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SSWW Welcomes Denise Meridith, PR Expert, Author and Business Consultant

August 2, 2019 by Patricia Brooks

SCOTTSDALE SOCIETY OF WOMEN WRITERS

Welcomes Denise Meridith

Public Relations Expert, Author and Business Consultant

Monthly Speaker/Dinner Meeting

Wed – AUGUST 28^th,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: Denise Meridith is a Brooklyn native. With degrees in wildlife biology from Cornell and an MPA from the University of Southern California, she served 29 years in the Federal government. Denise was the Deputy Director of the Bureau of Land Management in Washington, DC before coming to Arizona as the BLM State Director for Arizona 24 years ago. She has had her own public and community relations firm since retiring early from the government in 2002. Denise has been a writer most of her life, writing and illustrating her first book when she was 10. She has written over 1000 columns for the Arizona Republic, Phoenix Business Journal, Examiner.com and other newspapers; been editor of Home & Lifestyle Magazine; and published several books, including her autobiography Thoughts While Chillin’. She is currently a contributing columnist for Michael Smerconish of CNN.

Public Relations: Times Have Changed, Have You? Denise Meridith has published two books in the past year: The Year a Roof Rat Ate My Dishwasher: An Arizona Survival Guide for Entrepreneurs and The Dog Who Wished He Could Fly, a children’s book. In her presentation, Denise will use her own 50 years of writing experience to demonstrate how literature and writing books have changed. She will discuss the changing who, what, where, when, why and how of publishing, and the most effective current techniques of publishing and promoting books.

Denise Meridith, CEO

Denise Meridith Consultants Inc

[email protected]

www.denisemeridithconsultants.com

P 602-763-9900

F 602-314-7977

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 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 Raleigh Pinskey, author and marketing guru

January 10, 2013 by Patricia Brooks

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 [email protected] 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

Scottsdale Society of Women Writers welcomes public relations and social media expert Lyn Wiese Sneyd

March 18, 2012 by Patricia Brooks

SCOTTSDALE SOCIETY OF WOMEN WRITERS

Welcomes Tucson Public Relations Expert Lynn Wiese Syned to speak at their March Madness 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 – 4^th Floor Grill entrance, then left to the Cactus Room

WHEN: MARCH 28^th Wed 5:30-7:30

Celebrate March Madness with us!

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

cell 480-250-5556
or [email protected] See Details Below

SPEAKER: As owner of LWS Literary Services, Lynn Wiese Sneyd coordinates national, regional and local publicity campaigns for authors of non-fiction and fiction books. In addition, she specializes in writing query letters, book proposals, and provides editing and ghostwriting services. Prior to starting LWS Literary Services, www.literaryservices.com Lynn served as the literary publicist for
Russell Public Communications and also worked as a community relations manager for Barnes & Noble Booksellers. An award-winning author and a frequent presenter at writers’ conferences and workshops, Lynn has had poetry, essays, and articles published around the country. She and her family currently reside in Tucson, AZ.

TALK: Whether you are in the midst of writing a book or already have one published, it’s never too early or too late to begin building your author platform. But where to begin? Lynn Wiese Sneyd will join us to discuss ways of building your platform via social media networks like Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Goodreads, and Red Room. You will learn what type of information to disseminate to the virtual world, and how to leverage it to develop a following and sell books. Lynn also will offer tips on how to incorporate social media marketing into your schedule so that you still have time to write that next bestseller.

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

Linda Vandevrede – PR consultant and author to speak to Scottsdale Society of Women Writers

November 8, 2009 by Patricia Brooks

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Patricia L. Brooks, president, founder

SCOTTSDALE SOCIETY OF WOMEN WRITERS

RSVP – 480-250-5556 – [email protected] or [email protected]

SCOTTSDALE SOCIETY OF WOMEN WRITERS

WELCOMES: LINDA VANDEVREDE

public relations consultant and author

WHAT: Scottsdale Society of Women Writers Monthly Meeting

WHERE: Meeting Location: The Marriott Old Town, 7325 E. Third Ave.

at Scottsdale Rd., So of Camelback, turn E at the light

WHEN: 5:30 to 7:30, Wed. November 18^h Please RSVP*

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 authors, an alliance with businesses relating to writing and publishing and camaraderie and support.

HOW: *RSVP now to Patricia at 480-250-5556 or [email protected]

HOLIDAY DONATION BOOK DRIVE – Crossroads for Women

HOLIDAY DONATION: Please bring a new adult book to the meeting on the 18^th to be donated to the Crossroads for Women half-way house for their new library. The Scottsdale Society of Women Writers holiday charitable donation for 2009 offers the books in time for the Holidays. Thank you in advance for your contribution to the women.

SPEAKER: Linda Vandevrede, Public Relations Consultant and Author

www.lindavandavrede.com and www.valleyprblog.com

VandeVrede has been in high-tech public relations for more than 25 years, working for startups such as KnowledgeNet, iMemories and Sequencia, mid-size companies such as Viasoft, and large multinational corporations such as Honeywell and Data General. Many of the strategies and concepts she uses to help increase brand awareness and reputation are described in her book, Press Releases Are Not a PR Strategy, which won the Arizona Book Publishing Association Glyph award in 2008.

TOPIC: Press Releases 101

Public relations and press releases have evolved significantly over the last few years because of social media. The days of creating and mailing one press release to the masses are over. Instead, these are the days of creating “social media releases” and reaching diversified and segmented communities in the manner in which they choose to be reached. This presentation provides an introduction to what constitutes “press releases” and tips on what to write, when to write, and various ways to distribute in order to get the maximum benefit of book publicity.

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