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SSWW WELCOMES Andrea Beaulieu, Speaker, Author, Consultant

September 4, 2019 by patricia

SCOTTSDALE SOCIETY OF WOMEN WRITERS

Welcomes Andrea Beaulieu, Coach – Consultant – Speaker
Speak from Your Authentic Voice

Monthly Speaker/Dinner Meeting

Wed – SEPT 25th , 2019 5:30 pm – See PayPal info below*

Starfire Golf Club, 11500 N. Hayden Rd., Scottsdale, AZ 85260

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.
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SPEAKER 6:45 pm:
“The Secret to Powerful Presentations – It’s Not What You Think!”
As writers and authors, we take our readers into realms they may have never imagined for themselves. Encountering the world through a well-crafted narrative is one of the most fulfilling experiences on the planet! As speakers, we have the opportunity to bring our whole selves to our audiences and connect authentically in both playful and compelling ways. Andrea Beaulieu will share how in “The Secret to Powerful Presentations — It’s Not What You Think!”
Andrea Beaulieu has performed on stage more than 2,000 times as a professional speaker, singer and actress. As a speaker, Andrea has shared her experience and expertise with diverse audiences including the Women in Intel Network, The American Academy of Family Physicians Women’s Health and Physician Wellness Conference and Northern Trust Bank. She has performed before millions live and broadcast, and traveled with the international organization, Up With People, singing and dancing at such venues as the Super Bowl Halftime Show, the Indianapolis 500 and a flatbed truck in Paris, Tennessee! She’s the owner and principal of Andrea Beaulieu Creates, LLC, and the author of two books, Finding Your Authentic Voice and Ah Ha!
www.andreabeaulieu.com 602-769-3674 Andrea Beaulieu Creates, LLC

NOTE:

RSVP before NOON the Friday morning before the meeting The Starfire Golf Club needs to order food a week in advance, and must receive a guaranteed number at that time, the confirmed deadline for an RSVP! 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. Please fill out the form and pay with your credit card before NOON the FRIDAY before the meeting! Meeting information on the left of the main page. Thank you!

PRICING: $30 for members and guests. We no longer take checks or cash at the door, except for payment of Annual Dues. Thank you for moving forward with SSWW.

CHECK-IN: Please check-in between 5:15 and 5:45 pm. The buffet 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 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 follow at 30 seconds each.

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

SSWW Features Member Indie Publishing Panelists

November 28, 2018 by pbrooks

SCOTTSDALE SOCIETY OF WOMEN WRITERS

Presents Member Indie Publishing Panelists

Caren Cantrell, Vickie Mullins and Ann Videan

And Patricia L. Brooks, Moderator

WHAT: Monthly Speaker/Dinner Meeting

WHEN: WED DEC 19^th, 2018, 5:30 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.

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SPEAKERS 6:45: SSWW INDIE PUBLISHING PANEL with members Vickie Mullins, Caren Cantrell and Ann Videan. Patricia L. Brooks will be your moderator. There will be questions for the panelists for 30 minutes. Then we will open it up to questions from you. I will call on as many of you as possible. Each panelist will display their books for sale. JOIN US and get the latest info on the everchanging world of independent publishing and speak to experts in the field!

**Vickie Mullins started Mullins Creative, an award-winning graphic design company, in 1991. Her company exceled in print design, with a specialty in multi-page documents … books, magazines, tabloids, directories, and company brand development and execution.

In 2006 she and a partner started a publishing company, Perfect Bound Marketing + Press after authoring a series of eight books. From the lessons she learned through the school of hard knocks, today she guides authors through the steps of becoming independent publishers where they maintain control of their books and their financial destiny. An expert on Special Market Sales, Vickie says she doesn’t care if she ever sells another single book … instead, she’d rather sell her books by the 1,000s.

www.mullinscreative.com or Contact her at 480-941-8202

**Caren Cantrell is the owner of 102^nd Place, LLC, a company that enables authors to bypass the uncertain and lengthy process of traditional publishing and get their books, and more importantly their message, to readers in a way that gives them ultimate control. She specializes in non-fiction and children’s books. Her services include everything from ghostwriting to editing to interior design and publication. Caren is an indie author herself, giving her unique knowledge of what makes an indie published book look like it came from a traditional publisher.

