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SSWW Welcomes Betty Webb, Author of Many Mysteries

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SCOTTSDALE SOCIETY OF WOMEN WRITERS

Welcomes Betty Webb, Author

The Lena Jones mysteries and the Gunn Zoo mysteries

WHAT:          Monthly Speaker/Dinner Meeting

WHEN:          Wed – MAY 29th, 2019 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: Betty Webb is the author of 10 Lena Jones mysteries

(DESERT REDEMPTION, DESERT WIVES, etc.) and 5 Gunn Zoo mysteries

(THE OTTER OF DEATH, THE PUFFIN OF DEATH, etc.).

For 20 years Betty was a journalist, interviewing everyone from U.S. presidents, astronauts who walked on the moon, and polygamy runaways. A nationally-syndicated literary critic whose reviews ran on the New York Times wire for more than 30 years, she currently reviews for Mystery Scene Magazine.

Betty is a member of the National Federation of Press Women, Mystery Writers of America, and the Authors Guild. She is also well-known as a creative writing instructor and has taught creative writing at Phoenix College and held Masters’ Classes in Creative Writing at ASU. She is currently the Writer-in-Residence at the Tempe Library.

She will talk about the necessity for a writer to be flexible in today’s ever-changing market. For instance, after having the same editor and the same publisher for 20 years, her publisher just got gobbled up by one of the giants — and Betty with them.  Her writing life will be changing, but at this point, she doesn’t know how.

She might call her talk “The Uncertainty of the Writing Life.”

Betty Webb, Author of DESERT REDEMPTION
Pub date March 12, 2019 www.bettywebb-mystery.com

MORE INFO BELOW

RSVP before NOON the Friday morning before the meeting    The Starfire Golf Club needs to order food a week in advance, and I must give a guarantee to them at that time.  That is 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 Themeeting 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

Scottsdale Society of Women Writers welcomes Betty Webb to speak April 25th!

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SCOTTSDALE SOCIETY OF WOMEN WRITERS
Welcomes Award winning Scottsdale Mystery Author
Betty Webb of the Lena Jones series to the April Meeting!
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, then left to the Cactus Room
WHEN:          APRIL 25th Wed 5:30-7:30 – Celebrate – Tax Season is Over!
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
Betty Webb
April 25th Speaker – Betty is the author of the prize-winning Lena Jones
mystery series and a reviewer & columnist for Mystery Scene Magazine. Her
books have been given rave reviews by the New York Times, Chicago Tribune,
Publishers Weekly, etc. Before beginning to write full time, she was a
journalist, interviewing everyone from U.S. presidents, astronauts who walked
on the moon, and Nobel Prize winners.
Talk: Betty will discuss d ep personal beliefs can enhance your writing, not only in non-fiction, but in fiction, too. To do so, she draws parallels between her journalism  experience and the plots of her 11 novels — all published by “traditional” mainstream presses to great critical acclaim. She will also share how she got the idea for a book she’s writing for her first self-published digital book experience (and its funny!).
Betty Webb author of DESERT
WIND, starred review in Publishers Weekly
Follow me on Twitter @bettywebb
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 door, the meeting starts promptly at 6:00.  Leave your check made payable to SSWW.  All those attending the meeting must pay for
the dinner/room/speaker.  Pick up your name badge – thank you!
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.  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

Scottsdale Society of Women Writers welcomes Betty Webb – mystery writer of many novels

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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 Summer of Writing


BETTY WEBB www.bettywebb-mystery.com

May Speaker for Scottsdale Society of Women Writers

 

 

WHO:  Scottsdale Society of Women Writers

 

WHAT: Monthly Guest Speaker/Dinner Meeting

 

WHERE:  2011 LOCATION – Chaparral Suites Resort, 5001 N, Scottsdale Rd at Chaparral Rd light, NE corner. Enter off Chaparral Rd at the 4th Floor Grill entrance, take elevator, exit and turn left to the Cactus Room

 

WHEN: 5:30 to 7:30, Wed. MAY 25TH, 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

 

SPEAKER:  Betty Webb www.bettywebb-mystery.com

Betty Webb, a former journalist turned mystery novelist, shares how she has turns real life cases into fiction without getting sued. She also discusses how to keep a series going after seven books, and gives tips on how to create a lead character who can carry that burden. Her bestselling mysteries include two very different series: “Desert Wives,” part of the Lena Jones mysteries; and “The Koala of Death,” one of the light-hearted Gunn Zoo mysteries.

BIO: A journalist for more than 20 years, Betty Webb interviewed U.S. presidents, astronauts who walked on the moon, and Nobel-Prize winners, as well as the homeless, the dying, and polygamy runaways. Her mystery novels have received rave reviews from the New York Times, the Chicago Tribune, and Publishers Weekly. Betty is a member of the National Federation of Press Women, Mystery Writers of America, the American Association of Zoo Keepers and the Scottsdale Society of Women Writers.

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

 

 

There are changes to the menu, the cost of the meeting, and the way you pay for your meal at the meeting. Please note all our changes (as of 2011) – 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.

(1) Leave your check made payable to SSWW,

(2) Have your name checked off the RSVP list,

(3) 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 – 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 on the north end 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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