Desert Foothills Library Association Welcomes Patricia L. Brooks
Award-winning Memoir Author with her workshop
Write the Memoir You’re Afraid to Write
WHO: All Aspiring Writers and Authors
WHAT: In person Workshop – requires RSVP – FREE event/sponsored
WHEN: Tuesday, October 23, 2024 – 1:00-3:00 pm
WHERE: Please RSVP patricia@plbrooks.com or text 480-250-5556
LOCATION DFLA 38443 N. School House Road, Cave Creek, AZ 85331
WHY: To take your memoir to fruition!
SPEAKER: Patricia L. Brooks, MAOM Award-winning Author, Publishing Consultant, Advocate and Educator
Presentation Description: In an encouraging and insightful presentation, Patricia will help you capture the essence of your untold story, share with you how to produce a memoir to your own satisfaction, face your fears and conquer the story’s emotional beats. With techniques from writing her own daring memoirs, and those she has helped others write, Patricia will inspire you to learn the necessary steps to bring your work to fruition. The workshop includes a question-and-answer session and an activity following the presentation. Her memoirs are for sale on www.amazon.com
Author Bio: Patricia is president/founder of Brooks Goldmann Publishing Company, LLC, and Scottsdale Society of Women Writers. She has managed both since 2005. Patricia is a sought-after workshop/keynote speaker while authoring a non-fiction book on writing memoirs and teaching memoir writing at ASU’s Piper Writing Center.
Patricia L. Brooks is enthusiastic about storytelling in her award-winning memoirs. Sick as My Secrets is powerful memoir told by a strong woman who overcame her desperate need for alcohol to handle stress in her young life. Three Husbands and a Thousand Boyfriends is her poignant story of a dangerous journey through love addiction and domestic violence. Her first memoir, Gifts of Sisterhood – journey from grief to gratitude is a tribute to her sister who died from lung cancer. All three memoirs and other information is available at www.brooksgoldmannpublishing.com