When Caren isn’t writing or helping others to get published, she travels around the country and overseas visiting her seven grandchildren. It’s one of the things she loves best about her job; she can work from anywhere and most often does!

www.102ndplace.com or Contact her at 480-575-3088

**As a book shepherd, Ann Videan guides peers through the writing, editing, publishing and word-of-mouth marketing of both fiction and nonfiction titles. A professional writer since 1981, she opened her own award-winning home-based marketing firm, vIDEAn Unlimited, LLC, in 1996, which supports young writers and artists.

Ann showed up in this world with a pen in her hand, a song in her heart, and the desire to share with you. She adores creativity of all types, and especially the people who live it. She gathers friends like flowers, including authors, musicians, artists, and her husband and two grown-up children. The Colorado native lives in Mesa, Arizona, along with numerous invisible friends including snarky mythical creatures and magical story characters.

Explore blog posts about writing, Ann’s books and music CD, and her writing community at ANVidean.com. Contact her at ann@annvidean.com.

**Moderator: Patricia L. Brooks started Brooks Goldmann Publishing Company, LLC in 2005 with her author husband Earl L. Goldmann. As a publishing consultant, award-winning author of three memoirs, workshop facilitator and president/founder of Scottsdale Society of Women Writers she serves her fellow writers and authors in many ways.

Patricia ‘jump starts’ a writer’s manuscript by putting the team together necessary to make Independent Publishing an exciting journey. She helps potential authors through the maze of getting their book out to the world. For more information see www.brooksgoldmannpublishing.com or contact her at patricia@plbrooks.com

RSVP before NOON the Friday morning before the meeting 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. 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 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

SSWW Welcomes Dr. Connie Mariano My Patients were Presidents

June 3, 2018 by pbrooks

SCOTTSDALE SOCIETY OF WOMEN WRITERS

Welcomes Dr. Connie Mariano
The White House Doctor: My Patients were Presidents

www.drcmariano.com

WHAT: Monthly Speaker/Dinner Meeting

WHEN: WED June 27th, 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: Dr Connie Mariano is a board-certified internal medicine physician in private practice in N. Scottsdale. She has broken many barriers with an impressive list of “firsts”: First military woman to become the White House Physician to the President of the United States, first woman Director of the White House Medical Unit, and first Filipino American in U. S. history to become a Navy Rear Admiral.

“Dr Connie,” as she is known to former presidents and the media, wrote her memoir, “The White House Doctor: My Patients were Presidents” in 2010, published by St. Martin’s Press. At today’s meeting, she will share her journey to writing her memoir and lessons she’s learned about publishing and media along the way.

www.drcmariano.com

PRICING: $30 for members and guests. See PayPal Below. We are no longer taking 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.

*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!

RSVP before 10:30am the Friday morning before the meeting. 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.

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.

Goals of the Group

SSWW Welcomes Helen Goldman, Owner, Primo Promos

October 20, 2017 by pbrooks

SCOTTSDALE SOCIETY OF WOMEN WRITERS

Welcomes SSWW Helen Goldman, Owner
Primo Promos
A Plethora of Promo Products to Promote
You and Your Book!

*Special Early Date due to Thanksgiving!

WHAT: Monthly Speaker/Dinner Meeting

WHEN: *SPECIAL DATE: WED November 15th, 2017 5:30 -7:30 pm*

WHERE: Starfire Golf Club – see new PAYPAL info below*
11500 N. Hayden Rd., Scottsdale, AZ 85260

*Please PAY IN ADVANCE with PAYPAL on this website only – see home page www.brooksgoldmannpublishing.com
NOTE upper right corner for link on this website, fill out the form and pay with your credit card before 10:30 am Friday Nov 10th, thank you!

SPEAKER 6;45 pm: HELEN GOLDMAN, Owner PRIMO PROMOS
www.primopromos.biz A Plethora of Promo Products to Promote You and Your Book

Helen Goldman’s business expertise ranges from Fortune 500 companies to ownership of several small businesses. Her Current business, Primo Promos, is certified as a Women Owned Enterprise (WBE), a Small Business Enterprise (SBE), and as a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE). She was a certified vendor for the 2015 Arizona Super Bowl Host Committee.

