupations share their stories in these pages. Readers
explore careers which include women who have discovered cures to stamp out
disease, made people laugh, earned Olympic and Paralympics gold medals, and
crossed the country in the cab of an 18 wheeler.
Hello
Readers. Thank you for stopping by. I’m excited to visit with you today. Please
leave comments to enter a random drawing for prizes after the tour is
completed. More information about that later.
Careers Today by J.Q. Rose
The glass
ceiling for women still exists in many careers, but let’s face it, women are
entering professions never imagined when I was graduating from high school.
Have you talked with a college student lately about his or her major? What an
amazing choice of degrees to earn these days. Majors are in recreation,
hospitality, business leadership, marketing, all those computer technology
majors, and even how to engineer packaging for products.
With so
many choices available, I want to encourage girls to dream big for the career
they want to pursue and follow the dream by working hard to make it a reality. The
stories in the book are about careers, but also the path the women followed to
make their dream profession come true.
This is
non-fiction and was written as a reference for gathering information and
inspiration about different occupations. If a career catches a reader’s eye,
then I hope she will read about it. At the end of each chapter, there are live
links to the subject’s websites, videos, books, and articles which will enhance
and update the information provided.
It was a
privilege to interview these remarkable women. I felt very special to have them
trust me to tell their stories. Now I look forward to getting the ebook out to
readers and hope to inspire them to follow their dreams.
The Table
of Contents lists all the women and their careers. How about you? Do you still
dream of success in a new career? Go for it!
Table of Contents
Chapter 1--Horse
Trainer/Competitive Dressage Rider, Pati Pierucci
True Love
Chapter 2--Bike
Racer, Mackenzie Woodring
Speeding Around the Track
Chapter 3--Children’s
Book Author and Illustrator, Jane Stroschin
Practice, Practice, Practice
Chapter 4--Medical
Doctor, Cate Bradley
Role Models Rock
Chapter 5--Chef, Sue
Chef
Cooking Up a Career
Chapter 6--Technology
Expert, Diana Stoneberg
Keep Your Sense of Humor
Chapter 7--Christian
Minister, Laurie Haller
Serving God
Chapter
8--Horticulturalist, Sharon Loving
Thank You Very Mulch
Chapter 9--Medical
Scientist, Juanita Merchant
Confidence Counts
Chapter 10-Olympic
Gold Medalist in Women’s Ice Hockey, Angela Ruggiero
Showing the Boys
Chapter 11-Semi-Truck
Driver, Barbara Totten
Freedom of the Road
Chapter
12-Teacher/Coach/Athletic Director, Barbara “Chili” Chiles
Aim Higher
Chapter13-Social
Worker, Lenair Correll
Overcoming Obstacles
Chapter
14-Entrepreneur/Product Developer, Veronica Bosgraaf
Find the Path to Success
Chapter
15-Professional Clown, Brenda Marshall
A Big Red Nose
After writing feature articles in magazines, newspapers, and
online magazines for over fifteen years, J.Q. Rose entered the world of fiction
writing with her first published novella,
Sunshine Boulevard, released by Muse It Up Publishing in 2011. With Girls Succeed
she returns to her first love, writing about real people. Blogging, photography, Pegs and Jokers board
games, and travel are the things that keep her out of trouble. Spending winters
in Florida with her husband allows Janet the opportunity to enjoy the life of a
snowbird. Summer finds her camping and hunting toads, frogs, and salamanders
with her four grandsons and granddaughter.
Connect with J.Q.
Rose online at
Girls Succeed blog http://girlssucceed.blogspot.com/
J.Q. Rose blog http://JQRoseAuthor.blogspot.com
Author website http://jqrose.webs.com/
BOOK LINKS: If you would like to download a sample which
includes the Table of Contents listing all the careers in the book, please go
to
Amazon Link http://www.amazon.com/dp/B009NY6ZAS
Smashwords Link http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/241825
Contest Information Janet
will be drawing winners from visitors who leave comments during the tour. The
prizes for you or a girl in your life are a $10 Amazon gift certificate, a copy
of the Girls Succeed e-book in your choice of format, a “Succeed” beaded
bracelet kit, and inspirational note pads. (See the Girls Succeed and J Q Rose
blogs for photos and blog tour information.). Winners announced on her blogs on
Sunday, November 18 at 9 pm EST. Good luck!
13 comments:
Conda, thanks so much for hosting me today. Have you always wanted to be a writer?
Hi JQ, back again to tell you that I think this book will have a huge impact on our teens. Perhaps even older women.
I admire your research into the subject and give you a big kudos for putting it out there.
Thanks for the post.
Janet, I hope the schools get a chance to check out your book. Having the book available in schools is a must.
Janet, this is such an important book. I agree with Lorrie that even older women might find inspiration in these pages. We're never quite done exploring who or what we'd like to be. And I agree with Joylene, the schools need to check it out and have it on hand. A stellar work!
Thank you so much for all the encouragement in your comments. If even one girl/woman is influenced by one of the stories, I will be happy.
You guys make me smile. Hugs.
JQ, you are most welcome on my blog! I agree with all the comments here, this book NEEDS to be in school libraries everywhere and I think it's useful for gals of all ages!
What a great idea and book. I can't wait to read it. Good luck, JQ
JQ, I never answered your question! I've been writing since that age of 10--ever since I found out regular people could be writers! How about you?
Thank you, Marian. I am anxious to get it into the hands of readers. I especially love that it is an e-book. I have websites and videos in the book so if the reader has internet access, she can link to them for more information. This new technology is so cool....!!!
Conda, I began writing stories in second grade! But I never became a full time writer till 1995 when we sold our floral business. It's taken awhile for me to achieve my dream.
Oh yes, JQ, I know about it taking time--I've been writing since I was 10 and selling since I was 12, but this year saw publication of my first novels (I had two come out from two different publishers). And the white in my hair ain't dyed there!
This is a topic that is near and dear to me and I certainly hope that lots of girls get a chance to check it out!
Meradeth, I see you write a blog for girls, but bigger girls than my target audience. !! Thanks for stopping in.
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