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SSWW WELCOMES Marylee MacDonald, Award-winning Author

September 4, 2018 by pbrooks

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

Filed Under: Blogroll, Featured post, SCOTTSDALE SOCIETY OF WOMEN WRITERS Tagged With: Arizona writers, author, authors, awardwinning author, books, Marylee MacDonald, memoirs, SCOTTSDALE SOCIETY OF WOMEN WRITERS, Virginia G. Piper, women writers, writers

Scottsdale Society of Women Writers welcomes Dr. Stanlie James – Author and Director of African American Studies – School of Transformation – Arizona State University

November 10, 2013 by patricia

SCOTTSDALE SOCIETY OF WOMEN WRITERS

 

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Welcomes Dr. Stanlie James, Director of African American Studies

School of Social Transformation, Arizona State University

 

 

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WHO:                          Scottsdale Society of Women Writers

 

WHAT:            Monthly Speaker/Dinner Meeting

Camaraderie for writers and speaker/member book signings

 

WHERE:          Chaparral Suites Resort, 5001 N, Scottsdale Rd. NE corner

Enter off Chaparral Rd – 4th Floor Grill entrance

 

WHEN:                        Wednesday – NOV 20th, 2013   5:30-7:30 pm

 

HOW:              PLEASE – RSVP now to Patricia L. Brooks, president/founder

Cell 480-250-5556 or patricia@plbrooks.com   See Details Below

 

WHY:   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 businesses relating to writing, publishing, camaraderie and support.

 

SPEAKER  Dr. Stanlie James is a professor in the School of Social Transformation at Arizona State University.  She has a joint appointment to the African and African American Studies Program and to the Women and Gender Studies Program.

 

Her areas of expertise include Women’s International Human Rights and Black Feminisms.  She has a M.A. and Ph.D. from the former Graduate School of International Studies at the University of Denver; a M.A. from the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London; and a BA from Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia.  She is the co-editor of three anthologies:  Theorizing Black Feminism: The Visionary Pragmatism of Black Women with Abena P.A. Busia; Genital Cutting and Transnational Sisterhood: Disputing U.S. Polemics with Claire Robertson; and Still Brave: The Evolution of Black Women’s Studies with Frances Smith Foster and Beverly Guy Sheftall.

 

Currently she is at work on a new manuscript tentatively entitled “Goler’s Daughters: Black Women and International Human Rights”.  The book explores the endeavors of African American and African women who are engaged in the praxis of thinking through the meaning of international human rights and developing the strategies to implement them.

 

See notes below for dinner fees, meeting format and location directions.  Thank you.

 

MENU:  A light dinner – salad or sandwich and soup, dessert, beverage and roll with tax and gratuity included – make your choice the night of the meeting.

 

NEW dinner prices and NEW menu items – enjoy!

 

COST:  price increase:  members $25 and guests $28 – please RSVP early – thank you

 

CHECKS or cash:  Please make check payable to (SSWW) Scottsdale Society of Women Writers prior to coming to the meeting to save time at check-in.  Thank you for the help.

 

CHECK-IN:  Please check-in between 5:00 and 5:45.  The meeting starts promptly at 6:00.  All those attending the meeting must pay for the dinner/room/speaker – cost noted above.  Pick up your name badge at the front table and ENJOY a wonderful night!

 

AGENDA:  The agendas will be on the dinner table – always a lot of good INFO for you.

 

DIRECTIONS:  Located in Scottsdale at Chaparral Rd just north of Old Town.  Chaparral Rd has a light.  Parking is to the rear – two large lots.  Note: best to enter from the side elevator for the 4th Floor Grille – NOT the main lobby.

 

From the 101 freeway exit Chaparral Rd and go west.  Just prior to Scottsdale Rd enter the side drive at 4th Floor Grille – take that elevator.  Note awning marked 4th Floor Grille on the Chaparral side.  This is the easiest way – NOT through the main lobby.  Welcome!

 

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      presenters, mentors, judges 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

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Holly Parsons – soulful poet to speak to Scottsdale Society of Women Writers on December 19th!