Goldman received her B.A. from Simmons College with a double major in Economics and Mathematics. She earned an M.B.A. from Western International University with an emphasis in Management. Goldman is a member of Impact for Enterprising Women, W.I.S.K. (Women I Should Know), Human Services Professionals (HSP), RAIN Networking (Resource Awareness Information Network), CPR (Connecting Professional Resources), Greater Phoenix Mensa, as well as several local networking groups.

Goldman’s point of view is that business and fun are not incompatible concepts.
PRICING: $30 for members and guests. SEE PAYPAL INFO ABOVE. We are no longer taking checks or cash at the door. This is a workable and good system for all of us. Thank you for moving forward with SSWW.

RSVP before 10:30am the Friday morning before the meeting. 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! Thank you for appreciating my contract with the Starfire Golf Club.

CHECK-IN: Please check-in between 5:15 and 5:45 to begin the buffet that is available at 5:45 The meeting starts promptly at 6:00.

AGENDA: The agendas will be on the dinner table with a lot of wonderful announcements for you. They also include the schedule of upcoming meeting speakers. Remember, the announcements are now done with dinner. The member introductions are 30 seconds, and follow the announcements.

DIRECTIONS: From the 101 Freeway, exit Shea Blvd and go West to Hayden Road and then North a short distance, the club is on the West side of the street. From the South, cross Shea Blvd going north on Hayden Road, again, it is on the West side of the street. 11500 North Hayden Road.

Goals of the Group

Dog Earred Pages Book Store – Phoenix welcomes Patricia L. Brooks and Marketing You and Your Book

January 9, 2014 by patricia

JANUARY 17^th MARKETING YOU AND YOUR BOOK….Interactive Workshop

Dog Eared Pages Bookstore in Phoenix – 16428 No. 32^nd Street

5:30-7:00 pm Friday, includes Book Signing ..RSVP to Melanie 602-283-5423

Welcome to the world of Marketing You and your Book as a published author!

Learn a few marketing tips to help you launch

You and Your book into the world of Writing, Publishing and Books Sales

With award-winning author, marketing expert and publishing consultant Patricia L. Brooks,

In this two hour/interactive workshop you will:

Review your current Publishing/Marketing Plans
Set some SMART goals (what) for Branding and Differentiation
Identify some objectives (how) for Distribution
Plan some strategies (action) for Success

SAMPLES FROM MY NEW BOOK

AUDIENCE – A is for audience – know your audience – the primary audience that you will target –that includes your niche market. And the secondary audience that encompasses those who will tell others about you and your book. And the fringe audience you may not be aware of or anticipate, but who can catapult you forward on your journey.

BRAND – B is for brand – identify your book and yourself – the brand you will use in every way possible should be easily identifiable. Try one that will accentuate the benefits of your book and who you are as a voice for change. Or be a source for entertainment or education, an authority or advocate.

COMMUNICATE – C is for communicate – communicate consistently what your story is about and how your readers will find he content of value to them.

DIFFERENTATE – D is for differentiate – make yourself unique and different from other authors in your genre. Stand out on the shelves and online by reinventing yourself often. Be diplomatic about your approach to your uniqueness but be willing to let your star shine too. Think beyond the realm of the obvious.

ETHICAL – E is for ethical – be lawful and ethical in all your dealings with booksellers, online vendors, readers and the public in general. Don’t ever forget it is an honor to have them read your work. Promote it wisely and with love and kindness in your heart.

FLEXIBLE – F is for flexible – be open and willing to be flexible when the need arises in all your interactions and opportunities with the Media. Be prepared and be ready and willing to be available to tell your audience the features of your work through many options that are available to you. Make yourself a sought after guest by being prepared and ready to go on short notice.

GENEROUS – G is for generous – give generously with the back story information you have while promoting your work by sharing in a blog or in someone else’s blog. Be full of grace when you know you will generously get what you give out.

HUMILITY – H is for humility – be humble as you put together marketing pieces and share your strengths and expertise with your readers and the public. Always keep your audiences in mind and give them what they need to know to appreciate your book and you.

