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WOW! Women On Writing announces Lois Roelofs' blog tour!
Blog Tour dates:
March 13, 2012 - April 7, 2012
Come and join the fun! Meet Lois and visit her fabulous blog hostesses.
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We all gravitate toward the familiar...life is so much easier when you're following the paths you've walked many times before. But veering off that familiar path is when all the fun begins!
Lois Roelofs has led a life of veering off that familiar path toward the unknown. She was the nursing student that didn't want to be a nurse, a career woman when all the other moms were going to Tupperware parties, a graduate student sitting next to people old enough to be her children, and eventually a nursing professor. If you need a "You can do it!" shot in the arm, Roelofs' memoir about her nursing career and life choices is the perfect medicine for you.
In today's interview, Lois chats about her unique writer's group--two friends writing about the same subject in two separate cities--and her tedious journey to publication.
Stop by The Muffin today for a writerly interview and leave a comment for a chance to win a signed copy of Caring Lessons! For an extra entry, link to the post on Twitter with the hashtag #CaringLessons. The giveaway contest closes this Thursday, March 15 at 11:59 PM, PST. We will announce the winner in the comments section the following day, Friday, March 16.
Bloggers: If you'd like to host Lois, please e-mail us with your request, or simply reply to this e-mail. Also, be sure to check out our Upcoming Tours in the section below.
If you'd like to schedule a tour for yourself, please reply to this e-mail. We look forward to hearing from you!
Happy reading!
~ Jodi and Robyn ~ (Your Hostesses)
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 About the Author:
Lois longed to fly the friendly skies but in 1968 minister's daughters did not become stewardesses. They chose practical careers like teaching or nursing. For the entire first year of nursing school, Lois made weekly calls home to beg her parents to let her come home. Then her instructors decided she had a "bad attitude." Despite her lukewarm feelings about a nursing career Lois set out to prove those cranky old instructors wrong.
Lois's attitude, as well as her feelings about nursing, changed radically during her over thirty-year career. She retired in the year 2000 as professor emerita from Trinity Christian College with Bachelor's, Master's and Doctoral degrees in nursing. But even that wasn't enough classroom time for Lois. She recently completed three years of the University of Chicago Basic Program of Liberal Education for Adults. She now spends her days writing and being a happy grandma. Find out more about Lois by visiting her online: http://loisroelofs.com/
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 Caring Lessons: A Nursing Professor's Journey of Faith and Self
by Lois Roelofs
Lois Roelofs describes herself as a rebellious minister's daughter, a reluctant nurse, a restless mom, and a perpetual student who eventually became a fun-loving teacher of mental health nursing. During her forty-year nursing career, she cared for patients and taught nursing students in primarily mental health and medical-surgical settings. As a caregiver, she learned the value of caring for herself and did so by changing jobs to suit her interests, going back to school more than once to feed her crave for learning, and seeking professional help when personal and family crises invaded her life.
You will be amused, saddened, and inspired as you read this intimate and introspective memoir. Plus you will learn the importance of faith, family, and friendship--whatever your profession--and come away with a new appreciation of caring for yourself as well as caring for others.
Paperback: 224 pages
Publisher: Deep River Books
ISBN-10: 1935265377
ISBN-13: 978-193526537
Twitter Hashtag: #CaringLessons Read an excerpt: http://loisroelofs.com/excerpts-3/ (click the drop-down menu to choose an excerpt)
Caring Lessons is available at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, as well as at your local independent bookstore. |
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Let's Kick Off the Blog Tour!
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Monday, March 12 @ The Muffin! - Today!
Stop by The Muffin for an interview with Lois Roelofs, and enter to win a signed copy of Caring Lessons!
http://muffin.wow-womenonwriting.com/
Tuesday, March 13 @ Thoughts in Progress Lois Roelofs will be giving away advice on writing as well as a copy of her memoir Caring Lessons.
http://www.masoncanyon.blogspot.com
Wednesday, March 14 @ Mom-e-centric Lois Roelofs, who managed to get her doctorate in nursing while raising her children, writes about "Keeping Your ME while Being a MOM". You can also listen to an inspiring audio interview and win a copy of her memoir Caring Lessons.
http://www.momecentric.com
Thursday, March 15 @ Reviews by Molly Enjoy a post by Lois Roelofs, author of the memoir Caring Lessons, and a chance to win her book about 30+ years in the nursing profession from reluctant nursing student to being awarded her doctorate in nursing.
http://www.reviewsbymolly.com
Tuesday, March 20 @ I Am a Reader, Not a Writer Ever wanted to ask an author crazy questions? Today's your chance to interview Lois Roelofs. Inspired Kathy gets the ball rolling with some fun questions but feel free to add your own in the comments section. You can also enter to win Roelofs' memoir Caring Lessons.
http://iamareadernotawriter.blogspot.com
Thursday, March 22 @ I Was Just Thinking... Don't miss a review of Caring Lessons, Lois Roelofs' memoir about the nursing profession.
http://bellewoodfarm.blogspot.com
Tuesday, March 27 @ Musings from the Slushpile Feel like the end will never be in sight? Memoirist Lois Roelofs stops by with "Five Tips to Finishing Your Book."
http://blog.juliealindsey.com
Thursday, March 29 @ Empty Nest Stop by for "Five Reasons You Should Write Memoir" and a review of Lois Roelofs' memoir Caring Lessons.
http://emptynest1.blogspot.com
Monday, April 2 @ Selling Books Lois Roelofs, author of the memoir Caring Lessons, stops by today with some insights into marketing.
http://sellingbooks.com/
Saturday, April 7 @ CMash Loves to Read Have questions concerning misconceptions about mental illness? Get some insider information from nurse of 30+ years Lois Roelofs, as well as the chance to win her nursing memoir Caring Lessons.
http://www.cmashlovestoread.com/
We may have more dates to come, so be sure to check out our Events Calendar HERE.