December 4, 2012 by patricia

SCOTTSDALE SOCIETY OF WOMEN WRITERS
CELEBRATE THE HOLIDAYS
With us and Poet and Author Holly Parsons
A special meeting is planned – welcome!
WHO:   Scottsdale Society of Women Writers
WHAT: Monthly Speaker/Dinner Meeting
WHERE: Chaparral Suites Resort, 5001 N, Scottsdale Rd. NE corner – Enter off Chaparral Rd – 4th Floor Grill entrance, then left to the Cactus Room
WHEN: DEC 19th, 2012 – Wed. 5:30-7:30

HOW:
PLEASE – RSVP
See Details Below

Patricia L. Brooks, president/founderCell 480-250-5556 or patricia@plbrooks.com
WHY: 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 businesses relating to writing, publishing, camaraderie and support.
SPEAKER HOLLY PARSONS
Bio – Holly Parsons studied journalism at San Diego State University.  She subsequently held the position of sub-editor for the Fiji Sun and feature writer for 5 years. As Editorial Assistant she edited  “The Journal” at the University of the South Pacific; she also acted as founding editor of Prime Times Magazine. She is author of “Soul of a Woman A Poetic Journey in Love and Life” her poetry is published in the Arizona Centennial Poetry Anthology 2012.  She has been honored by the President of Ireland for her poem honoring the life of Deirdre O’Connell and her poetry graces the pages of numerous corporate and community websites.  www.Holly@HollyParsons.com
Talk – In the spring of 2010, a week of thoughtful contemplation produced the ultimate
question “what is mine to do?” The writing of 45 poems in 3 ½ days provided the
answer.  These free form poems formed the foundation for a hundred poems during the following 18 months; written in Haiku, Iambic and Greek meter.  A lifetime of inspiration informs women’s literary influence on community cultures and society at large.  When imagination blends with integrity of intention, provocative power rests at the core of our interpretive. This poet will explore female authors’ potential impact for personal and social transformation.
See notes below
dinner fees, format and location directions. Thank you.
MENU
A light dinner – salad or sandwich and soup, dessert, beverage and roll with tax and gratuity included – make your choice the night of the meeting.
COST $22 for members – $25.00 for guests
CHECKS or cash Please make check payable to Scottsdale Society of Women Writers prior to coming to the meeting to save time at the check-in table. Thank you.
CHECK-IN
Please check-in between 5:15 and 5:45. The meeting starts promptly at 6:00. All those attending the meeting must pay for the dinner/room/speaker. Pick up your name badge and ENJOY!
AGENDAThe agendas will be on the dinner table – always a lot of good INFO for you.
DIRECTIONS:Chaparral Suites is in Scottsdale at Chaparral Rd just north of Old Town. Chaparral Rd has a light. Parking is in the rear – two large parking lots.
Note: best to enter from the middle elevator for the 4th Floor Grille.
From the 101 freeway exit Chaparral Rd and go west. Just prior to Scottsdale Rd enter the side drive at 4th Floor Grille – take that elevator. Note awning marked 4th Floor Grille. This is the easiest way in – NOT through the main lobby.
Goals of the Group
  • 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 presenters, mentors, judges 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

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SCOTTSDALE SOCIETY OF WOMEN WRITERS welcomes screenwriting expert Susan Pohlman

October 14, 2011 by patricia

SCOTTSDALE SOCIETY OF WOMEN WRITERS

Welcomes screenwriting expert to speak
at monthly meeting!

SUSAN POHLMAN – OCT Speaker Scottsdale Society of Women Writers

WHO: Scottsdale Society of Women Writers

WHAT: Monthly Speaker/Dinner Meeting

WHERE: Chaparral Suites Resort,
5001 N, Scottsdale Rd. at Chaparral Rd light,

NE corner – Enter off Chaparral Rd
– 4th Floor Grill entrance, take elevator, exit 4th
floor, left to the Cactus Room

WHEN:          OCT 26th Wed 5:30-7:30 –
Celebrate Fall with us!

WHY: 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 businesses relating to writing and publishing, and camaraderie and support.

HOW:             PLEASE – RSVP now to Patricia L. Brooks, president/founder

Cell 480-250-5556
or patricia@plbrooks.com SEE DETAILS BELOW

SPEAKER: Susan Pohlman www.susanpohlman.com 818-825-6827
Arizona Authors Series www.ArizonaAuthorsSeries.com
Facebook Page

Author of Halfway to Each Other

Susan Pohlman is a freelance writer based in Scottsdale, AZ.
Her essays have been published in The Washington Times,
Family Digest, The Family, Raising Arizona Kids, Guideposts Magazine, Homelife Magazine, AZ Parenting, Goodhousekeeping.com and Italiannotebook.com.