INNOVATION – I is for innovation – create your own innovative ideas when you set-up for an event. Be the ideal guest at the bookstore or festival, or whatever venue it may be. Plan ahead and do pre-marketing that will benefit you, your book and the event. Be the author who stands out as the team player.

JUMP-START – J is for jump-start – give yourself and your book a push by jump-starting your promotions 3-6 months in advance of your book launch or any event after the book is out. Find joy in all the effort that you put forth and have faith that it will not be in vain.

MISSION – M is for Mission – write a mission statement for you and one for you book and one for your marketing plan in your concise sentences – maybe just a couple sentences each. Be sure to encompass your goals, dreams and vision for success for you and your book and your readers. Make them magical and memorable.

NAVIGATE – N is for navigate – weave your way through the maze of social medic options one opportunity at a time. Find your niche market and focus on them first and build an online present from there.

OPPORTUNITY – O is for opportunity – seek every opportunity that comes along as a possibility. Analyze it, research it and consider it before going to the next option.

PASSION – P is for passion – be passionate about your book and your message at all times. Find your purpose with your promotional journey and seek high ground with your primary market and work your way down the line to your fringe audience.

QUESTION – Q is for question – be curious enough to question everything that does not come together with your marketing effort. Do not be afraid to tweak it a bit and try again. Query successful authors and ask for help or opinions so you can help others on your path to success.

RESPONSIBILITY – R is for responsibility – take responsibility for your marketing plans, track everything you do, stay positive about your goals and don/t give up on an idea easily. Be resilient for your readers and get your book out there for them. Ask for reviews from your readers and give them a chance to be responsible too.

BIO – Patricia L. Brooks, MAOM

Patricia is president/founder of the Scottsdale Society of Women Writers – building the group to 75 women over the past 8 years. She is a sought after workshop presenter on topics relating to writing, publishing and marketing.

She is currently working on her second non-fiction book; a memoir/self-help entitled Captive No More – trauma, recovery and PTSD- due out in 2014. She is available for talks on Stop the Violence against Women.

With her first non-fiction/memoir and eBook, Gifts of Sisterhood – Journey from Grief to Gratitude, she presents workshops on both writing memoir and dealing with grief. Patricia earned a prestigious AZ Authors Association Literary Contest Non-fiction award for this book. www.plbrooks.com,

As founder of Brooks Goldmann Publishing Company, LLC, Patricia is a book shepherd and partner in publishing consultation. Her mission is to enhance the spirit of the author’s journey. She is available to speak on writing, publishing and marketing related topics for those in the writing life. www.brooksgoldmannpublishing.com

CREDENTIALS:

*University faculty associate for over twelve years, Arizona State University

*Masters Degree in Organizational Management

*The Advanced Toastmasters designation

*Named to Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers

MEMBERSHIPS:

President and Founder – Scottsdale Society Women Writers

Member of the Arizona Authors Association

Member of the Phoenix Writers Club

Patricia L. Brooks, MAOM

480-250-5556 cell phone

patricia@plbrooks.com email

Patricia L. Brooks Seminars, LLC

Brooks Goldmann Publishing Company, LLC

Scottsdale, AZ 85251

www.brooksgoldmannpublishing.com

President/Founder

Scottsdale Society of Women Writers

www.plbrooks.com

President/Owner

Brooks Goldmann Publishing, LLC

www.brooksgoldmannpublishing.com

Author of Gifts of Sisterhood-journey from grief to gratitude

Ebook http://amzn.com/B006MLA91Q

Follow me on Twitter: PatriciaBrooks

Follow me on Facebook: Patricia L. Brooks

Scottsdale Society of Women Writers welcomes Raleigh Pinskey, author and marketing guru

January 10, 2013 by patricia

SCOTTSDALE SOCIETY OF WOMEN WRITERS

CELEBRATE 2013!