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| Want to host one of our touring authors? |
 Upcoming Author Tours: If you have a blog or website and would like to host one of our authors below, we are still accepting a few choice blogs to participate in our Partnership Program.
Come and join the fun! Please email Jodi & Robyn at blogtour@wow-womenonwriting.com and put "Blog Tour Partnership" in the subject line. Please tell us the author you are interested in and your available dates. We'll get back to you with the details if you are accepted. We look forward to hearing from you!
Content for your blog: All of our touring authors are available for interviews, or they will provide a guest post on a topic related to the writing process or their book. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
Tour Dates: March 19, 2012 - April 13, 2012
Title: The Smiley Book of Colors
Author: Ruth Kaiser
Genre: Picture Book
Synopsis: The Smiley Book of Colors contains a rhyming verse written to get parents talking to their children about optimism, specifically about choosing happiness. The photo illustrations--arranged by color--are "Smileys" found hidden in fire trucks, flowers, clouds, even mommy's latte. Although it is a children's picture book, The Smiley Book of Colors is really for anyone who needs a burst of happiness in their day.
Participate! Please email us with "Blog Tour Partnership" in the subject line and your available dates. We schedule 2-3 stops per week from March 19 - April 13. You will receive a copy of The Smiley Book of Colors by Ruth Kaiser. We look forward to hearing from you!-----  About the Author:
Ruth is proud to be a self-proclaimed, happy-go-lucky, cockeyed optimist. Also known as a Pollyanna, a goofball, and little Miss Sunshine, Ruth is an easy breezy, cup runneth over, top of the world, outgoing, people loving, fun seeking gal. This perky gregarious, cracking herself up child at heart is filled with gratitude every minute of every day!
She is mom to three of the greatest kids ever who, even though they are all out in the world pretending to be grown-ups, will always be her babies. To pay for all those kids' college tuitions, Ruth owns a small chain of preschools called TOT DROP where for 18 years she has been known and loved as "Teacher Ruth" by hundreds of preschoolers and their parents. To quote one of her mommies, "Everyone should have a 'Teacher Ruth' in their life!"
Although completely allergic to cats, she is also completely enamored with them. So Philbert, Noodle, Rooster, and Mr. Simon have the run of the house and Ruth sits on a plastic chair and washes her hands a hundred times a day.
Ruth studied art at the University of California at Berkeley, but really believes that everyone is an artist. With excitement she proclaims, "How cool is it that the Internet has given us all an avenue to share our art!"
Smile. Be happy! It's a choice you can choose. Give it a try, You've got nothing to lose. Author's Website: http://www.spontaneoussmiley.com/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Tour Dates: April 23, 2012 - May 18, 2012
Title: The Whip
Author: Karen Kondazian
Genre: Historical Fiction
Synopsis: The Whip is inspired by the true story of a woman, Charlotte "Charley" Parkhurst, who lived most of her extraordinary life as a man in the Old West. As a young woman in Rhode Island she fell in love with a runaway slave and had his child. The destruction of her family drove her to California, dressed as a man, to track the killer. Charley became a renowned stagecoach driver for Wells Fargo, killed a famous outlaw, had a secret love affair, and was the first woman to vote in America in 1868 (as a man!).
Participate! Please email us with "Blog Tour Partnership" in the subject line and your available dates. We schedule 2-3 stops per week from April 23 - May 18. You will receive a copy of The Whip by Karen Kondazian. We look forward to hearing from you!-----  About the Author:
Karen Kondazian's life dream was to be a CIA spy...until she turned eight and she was invited to appear on Art Linkletter's "Kids Say the Darndest Things." After several days of missing school to tape the show Karen realized that acting was indeed her true calling. Karen has an extensive list of both theatre and television roles she's played and also teaches at the Lee Strasberg school of Theatre and Film in Hollywood. Karen's first foray into writing also stayed in the acting realm: The Actor's Encyclopedia of Casting Directors. But now she's branched out into historical fiction with a main character that any actress would love to play! Author's Website: http://www.karen-kondazian.com/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Tour Dates: May 7, 2012 - June 1, 2012
Title: Ragdoll Redeemed: Growing Up in the Shadow of Marilyn Monroe
Author: Dawn Novotny
Genre: Memoir
Synopsis: When she married Joe DiMaggio Jr., Dawn thought she would be leaving the tough days of her childhood behind her forever. She didn't know that her new husband was bringing memories of his own tough days into the marriage--and a need to recreate his wife as his very own Marilyn. Ragdoll Redeemed tells the tale of Dawn's escape from her marriage and search for the real Dawn as well as the feelings that Marilyn's and her life were somehow connected after her first ill-fated marriage.
Participate! Please email us with "Blog Tour Partnership" in the subject line and your available dates. We schedule 2-3 stops per week from May 7 - June 1. You will receive a copy of Ragdoll Redeemed by Dawn Novotny. We look forward to hearing from you!-----  About the Author:
Dawn Novotny is a successful psychotherapist who has met and conquered many personal challenges: sexual abuse, poverty, breast cancer, addiction, and blending families. She is now a happily married mother of three biological children, two step-children and six grandchildren who hopes her journey through life can help others walking the same path. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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We hope you join us on this inspiring adventure for Lois Roefols' memoir, Caring Lessons: A Nursing Professor's Journey of Faith and Self.
Stop by The Muffin today and comment for a chance to win a signed copy of Caring Lessons!
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