She has written four, award-winning shortfilms. The Toast received two awards in the 2008 TIVA-DC Peer Awards, and Here,There, and Everywhere received awards in four categories in the 2009 TIVA-DC Peer Awards. The Misadventures of Matilda Mench won best screenplay in the 2010 Baltimore 48 Hour Film Project and the 2010 CINE Golden Eagle Award for best Independent Fiction Short. The Pen won best screenplay in the 2011 Baltimore 48.

Halfway to Each Other is her first book and winner of the Relationships category and runner-up in the Memoir category in the 2010 Next Generation Indie Book Awards.  It was shortlisted for the 2010 Inspy Awards.

Susan will explore the basics of screenwriting, the process of script to screen, and share how the art of screenwriting pushed her to become a more effective writer overall.

See notes below for dinner fees, new format and new location, thank you.

MENU:  Salad, dessert, beverage and roll or a
sandwich/soup, dessert, beverage and roll – both with tax and gratuity included
– make a CHOICE the night of the meeting.

COST: $22.00 for members – $25.00 for guests (able
to visit twice before joining)

CHECKS:  Please make your check payable to Scottsdale
Society of Women Writers PRIOR to coming to the meeting to save time at the check-in table.  Thank you.

CHECK-IN:  Please check-in between 5:00 and 5:45 at the
table at the door so we can start the meeting promptly at 6:00 – thank you.

(1) Leave your check made payable to SSWW

(2) All those attending the meeting must pay for the
dinner/room/speaker

(3)Have your name checked off the RSVP list

(4) Pick-up your name badge – your receipt for the food
server

AGENDA:  The agendas will be on the dinner table and
the format remains the same.

DIRECTIONS:
Chaparral Suites is in Scottsdale at Chaparral Rd just north of Fashion Square Mall – Chaparral Rd has a light.  Parking
is in the rear – two large parking lots Note: best to enter from the middle
elevator for the 4th Floor Grille.

From the 101 freeway exit Chaparral Rd and go west.  Just prior to Scottsdale Rd enter the side drive at 4th Floor Grille and come up that elevator – it is in the center of the hotel complex.  There is an awning marked 4th Floor Grille.
This is the easiest way in – not through the lobby.  The parking lots are in the back of the complex.

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 presenters,
    mentors, judges 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

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SCOTTSDALE SOCIETY OF WOMEN WRITERS – Marcia Fine – Speaker Feb 23rd

February 1, 2011 by patricia

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Patricia L. Brooks, president, founder  

SCOTTSDALE SOCIETY OF WOMEN WRITERS

480-250-5556 or patricia@plbrooks.com

SCOTTSDALE SOCIETY OF WOMEN WRITERS

Wishes you a happy Valentine’s Day!!

MARCIA FINE www.marciafine.com

Every Woman has a Story

Speaker for

Scottsdale Society of Women Writers

 

WHO:             Scottsdale Society of Women Writers

 

WHAT:           Monthly Guest Speaker/Dinner Meeting

 

WHERE:        NEW LOCATION The Chaparral Suites Resort, 5001 N, Scottsdale Rd at Chaparral Rd light, NE corner – enter off Chaparral at 4th Floor Grill entrance, take elevator to the 4th floor, exit and turn left to the Cactus Room

 

WHEN:           5:30 to 7:30, Wed. February 23rd , 2011  

 

WHY: 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 businesses relating to writing and publishing, and camaraderie and support.  

 

HOW:             PLEASE – RSVP now to Patricia L. Brooks, president/founder

Cell 480-250-5556 or patricia@plbrooks.com

 

NOTE:  *See notes below for dinner fees, new format and new location, thank you.

 

SPEAKER:     Marcia Fine: www.marciafine.com blog: http://jeanrubinblog.com

Spending her formative years in South Florida, the only child of New York expatriates with a penchant for the Bohemian lifestyle, Marcia’s best friend was a good book.
  
