Listen to hear Patricia's interview with A Writer's Day
Program: Recovery On Air
In this podcast episode, the hosts chat with author, inspirational speaker, and addiction awareness advocate, Patricia L. Brooks.
Now in her 38th year of sobriety, she talks about her journey through alcoholism, codependency and the underlying anger that she had to heal from to become who she is today.
Patricia also talks about her books and the work she is doing with women to help them find their voice and tell their story.
Patricia Noel Drain is joined by guest Patricia Brooks for a fun discussion titled “3 Husbands and 1000 Boyfriends.” With her background in teaching writing memoirs and her captivating title “Finally Finding Your Passion and Making a Profit with That,” Patricia Brooks reveals her unique journey and shares valuable wisdom for female entrepreneurs. The conversation takes an unexpected turn as she explains how she accumulated 1000 boyfriends, leaving the host intrigued and eager to learn more about her extraordinary experiences.
Patricia Drain Interview
Critique Groups
In an encouraging and insightful presentation, Patricia helps you determine what you are looking for in a critique group. She shares with you how and why a critique group is critical to the success of your writing.
With tips and techniques from her 20 plus years of experience in and running such a group, you will go away filled with ideas.
From Memory to Memoir, Practical Advice from a Master Teacher
Meet Patricia L. Brooks, a memoirist, publisher, and educator who has dedicated the past two decades of her life to helping writers tell their truth with courage and clarity. The author of three personal memoirs and a newly released guide, Write the Memoir You’re Afraid to Write, Patricia brings both heart and expertise to the art of personal storytelling.
As president of Brooks Goldmann Publishing and the Scottsdale Society of Women Writers, and a seasoned instructor at Arizona State University, she’s helped countless writers turn memories into meaningful narratives.
In this exclusive interview, Patricia shares practical and heartfelt advice for memoir writers, emphasizing the importance of emotional connection, authentic voice, and thematic focus. She dispels the myth that memoir equals autobiography, and encourages writers to center their stories around a pivotal life event. Her guidance includes tips on mind-mapping structure, capturing ideas in a journal, using critique groups for honest feedback, and writing with “fierce abandon.” Above all, Patricia reminds us that telling your truth—however difficult—is at the heart of compelling memoir.