SCOTTSDALE SOCIETY OF WOMEN WRITERS
Welcomes Marylee MacDonald
Award-winning Author in Multiple Genres
To our 13th Anniversary Meeting!
WHAT: Monthly Speaker/Dinner Meeting
WHEN: WED September 26th, 2018 – 5:30 -7:30 pm
See PayPal info below*
WHERE: Starfire Golf Club, 11500 N. Hayden Rd., Scottsdale, AZ 85260
WHY: Mission: The Scottsdale Society of Women Writers gives members access to events of interest, a format for exchanging ideas, an opportunity to network with other women writers and authors, an alliance with professionals relating to writing, publishing, and marketing of books, and camaraderie and support.
SPEAKER 6:45: MARYLEE MACDONALD
“The 80/20 Rule: A Personal Road Trip Through the Baffling, Odious, and Time-Consuming Tasks of Finding Readers for Our Books”
In this presentation she will talk about what she has discovered about building an author platform, working with PR people, and protecting precious writing time. Marylee MacDonald is a writer, blogger, and caregiving advocate. She’s the author of the novel, Montpelier Tomorrow, about a caregiver who’s trying to win her daughter’s love, and a short story collection, Bonds of Love & Blood, a Finalist for Foreword Reviews’ INDIEFAB Awards. Her writing has won the Barry Hannah Prize, the ALR Fiction Prize, the Ron Rash Award, a Gold Medal for Drama from Readers’ Favorites, and many other awards. Locally, she has been Writer-in-Residence for the City of Mesa Public Library and taught for the Desert Nights, Rising Stars conference.
Marylee MacDonald, Author of Montpelier Tomorrow and Bonds of Love & Blood
Website: maryleemacdonaldauthor.com
Connect with her on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Goodreads
RSVP before NOON the Friday morning before the meeting – Sept 21st The Starfire Golf Club needs to order food, and I must give a guarantee to them at that time. That is the confirmed deadline for an RSVP! Please do not use the PayPal after that time. Thank you for appreciating our contract with the Starfire Golf Club.
*Please PAY IN ADVANCE with PAYPAL on this website only – see home page www.brooksgoldmannpublishing.com
NOTE upper right corner for the link on this website. Please fill out the form and pay with your credit card before NOON FRIDAY! Thank you!
PRICING: $30 for members and guests.
We no longer take checks or cash at the door, except for payment of Annual Dues. This is a workable and good system for all of us. Thank you for moving forward with SSWW.
CHECK-IN: Please check-in between 5:15 and 5:45 to begin the buffet that is available by 5:45 The meeting starts promptly at 6:00.
All those attending the meeting must pay for the dinner/room/speaker. The cost is noted above. Pick up your name badge at the front table and ENJOY a wonderful night!
Guests pick up a brochure and a membership signup sheet too.
AGENDA: The agendas will be on the dinner table with a lot of wonderful announcements for you, including the schedule of upcoming meeting speakers. Remember, the announcements are reviewed at 6:00 with dinner. The member introductions are 30 seconds. They follow the announcements.
DIRECTIONS: From the 101 Freeway, exit Shea Blvd and go West to Hayden Road and then North a quarter mile, the club is on the West side (Left) of the street. From the South, cross Shea Blvd going north on Hayden Road, again, it is on the West side (Left) of the street. 11500 North Hayden Road, Scottsdale.
Goals of the Group
- Value all the professional women writers seeking to share their expertise
- Honor all genres and all forms of professional writing
- Attend monthly meetings to move the group and its members forward
- Learn and share in the experiences of monthly professional speakers
- Grow the group to a membership of active and contributing women
- Encourage participation by members as mentors, and volunteers
- Support and challenge each other to always be writing
- Help members to stretch as writers and reach lofty personal goals
- Have fun, meet trustworthy women writers, share dreams