At Florida State University she majored in English and then taught high school for five years while working toward a Masters degree in English Education and a Certificate of Concentration in Women’s Studies. Marcia also taught freshman composition at Arizona State University.
In 2000 Marcia began to pursue her dream of writing. Having written two satires about the upscale Scottsdale crowd, she then took a different direction and completed two more books.
Marcia’s fifth novel, Stressed in Scottsdale, expands her satirical series about Jean Rubin into the arena of politics and the environment. With her unique eye she pokes fun at the denizens of an upscale community while tackling serious issues of corruption and air quality issues.
 
Marcia states her motivation quite simply…
 

MARCIA FINE   “Every Woman has A Story!”

Marcia is going to share how she has formatted a writing career in two different genres to become a prize-winning author.  Eleven years ago she had the desire to write, stories to tell and nothing written down. The journey of lessons learned, her encouragement and suggestions will inspire you!

“I love the written word.  I have stories to tell.”

 

 

*There are changes to the menu and the cost of the meeting, and the way you pay for your meal at the meeting.  Please note all our changes below.

 

MENU:  Salad and dessert, beverage and roll or a sandwich and dessert, beverage and roll – both with tax and gratuity included – make a CHOICE the night of the meeting.

 

COST:  The $22.00 is the cost for members.  Guests will pay $25.00 and will again be able to visit two times before being asked to join us. 

 

CHECKS:  Please make your check out to Scottsdale Society of Women Writers PRIOR to coming to the meeting to save time at the check-in table.  Thank you.

 

CHECK-IN:  Please check-in between 5:00 and 5:45 at the table at the door so we can start the meeting promptly at 6:00. 

(1) Leave your check made payable to Scottsdale Society of Women Writers

(2) Have your name checked off the RSVP list

(3) Pick-up your name badge – your receipt for the food server to identify you as paid 

 

AGENDA:  The agendas will be on the dinner table and the format remains the same. 

 

ROOM:  Cactus Room – fourth floor of Chaparral Suites just off the center elevator, immediately to the left of the 4th Floor Grille.  See directions below for this elevator and parking. Facing the 4th Floor Grille exiting this elevator, do not enter the Grille, take an immediate left.  We are in the Cactus Room, a banquet room just a few yards away.

 

DIRECTIONS: Chaparral Suites is in Scottsdale at Chaparral Road and Scottsdale Road on the north/east corner and just north of Fashion Square Mall – Chaparral Road has a light.  Parking is in the rear – two large parking lots – best to enter from the middle elevator for the 4th Floor Grille.

 

From the 101 freeway exit Chaparral Road and go west.  Just prior to Scottsdale Road enter the side drive where it says 4th Floor Grille and come up that elevator – it is in the center of the hotel complex.  There is an awning marked 4th Floor Grille.  This is the easiest way in – not through the lobby.  The parking lots are in the back on the north end of the complex. 

 

 

THANK YOU

 

Patricia L. Brooks

President and founder

Scottsdale Society of Women Writers

patricia@plbrooks.com

480-250-5556 cell

 

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Book Review – Remnants/ready for new life by our author Kiki Swanson – congrats Kiki

December 9, 2009 by patricia

 

BOOK REVIEW

 

Remnants – Ready for New Life

 

Kiki Swanson (Brooks Goldmann, $19.95)

This captivating volume will appeal to lovers of warm climates, active retirement communities, volunteerism, paying it forward and living life to the fullest in retirement.

In early 2004, Daisy Mac Duff moved into the active and well-appointed retirement community of La Ventura located in Scottsdale, AZ.  She left behind many friends over the years when she moved with her husband on many transfers, eventually moving to the desert of AZ.

Her children also live in AZ and, on occasion, keep her busy with their lives.  But Daisy needs the camaraderie of “soul” mates, friends her age who share happy memories of her past and her current pursuit of happiness.

Her grief for her husband had consumed several years of her life and now it is time to share her future with friends, new and old.  She seeks the companionship of her women friends from all parts of the country by writing and asking them to join her in Scottsdale. 

Soon a strong and steady flow of letters begin to appear in her mailbox.  Both the flamboyant red-head pianist Clarissa and the demure preacher’s wife Beth write immediately.  Others come in as quickly as you can say “out west”, such as Martha, the one seeking a new AA recovery group.

