• Home
  • About
  • Workshops
  • Testimonials
  • Photo Gallery
  • Register with PayPal
  • Contact Us

Brooks Goldmann Publishing

The Author's Partner - publishing consultation

  • Our Books
    • Intestinal Fortitude
    • Sick As My Secrets
    • Bounce Back
    • Three Husbands and a Thousand Boyfriends
    • Gifts of Sisterhood
  • Publishing Services
  • Interviews
  • Scottsdale Society of Women Writers
You are here: Home / Archives for read

Scottsdale Society of Women Writers welcomes author and writing workshop presenter Cherie Lee

February 12, 2013 by Patricia Brooks

Cherie Thumbnail size printSCOTTSDALE SOCIETY OF WOMEN WRITERS

HAPPY Valentine’s Day – feel the love!

SSWW Welcomes Author and Writing Workshop Expert Cherie Lee

A special meeting is planned – join us!

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: FEB 27th, 2012 – Wed. 5:30-7:30

RSVP – 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 Bio:
Cherie Lee, author and writing workshop expert

After earning an AA degree from Glendale Community College, Cherie Lee started her
writing career with non-fiction works for the college newspaper, then for Sun
Life magazine. Curiosity guides her tall tales. Her fictional stories take her
to interesting places leaving little time for household chores or yard work.
Currently she is editing two completed children stories while waiting for
results from contests for her adult short stories.

Workshop Talk:

Every writing life starts with an idea or with a curious interest why something
happened in your personal life or in history. Mine come like weeds. When I know
that idea won’t work for me, I use it for a blog for readers to use as an
exercise or a story. Entering contests stretches writing abilities and ensures
deadlines are met. I love doing them. A short mini workshop for planning a
character or a story idea will be based on an umbrella. Contact info: [email protected]

My book is a book of beginning scenes for teachers and writers to utilize for
writing exercises, story starters, overcoming writer’s block, or journal
writing or bell work at the start of a class. Each teaser is followed by a
series of questions to spark a writer’s imagination. The one hundred and thirty
examples are divided into six major categories for characters, settings and
descriptions, plot, dialogue, and exercises. However, each story teaser can be
used by itself at any time if it appeals to the writer. There is a writer’s
resource listing at the end of the book.

The book is available on: amazon.com/author/cherielee

Http://www.amazon.com/Cherie-Lee/e/Boo59MM60W

My Space: http://myspace.com/cherannlee

Facebook:http://facebook.com/cherie.lee2

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

MENU:  A light dinner – salad or sandwich and soup, dessert, beverage and roll with tax and gratuity included – make your choice the nightof 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 forthe 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 4thFloor 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 4th Floor Grille – take that elevator.  Note awning marked 4th FloorGrille 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

Filed Under: AZ Authors Association, AZ BOOK PUBLISHERS ASSOC, Blogroll, brooks goldmann publishing, business consultation, SCOTTSDALE SOCIETY OF WOMEN WRITERS Tagged With: books, Cherie Lee, editing, fiction, non-fiction, poetry, publishing, read, SCOTTSDALE SOCIETY OF WOMEN WRITERS, women writers, write, writing, writing craft

DO YOU WANT TO BE A SELF-HELP GURU? Wrangling with Writing Conference – Tucson, AZ

September 21, 2010 by Patricia Brooks

•       The Self-Help GURU   

 

WRANGLING WITH WRITING CONFERENCE

SEPT 24 TO 26, 2010, TUCSON, AZ  – RSVP

Society of Southwest Authors or Patricia L. Brooks, Self-help Speaker 2:30 Sat. 9/24/2010

 

Will I be Conveying Information?     Will I be Dispensing Advice?

 

•       INSPIRATION – What is your purpose?

–   Instrument for Change – SEE differently

–   Others will follow – SAY what matters to you

–   Objectives/Strategies – DELIVER important information

 

•       MOTIVATION – What moves you?

–   GRAB your audience – original stories

–   GIVE us good writing – a fresh outlook

–   MOVE us – what you feel profoundly

 

•       PASSION – What is your truth?