With us and Author, Marketing Guru and one-woman show Raleigh R. Pinskey

A special meeting is planned – welcome!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

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 – 4^th
Floor Grill entrance, then left to the Cactus Room

WHEN: JAN 30^th, 2012 – Wed. 5:30-7:30

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: Raleigh R. Pinskey, founder and president of The Raleigh Group PR: Author, Speaker, BodyLanguage Expert, Entrepreneur. Raleigh’s talk is based on her bestselling 101 Ways to Get on Radio, TV and Internet Talk Shows in the Digital Age. You will learn:

How to use social media to properly contact your target media

What’s current in Media Release writing
Email subject lines that get you noticed
Ten tips to ace an On-Air radio or TV Interview
How body language can sell your book

The Raleigh Group PR, founded in 1980, specializes in developing personal platforms that “maximize your biz-ability with viz-ability.®” Raleigh is all about getting your name and message in front of your target market over and over again. She is the author of the Harper Collins international bestselling 101 WAYS to PROMOTE YOURSELF; Carol Publishing’s THE ZEN OF HYPE; four self-published books on branding, PR, and marketing, plus information products designed to help you succeed on your professional journey.

Speaker site: www.RaleighRPinskey.com

Website: www.PromoteYourself.com

Chat with me at: Twitter: www.twitter.com/raleighrpinskey

Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/promoteyourself
Facebook Friends: www.facebook.com/raleighrpinskey

Facebook Fan Page: www.facebook.com/Promoteyourself.Raleigh

Facebook Fan Page: www.facebook.com/PromoteYourBooks

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

SEE BELOW – information on the meeting and directions – welcome!

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: $22.00 for members – $25.00 for guests – PLEASE RSVP. Thank you.

CHECKS or cash: Please make check payable to Scottsdale Society of Women Writers (SSWW) prior to coming to the meeting to save time at the check-in table. 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:
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 4^thFloor Grille – not from the main entrance.

From the 101 freeway exit Chaparral Rd and go west. Just prior to Scottsdale Rd enter the side
drive at 4^th Floor Grille – take that elevator. Note awning marked 4^th Floor Grille on the Chaparral side. This is the easiest way in – again, 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

What I Learned at the Desert Dreams Writers Conference – Scottsdale, AZ 2012

May 23, 2012 by patricia

What I Learned at the Desert Dreams Writers Conference – April 2012

Patricia L. Brooks, author, speaker, book shepherd 480-250-5556 patricia@plbrooks.com president/founder Scottsdale Society
of Women Writers www.plbrooks.com and blog www.blog.brooksgoldmannpublishing.com

ONE E-Books and E-book Publishing

ü There are traditional and self-publishing e-book publishers – do your research

ü Traditional houses will want your e-book rights too

ü Get professional help, spend the money to do it correctly the first time

ü Be selective, like any other publishing – publishers work in specific genres

ü Find out how long the e-book publisher has been in business.

ü Commit to doing lots of e-books, brand yourself out there in e-books

ü Be aware – shorter stories sell well

ü Pricing an e-book is the key – $2.99 to $5.99 is a good range

ü Be contemporary – find a new way to tell your story

ü Be ready when you pitch your work tooanyone – especially an agent or editor

ü Use every emotion and think new and fresh

ü There are many opportunities for success with e-books – do your research

ü Consider offering a free 10,000 word e-story to help with your branding

ü Accept you are the marketing person for your e-book – no matter which route chosen

ü The best way to sell your e-books is to give them away – be open to new ideas

ü You will need multiple books to make money – keep writing

ü Your goal should be to have a minimum of 10 e-books – don’t stop there

ü In branding yourself think promotional pieces such as CD’s, book trailers and interviews and readings online

ü Ask yourself if you can do it
all? Do you need a partner? Can you run a business?

THANK YOU Vijaya Schartz www.vijayaschartz.com

Kris Tualla www.kristualla.com

TWO Laughter, Emotion, not Sentimentality or Cliches

ü Three Basic Components

The Reader – engage them and bond with them

The Characters – make them sympathetic, vulnerable – have a worthy goal

The Author – make it personal, relate to the reader

ü Ask yourself – why do we read?

Bond – Conflict – Complete something, closure

ü Work in author emotion

Is it me? Can I champion this subject?

What engages me? Will I put my world in a book?

Am I excited? Can I discover myself here?