Daisy accumulates the letters, which often stretch into reminiscing of old places that bring back memories, such as with Mary Ann, Martha’s sister.  While some were meant to just read and smile or listen to what was really being said.  Beth is one of those with her quiet tone and gentle way.

From the window of Daisy’s retirement life at La Ventura you sense her yearning for the friendships she knew in the past with each of these women responding.  You will visualize Daisy with her friends enjoying their later years being productive in community while dealing with what life gives out. Practicing her mother’s philosophy, Daisy learns again how to accept life without losing her own character as some say yes and some say no to her suggestion to community life with her and the others.

You imagine the startling effects of a group of women coming together by one woman’s will to make them a family.  This joining of creative, active, senior women together in a new life with a fresh start from a divorce or widowhood, retirement alone or loneliness of any kind, gives them “wind at their backs”.  They go into the unknown of “later in life” friendships in a commune environment.  With Daisy behind them, pushing them with a force in the direction of giving back, serving God and enjoying every moment as if it were their destiny is their new life.

This is the story of a community formed and developed by a bunch of well educated, interesting, creative and productive caring women who with no real plans for their later years take a “leap of faith” and let a long time friend bring them together.  Because of this, they later will write their recipes for success, their ideas for mentoring, their last wishes, their obituaries and their insights and feelings about things they hold dear in their Tuesdays at Three writing group.

Some still have strong feelings and reservations about the success of the idea, such as the couple of men Daisy befriends early in the story.  But at the onset, the five of nine women who say yes “let’s just do it” are more than happy to reach out to others and not isolate elsewhere.  The men in turn become vital to the women’s friendships.

Here you will learn about many things, from loss and grief (incurred by all of them) to alcoholism (the elements of AA) to the medical issues too familiar to all of us.  The spring writing group for life’s philosophies gives many insights into all of them, and surely in to you too.

It is a satisfying and rewarding read and you get the feeling they are having a really wonderful time living out their lives together in a “village.” Being grateful for everyday, their mantra is to rise above the past, adjust to change and hear the music.  If humor and good taste can be a contradiction in terms, Remnants defies the idea and makes you smile as you look for the sunshine in life.

Kiki Swanson is fearless as she addresses real issues for all seniors (Baby Boomer types too) such as divorce, widowhood, alcoholism, dating, health restraints and life’s disappointments while believing resiliency is the key.  There is a lot of good old fashioned fun here that anyone considering a retirement community or living in one now can relate to on many levels.  Maybe the putting of these things in writing, including their last wishes, is more entertainment than any part of sadness and is what endears them to us.

One of my favorite parts of the story is the thread that weaves their leader Daisy and her perseverance in making things happen, sharing conversation with her dog Curly and learning late in life of her husband’s “secret life” and her son’s need for “care and understanding.” The mystery and unveiling is part of the intrigue.

Remnants-ready for new life acknowledges that it is not above the fray of recognizing the human frailty in all of us.  Everyone has moments of despair and sadness, coupled with anger.  Realizing in this read that it is in fact the ride of taking us “home” to our friends and faith in our “golden years” that sustains us, Kiki Swanson shows us it is possible to succeed to the end.

We have all spiraled out of the darkness of grief and divorce or alcoholism or life’s disappointments and up into something beautiful because someone listened.  We have all known love because someone cared, someone was there when we prayed about it and God answered.

Surely Remnants-ready for new life will be that kind of eye opening, heartwarming book you want with the memory of your life.  This work and these stories will help you put the past right where it belongs and your life ready for the surprises that lay ahead.

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

Patricia L. Brooks, MAOM

Publishing Consultant, Author, Speaker

BROOKS GOLDMANN PUBLISHING, LLC

 www.blog.brooksgoldmannpublishing.com

Cell 480-250-5556

 

Kikiswan@cox.net or www.kikiswansonbooks.com for more information or books

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Brook Goldmann Publishing launches Healing and the Creative Response

September 28, 2009 by patricia

 

Contact:          Brooks Goldmann Publishing Company, LLC

Address:          7970 E. Camelback Rd., 710, Scottsdale, AZ  85251

Cell                  (480-250-5556)

Email:              egoldmann@cox.net or patricia@plbrooks.com

Web Site:        www.brooksgoldmannpublishing.com

Blog:               https://brooksgoldmannpublishing.com

 

