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WRITERS FAIRE – Mustang Library/Scottsdale

February 8, 2012 by Patricia Brooks

SCOTTSDALE SOCIETY OF WOMEN WRITERS
WRITERS FAIRE
Three Speakers, Authors, Books, Refreshments for Sale

Memoir Writing (non-fiction), Mystery Writing (fiction), Marketing for Publication

WHO: Scottsdale Society of Women Writers

WHAT: Writers Faire – a Sunday afternoon with award winning authors, plus a dozen additional authors of SSWW showing off their books and answering questions!
WHERE: Mustang Library, 90thSt., and Shea Blvd., Scottsdale (behind the hospital)
WHEN:          FEB 19th,  Sunday 1:00-5:00 p.m.
WHY: The Scottsdale Society of Women Writers will
generously share their expertise for free and offer an afternoon opportunity for you to network with other women writers and authors for camaraderie and support.
HOW:             PLEASE – RSVP now to Patricia
L. Brooks, president/founder of Scottsdale Society of Women
Writers at patricia@plbrooks.com or Dana Braccia at the Scottsdale Library
WORKSHOPS:
Susan Pohlman, author, memoir (1:30 – 2:15) www.susanpohlman.com
Susan Pohlman is a freelance writer based in Scottsdale, Arizona.  Her essays have been published inThe Washington Times, Family Digest, The Family, Raising Arizona Kids, Guideposts Magazine, Homelife Magazine, AZ Parenting, Goodhousekeeping.com and Italiannotebook.com.
Her memoir, 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.  She has also written four award-winning short films.
Workshop:
Memoir is a fascinating and powerful literary genre that has enjoyed an increased notoriety in the marketplace. Susan will discuss the unique nature of memoir writing and elements to consider as you embark on a writing journey of your own.
Betty Webb, author, fiction/mystery (2:30 – 3:15)
Before beginning to write mysteries full time, Betty Webb worked as a journalist and interviewed everyone from U.S. presidents, astronauts who walked on the moon, and Nobel Prize-winners, as well as the , the dying, and polygamy runaways. Her mysteries are based on stories she covered as a reporter. Currently a creative writing teacher at Phoenix College, she is a member of National Federation of Press Women, Mystery Writers of America, and  the Society of Southwest Authors.
Workshop: Writing a marketable mystery is harder than it looks. I explain why, describe the mysterious “arc of action,” and how to come up with believable plots and characters so interesting that they can carry you through an entire series. Betty Webb: Author of NEWLY released Desert Wind and Desert Cut, Desert Run, Desert Shadows, Desert Wives:   Polygamy Can Be
Murder, and Desert Noir. All by Poisoned Pen Press.
“Eye-popping,” The New York Times. “Socially conscious mysteries,” Publishers Weekly.  Also a traditional mystery series, beginning with THE ANTEATER OF DEATH.  www.bettywebb-mystery.com
(http://www.bettywebb-mystery.com/) and
www.bettywebb-zoomystery.com (http://www.bettywebb-zoomystery.com/)
Patricia L. Brooks,
author, memoir, publishing/marketing consultant (3:30-4:15)
Patricia is an inspirational speaker, and published author.  She contributes to the success of both men and women.  With her book (and now eBook) “Gifts of Sisterhood” and its grief workshop “Journey from Grief to Gratitude” she is a favorite for Wellness Programs.  Patricia earned a prestigious AZ Authors Association Literary Contest Non-fiction award for this book.
As founder of Brooks Goldmann Publishing Company, LLC www.brooksgoldmannpublishing.com she is the author’s partner for
publishing consultation and offers workshops on writing memoir, self-help,
non-fiction and self-publishing.  Her mission is to enhance the spirit of the author’s journey.  Patricia is president/founder of the Scottsdale Society of Women Writers and a member of the AZ Authors Association, the Willamette Writers, the Phoenix Writers and Pub West.
Workshop: Publish with Marketing in Mind
Find out how easy, as well as how difficult, it is to transform your work into book form and to bring it to market. Learn about the new trends in marketing as they relate to the publishing basics you should address before launching your book to market.   Patricia answers:
Outcomes: Attendee will understand and takeaway the importance of:
Starting six months before the book launch.
  • Designing a good shelf-life book cover
  • Using social media marketing
  • Valuing differentiation
  • Honoring brand and living it
  • Keeping marketing basics in mind
Cell:    480-250-5556             Email
:            patricia@plbrooks.com
Web site www.brooksgoldmannpublishing.com
www.plbrooks.com and blog www.blog.brooksgoldmannpublishing.com
Social networking user names:
FACEBOOK – Patricia L. Brooks
LINKED IN – Patricia L. Brooks
TWITTER – patriciabrooks
GOODREADS Patricia L. Brooks
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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FALL SCHEDULE – Patricia L. Brooks – author, speaker, publishing consultant, educator

September 12, 2010 by Patricia Brooks

Patricia L. Brooks, MAOM

author

speaker

publishing consultant, educator

 www.brooksgoldmannpublishing.com

 www.plbrooks.com

Cell 480-250-5556 – Please RSVP

FALL SCHEDULE – 2010

Ø  WELL RED COYOTE BOOKSTORE                                                             

o   Making Memorable Memoirs Magical

o   State Rte 89 A, Sedona, AZ

o   Sat September 18th – FREE admission – 2:00 – 3;00

o   RSVP www.wellredcoyote.com   attn: Kris

 

Ø  WRANGLING WITH WRITING – conference 9/24 to 9/26

o   Do YOU want to be a Self-help Guru?

o   Tucson Radisson Hotel, Speedway Blvd.