ü Combine emotion with action – write over-the-top emotions

ü Understand trigger words

Hope – things will get better

Anger – can be powerful

Betrayal – feeds another form of power

Forbidden – drawn to secrets

Powerlessness – frustration to the extreme

Passion – who you really are

THANK YOU Linda Style www.lindastyle.com

THREE Your Writing Space, Your Writing and You

ü Craft your writing space – to find your muse

ü Create an environment for writing that is you

ü Learn Feng Shui – clear the clutter,purge

ü Give yourself a no stress environment to feel inspired

ü Add feel good things – pictures,plants, candles, memorabilia, visuals

ü Remind myself I have been acknowledged

ü www.healthywriter.blog – check it out

JOURNAL –What makes me feel abundant? What am I putting out there? What will be
provided? Who supports me in my writing?

THANK YOU Tawny Weber www.tawnyweber.com

FOUR Meditate and Manage your Stress

ü Try Mindful Meditation

Be Present with yourself

Take a pause

ü Press and Pause – during deadlines

ü Honor the different times of the day you are creative

ü Go to a place free of distractions

ü Put up a do not disturb sign

ü Have a dedicated practice for yourself

Yoga, meditation, a focus box, morning pages, journal

ü Stay with your negative – it may energize you

ü Stick with your Fear – make it work for you

THANK YOU Jennifer Schober
jschober@spencerhillassociates.com

FIVE The Double D’s – dialogue and description

ü Description – paint a picture

ü Dialogue – tell it well so we listen

ü What do I do well? What do I need to learn?

ü Describe how it feels – body too

ü Mood – show don’t tell

ü Dialogue – don’t give too much information

ü Voice – characters should sound different – thoughts and feelings

ü Ask yourself some very important questions:

What do I need to convey in this scene?

Do we know what they look like?

Do we know how they feel about the situation?

What matters to me?

What is my field of vision?

What about this situation matters?

THANK YOU Laurie Schnebly Campbell www.booklaurie.com

SIX Practice What You Pitch

ü What and where and when

What type of story is it? Where does it take place?

How long is it? Is it finished?

ü What is it about – the concept

ü Talk to me not at me

Have a conversation

Leave time for questions

ü Tips you Need to Remember

Calm down and smile!

Don’t take anything said to you personally

Be willing to learn – be open minded

Be positive and be humble

THANK YOU Erin Quinn www.erinquinn.info

SEVEN Those Hard-to-Write Characters

ü May not be sympathetic or likeable – Be true be fearless

Don’t be afraid and don’t hold back

Give them a history

Show us how they became who they are now

ü Give us some intrigue

Grab a reader’s attention

Make sure we want to know more

ü Always ask why

Push them out of their comfort zone

Don’t be so negative

All people aren’t all bad or all good

ü Where’s the love?

One person must have cared for them sometime

We all have our weaknesses

What will they do anything for or protect?

ü Give a glimpse of the future

What will they become?

Don’t change, but just a little, grow them

Be true to the character

THANK YOU Beth Andrews www.bethandrews.net

Scottsdale Society of Women Writers welcomes Larry James – www.authorsandspeakers.com

January 21, 2012 by patricia

SCOTTSDALE SOCIETY OF WOMEN WRITERS

Welcomes inspirational speaker LARRY JAMES for 2012
New Year Meeting!

LARRY JAMES Author/Speaker for January 25^th

WHO: Scottsdale society of Women Writers

WHAT: Monthly Speaker/Dinner Meeting – celebrate writing and help us RING IN THE NEW YEAR

WHERE:
Chaparral Suites Resort, 5001 N, Scottsdale Rd. at Chaparral Rd light, NE corner – Enter off Chaparral Rd, – 4^th Floor Grill entrance, take elevator, exit 4^thfloor, left to the Cactus Room

WHEN: JAN 25^th Wed 5:30-7:30 – Celebrate the New Year with us!

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

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

SPEAKER:
About Larry James. . .

Larry James is founder and President of CelebrateIntimateWeddings.com and CelebrateLove.com and two other Websites. He has been a full-time professional speaker and author since 1987. During his long career, he has authored five books. He has earned his reputation as speaker and trainer by teaching success principles/techniques learned and developed from his xperiences in the field of broadcasting, selling and living life to its fullest.