Brooks Goldmann Publishing Company, LLC

 launches Healing and the Creative Response

 

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, September 28, 2009 –To find healing in our creativity is the ultimate satisfaction on our quest for peace and harmony.  That was accomplished this past week by author Rev. Cay Randall May, PhD as Brooks Goldmann Publishing Company, LLC of Scottsdale, AZ enhanced the launch of her high quality self-help production Healing and the Creative Response.  This new book de-mystifies natural healing

 

            In today’s political firestorm over health care alternative forms of medicine are overlooked.   “Healing and the Creative Response:  Four Key Steps Shared by Healers and Artists explains how to use prayer, laying-on-of-hands, Therapeutic Touch, Reiki and Energy Medicine to promote well-being.  In addition to reducing the emotional and physical distress of illness and injury, Randall-May asserts that applying the steps in her book can enhance self-expression through a process she calls the Creative Response.

           

Randall-May, who represents prayer healing and medical intuition on the national Council for Healing and serves on the American Board of Scientific Medical Intuition, is a faculty member of the Energy Medicine University where she teaches natural approaches to healing.  Readers who sample this richly illustrated book and CD online by visiting www.HealingCreativeResponse.com will be opened to the possibility of achieving greater well-being while engaging more than the usual senses. 

 

As a published author herself, Scottsdale business woman, Patricia L. Brooks, MAOM of Brooks Goldmann Publishing Company, LLC endorses this book on what she considers “the ultimate subject for all of us.”  Patricia knows the author is a spiritual soul having worked with her on the publishing process.  Brooks also contributed her own experience to its content.  She assures us the work’s examples are thought provoking.    

 

The Brooks Goldmann Publishing website www.brooksgoldmannpublishing.com provides more information on this publication, as well as detailed information on their publishing services available to you.  Patricia can help you as your “book shepherd” while you travel the writing and publishing maze.  You can also visit her many posts on writing and publishing on their blog https://brooksgoldmannpublishing.com

 

Contact Patricia at 480-250-5556 or patricia@plbrooks.com to set a date for your FREE one hour consultation and coffee meeting.  Begin to take the path of your writing passion.

Filed Under: AZ BOOK PUBLISHERS ASSOC, Blogroll, brooks goldmann publishing, business consultation, PUBLISHING PICKS Tagged With: alternative medicine, author, book launch, book shepherd, brooks goldmann publishing, Cay Randall May, energy medicine, Healing Creative Response, natural healing book, natural healing lessons, new ideas in creativity, publish your book, publishers, reiki, speakers, spirituality, Therapeutic touch, writers

Book/Peer Review – Live Life to the Max for Robin Reynolds

March 25, 2009 by patricia

Book/Peer Review – Life to the Max

for Robin Reynolds, author

by Patricia L. Brooks, author

Robin Reynolds is hardly the first woman to write the self-help, feel good book for adults or children on life’s lessons, but this creative soul chose an unusual route to what appears to be publishing success.  She has taken the “traditional” self-help, life lessons concept and written it from the voice of her late pet Max who has personality to “the max” and keeps you turning pages.

By passing clichés she writes clear and concise messages with one-liners on lessons for all ages along with the story and experience of this lovable dog that could have only been in Robin’s household.  She has taken the children’s book genre to a new level by including the “big kids” like you and me.  With the reminders we love to remember and the lessons we hold dear, Life to the Max is a journey back in time and you should not miss it.

Originally awarded the “gift award” by the AZ Book Publishers Association this past year, this book has transcended that arena and catapulted itself into self-help.  By gently taking us on a path only a well-bred, sophisticated pooch like Max could take us, we travel all the way to his most critical lessons in life.

Many books about dogs are sappy, and I like dogs, many books for children are not educational, and I am a demanding teacher.  Many books in the self-help genre are insulting and I read about one a month, but this book Robin has written takes all of that to task and shines through a different view – that of a lovable family pet.

Robin has found her niche in children’s books by utilizing the voice of an animal to tell “big kids” and children about life.  Her work should be lauded for its fine writing, graceful lessons, good humor, beautiful illustrations, and fun photos and of course the philosophy behind it all.