–   SHOW Cause and Effect –  give advice to improve

–   BE a Voice  – the authority, knowledgeable

–   HONOR who You are – be credible, earn trust

 

How serious are you about being prepared?              

 document, research, sources

 

•       RESEARCH – What will you do?

–   PRACTICE research rules – be Methodical

–   STAY focused – have a Vision

–   DO your homework – study History

 

•       READ – Who and what do you enjoy?

 

Read ferociously – understand and SHOW your topic

 

Understand yourself – KEEP a Journal – HAVE a follow-up plan – listen, ask questions

 

–   What GNAWS at your soul? – Write from frustration – Deal with fear and trauma –    

–   Correct a social injustice – React to something upsetting – Write through a crisis

  

What Incident in your LIFE has motivated you to write this book?

 

•       VOICE – What are your emotional beats?

–   Ideas come spontaneously – TALK to yourself

–   Pay attention – LISTEN to your subconscious

–   Don’t doubt yourself – WRITE, write, write

 

 

HEARTBEAT – What first interested you in Self-help?

–   INVOLVE all of your senses – come home

–   Be MINDFULLY aware –  be curious

–   Be CLEAR on your vision –  give us a larger version

 

•       STRUCTURE – What is your distinct subject?

–   SECURE a specific approach – be original

–   Remember the 5 W’s  – DO Reporting

–   GIVE yourself a Timeline –  set Goals

 

Ask yourself:  Why would anyone care if I wrote this book?  Will it hold interest?

 

•       PATRICIA L. BROOKS, MAOM    Speaker, Author, Publishing Consultant, Educator

•       Brooks Goldmann Publishing, LLC www.brooksgoldmannpublishing.com

•       www.plbrooks.com Patricia L. Brooks Seminars, LLC 480-250-5556 cell

Filed Under: AZ BOOK PUBLISHERS ASSOC, brooks goldmann publishing, business consultation, conferences, PUBLISHING PICKS, self-help books, Uncategorized, WRITING TIPS FOR YOU Tagged With: be original, convey information, crisis, dispense advice, emotional beats, fear and trauma, frustration, heart and soul, heartbeat, inspiration, keep a journal, listen, mindful, motivation, non-fiction writing, passion, practice, publish self-help, reactions, read, research. document, self-help GURU, social injustice, understand yourself, writing self-help

Register for Events

Register for: SCOTTSDALE SOCIETY OF WOMEN WRITERS

Your RSVP will be secure through my PayPal link!

Welcome!

SANDRA MARINELLA – SPEAKER FOR SEPT 27th at 6:00 pm

THIS IS THE 18TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SSWW MEETING!

REGISTER BY SUNDAY – before the Wednesday September 27th meeting.

$20.00 covers the cost of the room and the food. Sign up here on PayPal.

TEXT Patricia L. Brooks with any questions – 480-250-5556 OR [email protected]

$20.00 x 1
This is where the Express Checkout Button will show. View it on the front-end to see how it will look to your visitors

Patricia L. Brooks, President/Founder of Scottsdale Society of Women Writers

About Us

BROOKS GOLDMANN PUBLISHING COMPANY, LLC the author’s partner The author’s answer to guidance and consultation in an independent publishing partnership…… Consultation, Production, Publishing expertise at your disposal in a win/win relationship to meet your needs on your timeline…… BASIC CONSULTATION Being there for you! THE FOLLOWING INTRODUCTORY CONSULTATION SERVICES CAN BE AVAILABLE to … Read more

Resources

Scottsdale Society of Women Writers

Arizona Authors Association

Phoenix Writers Club

Good Reads

Categories

Contact Info

Brooks Goldmann
Publishing Company, LLC
Scottsdale, AZ 85251

480-250-5556

Contact:
Patricia L. Brooks, MAOM
Earl L. Goldmann

info [at] brooksgoldmannpublishing [dot] com

Site Design

SRN Broadcasting & Marketing, Inc.

Copyright © 2023 · Lifestyle Pro Theme on Genesis Framework · WordPress