His “Relationship Enrichment Love Shop,” adapted from his best-selling
books, “How to Really Love the One You’re With: Affirmative Guidelines for a Healthy Love Relationship,” “Love Notes for Lovers: Words That Make Music for Two Hearts Dancing!” and “Red Hot Love Notes for
Lovers” is presented nationally. His new book is, “Ten Commitments of Networking: Creative Ways to Maximize Your Personal Connections.” Larry’s books have been published in the U.S., Russia, India, Korea, Poland, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines and Vietnam. He was on staff with Dr. John Gray, Ph.D. author of “Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus” for eight years. He was Dr. Gray’s personal choice to host the popular “Mars/Venus Chat Room” on America Online and served as host for nearly three years.

Larry has appeared on ABC TV’s “The View” with Barbara Walters and more than 650 radio talk shows. He’s been quoted in Cosmopolitan Magazine & Red Book and his articles have appeared in Modern Bride, Arizona Weddings, Wedding Chronicle, Arizona’s Finest Wedding Sites & Services and many others. Numerous relationship articles also appear on Larry’s Websites.

About AuthorsandSpeakersNetwork.c¤m. . .

AuthorsandSpeakersNetwork.com is an awesome website with more than 200 pages of informative information, tips, ceremonies, checklists, elationship articles and more for authors and speakers. Larry James an ordained, inational wedding officiant and performs personally customized “romantic” wedding ceremonies with romantic elegance and impeccable detail; one that will be a cherished memory for a lifetime.

Larry James was voted “Best Officiant” in the Greater Phoenix area by the Wedding Chronicle’s 2007, 2008 & 2009 Readers Poll. Larry
James P.O. Box 12695, Scottsdale, Arizona 85267-2695

480 998-9411 ¤ Cell 480-205-3694 ¤ 800 725-9223 ¤ Fax 480 998-2173

E-mail: CelebrateLove@cox.net ¤ www.CelebrateIntimateWeddings.com

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

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

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

CHECKS: 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 at the
table at the door, the meeting starts 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 and Pick-up your
name badge

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 4^th Floor Grille.

From the 101 freeway exit Chaparral Rd and go west. Just prior to Scottsdale Rd enter the side drive at 4^th Floor Grille and come up that elevator. There is an awning marked 4^thFloor 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

SCOTTSDALE SOCIETY OF WOMEN WRITERS

June 27, 2010 by patricia

5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. – Marriott Suites Old Town, 3^rd Ave/ Scottsdale Rd.

Please RSVP to Patricia L. Brooks, president/founder patricia@plbrooks.com

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

Why not seize the pleasure at once, how often is happiness destroyed by preparation, foolish preparation.

Jane Austen

5:30 p.m. Network – Order dinner

6:00 p.m. Welcome – MEMBER introductions for 30 seconds ONLY – thank you!

6:30 p.m. Announcements

Ø AUG 14^th WRITING CONFERENCE: Write Now 2010, Wrigley Mansion, Phoenix, all day, register at www.desertsleuths.com

Ø SEPT 24-26^th WRITING CONFERENCE/CONTESTS: Members Betty Webb and Patricia L. Brooks will be speaking at the Wrangling with Writing – Tucson Radisson Hotel, register with the Society of South West Authors www.ssa-az.org or Donna J. Young, Wrangling with Writers Facebook page.

Ø OCT 2^nd – SEDONA BOOK FESTIVAL www.wellredcoyote.com

Ø SCOTTSDALE LIBRARY – seeking locals authors for the library shelves – submit your books to www.scottsdalelibrary.org

Ø CONTEST/AZ Authors Association: www.azauthors.com

Ø MEMBER THANK YOU and CONGRATULATIONS: art donation w/book: Cay Randall May donated a piece of her art for the AZ Book Publishers May 1 Awards dinner – WIN award for books: Dawn Fleming and Marcia Fine won Glyph Awards in their categories – congratulations!