I commend Robin and Max for doing an outstanding job, along with the other characters she developed to make this a family we would want to know and have as neighbors.   I recommend this book to any of you as a gift giving idea for any “big kid” or smaller child on your list – self-help genre is a natural for gift giving. 

We are in challenging times and many are seeking quiet and spiritual moments.  I was moved to tears while reading this beautiful book and all the issues it addresses and all the lessons it reminded me were possible to revisit and love again. 

Thank you Robin www.nicecreative.blogspot.com for rolling the dice and taking a shot at a new type of writing for you, we are all the better for it.  We appreciate your courage in telling this very personal and heartfelt story that needed to be out there to be useful to many readers young and “forever young.”

Patricia L. Brooks, author/publishing consultant info@brooksgoldmannpublishing.com 480-250-5556

Filed Under: AZ Authors Association, AZ BOOK PUBLISHERS ASSOC, Blogroll, Memoir, PUBLISHING PICKS Tagged With: animal wisdom, author, AZ Authors Association, AZ Book Publishers, book review, dog's life, life's lessons, Live life to the Max, memoir, Patricia L. Brooks, peer review, publisher, Robin Reynolds, self-help genre, writer

DO YOU NEED A SPEAKER for your meeting or conference?

January 17, 2009 by patricia

 

                 

DO YOU NEED A SPEAKER for your meeting or conference?  Do you need someone to talk about the Journey of Writing or the Self-Publishing Process or the Marketing of You and Your Book?

 

SPEAKER’S INFORMATION

 

 

Today’s date:  January 16, 2009

 

  1. Presenter/Author’s  name:             Patricia L. Brooks, MAOM
    1. speaker, author, publishing consultant, faculty            
    2. www.plbrooks.com
  2. Brooks Goldmann Publishing, LLC  www.brooksgoldmannpublishing.com
  3. Phone:  480-250-5556
  4. Presenter’s Email:
    1. patricia@plbrooks.com
    2.  info@brooksgoldmannpublishing.com
  5. BLOG:  https://brooksgoldmannpublishing.com

 

  1. BOOK – GIFTS OF SISTERHOOD – a journey on to your own
  2. Retail Price:  $15.95 w/current publisher plus shipping and tax
    1. $15.95 plus shipping and tax or less at www.Amazon.com 
    2. Free chapters available on www.plbrooks.com
    3. ISBN:  #1-4208-1875-9
    4. Current book title:  Gifts of Sisterhood – a journey on to your own
    5. Fiction/Non-fiction – Memoir/non-fiction
    6. Part one of three planned – two others in the works now
    7. Discounted price, if any:  $15.00 event price – tax included/signed copy

 

  1. Other books BGP has authored/produced:
    1. FINISHED May – 2008
    2. Discover the Secret Energized You  – author, K. Buckley
    3. See Brooks Goldmann Publishing Company page on www.azbkpub.org
    4. ISBN #9-780981-788104
    5. See www.discoverthesecretenergizedyou.com
    1. FINISHED Jan – 2009 – Gratitude a Verb
    2. Meditation Book by M. Lyding
    3. ISBN#9-780981-7881-1-1
    4. See www.brooksgoldmannpublishing.com

 

  1.  Background/Credentials/Honors and Awards:

·         Patricia L. Brooks, MAOM is an author, conference speaker, publishing consultant and university faculty. 

·         She is president and founder of the Scottsdale Society of Women Writers, and an active member of the AZ Authors Association and the AZ Book Publishers Association. 

·         She is the published author of Gifts of Sisterhood, an AZ Authors Association Literary Award winner for 2006. 

·         She is currently working on two other books to finish her Gift series.  One is a self-help/memoir about her survival twice from violent crime.  It focuses on her thriving in recovery from PTSD and her faith journey.  The other addresses the issues of inheriting the Alzheimer’s gene from a parent and how to address the loss of a mother to this disease.

·          She holds a Masters Degree in Organizational Management and teaches occasionally at Arizona State University in Marketing.

·         She is president/founder of P. L. Brooks Seminars, LLC (since 1996) and Brooks Goldmann Publishing Company, LLC (since 2007).

·         Patricia is currently consulting aspiring authors as their “book shepherd” to bring their books forward to a successful publication and speaking on a regular basis.