o   Sat September 24  MUST register

o   RSVP Donna www.ssa-az.org or Donna J. Young on Facebook

 

Ø  SEDONA BOOK FESTIVAL – Sedona, AZ

o   Book Signing  – Gifts of Sisterhood

o   Yavapai College – 4215 Arts Village, W State Rte 89, Sedona

o   Sat October 2nd – FREE admission – 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

o   RSVP patricia@plbrooks.com  and www.plbrooks.com for FREE chapters

 

Ø  OSHER LIFE LONG LEARNING INSTITUTE

o   Making Memorable Memoirs Magical

o   Mon October 4th  – MUST register – 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon

o   ASU – West Campus, 47th Ave at Thunderbird, Phoenix

o   RSVP  Karla 602-543-6681- www.lifelonglearning@asu.edu

 

Ø  CHANDLER PUBLIC LIBRARY – main location

o   Making Memorable Memoirs Magical

o   22 S. Delaware St., off Chandler Blvd.

o   Sat November 6th – MUST register – 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon

o   RSVP  Suzanne 480-782-2771 Suzanne.kinsinger@chandleraz.gov

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MEDIA RELEASE – Remnants – ready for new life – our author, Kiki Swanson

December 28, 2009 by Patricia Brooks

Media Release

 

Scottsdale Author launched by

Scottsdale Publishing Firm

in time for your Holiday Reading List

REMNANTS – ready for new life

Kiki Swanson (Brooks Goldman, $19.95)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Patricia L. Brooks, president/founder

Brooks Goldmann Publishing, LLC

info@brooksgoldmannpublishing.com cell 480-250-5556

December, 2009 – You may not know the name Kiki Swanson, but chances are her books have been in your midst.  Right where the lump in your throat meets the place in your heart, she gives us hope that retirement living in Scottsdale can be rewarding with her new book Remnants – ready for new life.

WHO:  Kiki Swanson, author www.kikiswansonbooks.com discovers for us five women coming together in Scottsdale after a life time of joy and heartbreak to rekindle their lifelong friendships in their senior years with her new fiction release. 

WHAT: Swanson writes about these unsung heroines in her new book Remnants – ready for new life.  Those humble types who live ordinary lives until circumstances such as divorce, death widowhood or alcoholism force them to rise above the grief and pain to discover greater truths such as “life is for the living to the end.”

WHEN:  Remnants – ready for new life, recently released by Brooks Goldmann Publishing, LLC of Scottsdale, AZ, is being launched now in time for your holiday reading list.

WHERE:  www.kikiswansonbooks.com Kiki Swanson, Scottsdale, AZ author kikiswan@cox.net

ISBN#     978-0-981-7881-4-2

WHY:  People are yearning for earnest heartfelt stories they can relate to and learn from and Swanson delivers.  Our society discounts the importance of the senior community in our society, while other cultures admire and honor them.   Swanson kikiswan@cox.net aims to change all that with the 2010 launching of her book Remnants – ready for new life.

HOW: Swanson seeks to find the extraordinary in what appears to be ordinary lives.  Her lead character has gentle courage, a spunky and funny demeanor, while quietly doing the “right thing”, to make us smile.

Her readers will see themselves in her subjects; their strength, love and courage too.  Swanson understands it is people’s lives she is dealing with and that they are important to the storyline.  She peaks our interest often in short chapters that tie together nicely.

AUTHOR INFORMATION:  As a minister in senior issues at her church, Swanson was an “advice source” for many.  Now her advice is on paper in a loving and humorous fashion.  She never forgets that even in this fiction work, she is writing about real people in some way. 

Many told Swanson about their stories of loss and grief in her church ministry with seniors.  She heard hundreds of stories – probably thousands – over the years.  It was almost a relief to write Remnants so people would come up to her and talk more about friendships.

Swanson did not want to write a personal “tell all” and feels honored by those people in her life who trusted her to use their stories.  She knew she had to be sensitive, a trait she honed during her many years as a practicing minister.

This is a book about women with friendships that span a half century, says Swanson, because these women have too much to offer at this age: love, friendship and wisdom.

She fills in critical details and emotions needed as she weaves the lives of Daisy and her friends together like Remnants onto a warm winter quilt.  With the permission of her friends to embellish their stories and change names to produce a “new fiction” work, Swanson is cautious but strong in her pursuit of a good read.

PUBLISHERS COMMENTS:  Swanson’s goals were met.  She is emphatic, sensitive and touching in her portrayal of the women and their connections to each other.  She’s both girlish and womanly in her revelations of these women and their issues later in life.

Are Swanson’s books good? (See www.kikiswansonbooks.com for others) Yes, some are dramatic, or inspirational, some spin a life into an engaging narrative, and another is oddly entertaining.  Her books reflect our hopes of the world we want to know latter in life; filled with love and friendship, happiness and “busyness.”

With our country in two wars, a floundering economy and horrible stories on the evening news, we can get inside Remnants for 60 short chapters about women who have stayed friends forever, men who love and support them and a dog named Curly who teaches them the importance of loyalty one more time.

It is with earnestness that Daisy bonds with her friends at La Ventura and reminds us to stick to our convictions in laughter and in tears.  Thank you Kiki Swanson for a fine read.

INTERVIEWEE:  Brooks Goldmann Publishing Company, LLC

www.blog.brooksgoldmannpublishing.com book review on blog

Patricia L. Brooks, MAOM

Publishing Consultant, Author and Speaker

www.brooksgoldmannpublishing.com – cell 480-250-5556 info@brooksgoldmannpublishing.com

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