Ø MEMBER NEWS: Congratulations Marilyn Frazer and Joanne Deck are finalists/recipients of the Indie Excellence Award www.indieexcellence.com

Ø MEMBERS speaking w/books – Sedona: Two Members will be speaking at the Well Red Coyote Bookstore in Sedona – Kebba Buckley Button speaks: June 25, Fri. @7:00 p.m. with her book www.discoverthesecretenergizedyou.com and Patricia L. Brooks speaks on Sept. 18^th Sat. with her book www.plbrooks.com on the topic of Memorable Memoirs.

6:45 – SPEAKER: DR. MARCIA REYNOLDS

SPEAKER: June 30th – Wed. 2010

My Journey from Publishing to Marketing my Books

Book #1: What I learned NOT to do when self-publishing
Book #2: Self-published and over 6,000 copies sold
Book #3: Finding my voice WANDER WOMAN – just released June 2010

I will share what I’ve learned on my publishing and marketing journey and what I am planning for the future. Come hear lessons learned to help make your journey more enjoyable.

Dr. Marcia Reynolds is currently marketing her new book called Wander Woman, on how today’s strong, restless women can find contentment and direction. It was just published by Berrett-Koehler in June, 2010.

Marcia is considered an expert on the brain, helping people to understand “why they do what they do.” Excerpts from Marcia’s book, Outsmart Your Brain, have appeared in major publications around the world.

She travels around the world speaking, training and coaching leaders and rising stars in major corporations. Excerpts from her books have appeared in many publications, including Fortune Magazine, Harvard Communications Newsletter, Cosmopolitan, The Los Angeles Times and The New York Times, and she has appeared on ABC World News and National Public Radio.

In addition to her doctorate in organizational psychology, she is also a Master Certified Coach and Certified Speaking Professional.

SEE BELOW – UPCOMING SPEAKER SCHEDULE – 2010

· JUNE 30^th Dr. Marcia Reynolds www.marciareynolds.com speaker, award winning author of several books shares her expertise

· JULY 28^th Donis Casey – Historical Fiction Writer – published author – shares her success, ideas and habits www.doniscasey.com

· AUG 25^th Laura Tohe is Dine (Navajo) l.tohe@asu.edu ASU professor of English, award winning author and poet

· SEPT 29^th 5^th Anniversary – be ready to celebrate! Stella Pope Duarte www.stellapopeduarte.com author of several award winning fiction books, speaker, advocate, educator,

· OCT 27^th Vickie Mullins www.MullinsCreative.com author, speaker, creative consultant

· NOV 17^th special holiday date

· DEC 15^th special holiday date

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

PLEASE RSVP in advance for the next meeting to Patricia patricia@plbrooks.com or 480-250-5556.

We appreciate your help in making this a special event for all of us and we look forward to seeing you again! THANK YOU!

7:30 NETWORKING – meeting ends by 8:00 – thank you for coming!

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

ROBIN REYNOLDS – Nice Creative to speak to Scottsdale Society of Women Writers

April 20, 2010 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

WELCOMES: Robin Reynolds

marketing/branding expert

WHAT: Scottsdale Society of Women Writers Monthly Meeting

WHERE: The Marriott Old Town, 7325 E. Third Ave. and Scottsdale Rd., So of Camelback, turn E at the light, parking near hotel

WHEN: 5:30 to 7:30, Wed. APRIL 28^thPlease RSVP*

HOW: *RSVP now to Patricia at 480-250-5556 or patricia@plbrooks.com

SPEAKER: Robin Reynolds will present Marketing to the MAX: What My Dogs Taught Me about Marketing My Book. Packed with information on branding, developing marketing messages and marketing tools from press kits to Twitter, this presentation will discuss some of the things that have worked and not worked for Robin in marketing her book. Whether you’re promoting your book, publishing company or you as an author, you’re sure to find Robin’s insights funny, inspiring and heartfelt.

Robin Reynolds is a creative advertising and marketing professional who has helped brand and position the products and services of Fortune 500 companies and sole entrepreneurs alike. Her creative work has earned international recognition with Clios, Addys and New York Art Directors—Gold & Silver Awards. Currently, she is President and Head Noodler of her own creative marketing agency, NICE Creative. In addition to developing marketing campaigns for her clients, she published her first book, Life to the MAX: Maxims for a Great Life by a Dog named Max.

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