 

 

  1.   Description of the Gifts of Sisterhood book’s contents. 

 

“We give and receive gifts, but the gifts that keep on giving – Faith Courage, Love, Friendship, Happiness, Acceptance – to name a few – are the gifts my sister gave so freely.  Too often it takes a life changing experience to recognize what we already have, affirm what we already know, welcome what is given to us and share it with others.” 

 

Patricia’s first book, Gifts of Sisterhood, is an inspirational portrait of a relationship of two sisters who were friends, confidants and soul mates. The book shows wit, courage and faith during times of need and challenge, as well as insight into a philosophy of life worth emulating by inspiring you to write about your gifts.  Patricia takes you from the Mackinac area of Michigan, where they grew up in small town Americana, to their roots in County Tipperary, Ireland.  The journey is fresh and uplifting, moving and generous in its account of this sister’s perspective of a life worth remembering, and of the words her sister lived by.

 

 

Filed Under: Blogroll, brooks goldmann publishing, WRITING TIPS FOR YOU Tagged With: author, book shepherd, brooks goldmann publishing, brooks seminars, conferences, professional speaker, published author, publishing, publishing consultant, SCOTTSDALE SOCIETY OF WOMEN WRITERS, speaker, workshops, writing

THREE TIPS FOR WRITING SELF-HELP – April 21, 2009 event – Chandler Library, AZ

January 15, 2009 by patricia

 

ARIZONA AUTHORS ASSOCIATION

and Chandler Library to feature Scottsdale Author/Publishing Consultant

 

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, January 13, 2009 – Published author, publishing consultant “book shepherd” and Scottsdale business woman, Patricia L. Brooks, www.plbrooks.com will be the featured speaker on Monday evening, April 20th at 6:00 p.m. at the Chandler Library, 4930 W. Ray Rd., Chandler, AZ. 

 

The Arizona Authors Association, in partnership with the Chandler Library continues their speaker series with Patricia’s talk Three (3) Tips for Writing Self-Help.  Patricia shares her inspirational portrait of the relationship you want to develop with your writing as you take the many steps needed to produce fine work.  

 

Ø  Writing Inspiration for Self-Help.  Patricia takes you on your first step to writing with passion because you must write self-help.  The journey is fresh and uplifting in its account of how she prepared to go from being a ferocious reader to a writer to an author in the self-help genre.  Her perspective is generous and worth noting as she shares with you how to get focused on your goal. 

 

Ø  The Importance of Research for Self-Help.  This author shows wit, courage and faith during times of challenge by giving you research rules for self-help.  Along with insight into a philosophy of writing life worth emulating, she motivates you regardless of your challenges to launch your vision for success and deal with writer’s block. 

 

Ø  The Voice and the Structure of Self-Help.  Patricia asks you to think about what your vision is for the book, and what your psychology and philosophy are behind the book.  She wants you to be honest about how committed you are to do this work and how prepared and willing you are to be critical at all check points.  She expects you to ask yourself who you are, what makes you that way and why you feel compelled to write what you want to write.

 

 

Patricia L. Brooks is president/founder of the Scottsdale Society of Women Writers, a member of the AZ Authors Association, AZ Book Publishers Association and Phoenix Writers Club.

 

She is owner of P. L. Seminars, LLC (www.plbrooks.com), Brooks Goldmann Publishing Co., LLC, (www.brooksgoldmannpublishing.com) and is associate faculty at Arizona State University – teaching Marketing, She has resided in Arizona for over 30 years and been active in the business community for all of that time. 

 

Patricia holds a Masters Degree in Organizational Management, the Advanced Toastmasters designation and has been named to “Who’s Who of America’s Teachers.

She can be reached at patricia@plbrooks.com or 480-250-5556.  Patricia will be signing books at this event for her first book, a memoir, entitled Gifts of Sisterhood.  Free chapters available on www.plbrooks.com

Filed Under: AZ Authors Association, Blogroll, brooks goldmann publishing, WRITING TIPS FOR YOU Tagged With: arizona authors association, author, book shepherd, brooks goldmann publishing, chandler arizona library, importance of research, Patricia L. Brooks, Patricia L. Brooks Seminars, publishing consultant, self-help books, self-help genre, speaker, Writing Inspiration, writing self-help

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