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Desert Foothills Library welcomes Patricia L. Brooks and Publish Yourself as the Expert

November 24, 2013 by Patricia Brooks

dsc_5252DESERT FOOTHILLS

LIBRARY EVENT

 

Patricia L. Brooks, MAOM

Publish Yourself as the Expert

 

January 3, 2014   1:00-3:00 p.m.

Desert Foothills Library   38443 No. School House Rd

Cave Creek, AZ       Please RSVP 480-488-2286

 

Patricia leads you to writing with passion because you must be an instrument for change.  The journey is fresh and uplifting as she shares with you how you too can be enthused as a writer of non-fiction while enhancing your career or your business, your life or your quest.

 

Her perspective is generous and worth noting as she helps you achieve these Outcomes:

 

(1) Understand what moves you

 

(2) Honor your personal mission

 

(3) Respect those for whom you need to be a voice.

 

 

  • Part One/A Winning Writing Plan.  Patricia gives you Tips on developing goals, objectives and strategies for your writing life.  Her philosophy is worth emulating.  She motivates you to launch your vision for success by being well organized and prepared in your writing.  With a timeline that is proven and ideas that work, she also extends to you the five W’s of reporting good information for a non-fiction publication and illustrates how to write well to communicate your message to your niche. 
  • Part Two/Strict Research Rules.  Patricia asks you to do your homework, understand research, practice good interview skills, read, experiment, observe, survey and learn your topic well.  In thinking about your vision for the book, and what your insight is behind the book, she encourages you to eventually understand yourself completely.  She wants you to be honest about how committed you are to write this book and how willing you are to doing a follow-up plan.  She expects you to ask yourself why you feel compelled to write what you want to produce, and why you believe you are the expert.

BIO – Patricia L. Brooks, MAOM

 

Patricia is the president/founder of the Scottsdale Society of Women Writers – building the group to 75 women over the past 8 years.  She is working on her second non-fiction book; a memoir/self-help entitled Captive No More – trauma, recovery and PTS- 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 here 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

[email protected] email

 

Patricia L. Brooks Seminars, LLC

www.plbrooks.com

 

Brooks Goldmann Publishing Company, LLC

Scottsdale, AZ 85251

www.brooksgoldmannpublishing.com

 

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Scottsdale Society of Women Writers welcomes Susan Brooks, author, columnist and entrepreneur Wed. May 29th

April 30, 2013 by Patricia Brooks

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SSWW Welcomes Susan Brooks, Author, Entrepreneur and Columnist

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WHO:           Scottsdale Society of Women Writers

 

WHAT:         Monthly Speaker/Dinner Meeting – speaker and book signing*

 

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:         May 29th, 2013 – Wed. 5:30-7:30  

 

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

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:  *Susan Brooks – author, entrepreneur, and columnist

Susan Brooks is an international speaker, award-winning entrepreneur, published columnist, and author. Marketplace service issues and leadership challenges are her forte. Susan’s most recent book ‘Outrageous, Courageous, and Highly Contagious…’ is a leadership storybook, a provocative fun-read for people ready to ignite Life in themselves and others. In this collection of profound stories that will inspire your own, everyday people serve causes bigger than themselves, genuine to their own truth and full-out self-expression. Each is a risk-taker living on the edge of awe. It is their Service Enthusiasm that is celebrated in this book!

Susan sees herself as their Messenger, humbled by the privilege to share their powerful and significant stories with you, stories that will inspire you to step up your own life. After all, Life is all about the choices we make, so why wait to be happy? At the risk of her own vulnerability, Susan also includes her own story at the end of every section in this book. Known as a ‘cultural provocateur,’ Susan lives out on those skinny branches, taking risks, asking the right questions, and refusing to settle for less. Susan attracts the best in you…she is your champion for change!

 

Make it an Outrageous, Courageous and Highly Contagious Day!

 

Susan Brooks

Serves You Right!

(602) 340 0206 www.servesyouright.net www.facebook.com/ServesYouRight

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

Thank you.

 

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 4th Floor 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 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

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Scottsdale Society of Women Writers welcomes inspirational speaker Gilat Ben Dor

December 1, 2011 by Patricia Brooks

SCOTTSDALE SOCIETY OF WOMEN WRITERS

Welcomes inspirational speaker for our Holiday Meeting!

GILAT BEN-DOR – Speaker Dec 14th

Member Author Holiday Book Sale

WHO: Scottsdale Society of Women Writers

WHAT: Monthly Speaker/Dinner Meeting – celebrate writing

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

WHEN:          DEC 14th Wed 5:30-7:30 – Celebrate the Holidays with us!

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 [email protected] See Details Below

SPEAKER: for December 14th

Gilat Ben-Dor, MBA, CSW President, Gilat Ben-Dor Media, LLC

i[email protected] 602-373-5800 GilatMedia.com

The Top 7 Speaking Secrets for Authors Who Want to Stand Out from the Pack Intoday’s noisy publishing marketplace, you and your book can get lost in the shadows. While many authors view themselves as just that – authors – there is great opportunity for authors willing to step up and be SPEAKERS, too!  In this lively, engaging presentation, multi-book author, professional speaker, and success consultant Gilat Ben-Dor will show you the ropes on the key elements to get you started on the road to market differentiation… and speaking success!

About Gilat Ben-Dor

Gilat Ben-Dor, MBA, CSW, is the author and publisher of three books about living and working with multiple passions. She is also a professional speaker and Board Member of the National Speakers Association in Arizona, and a contributor to a motivational speaking anthology book. Gilat is President of Gilat Ben-Dor Media, LLC, an independent publishing and author consulting firm, and is the founder of the success coaching program, GUSTO POWER®: Life Design for the Multi-Passionate ProfessionalTM.

Contact Gilat at [email protected] or 602-373-5800.

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 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

Filed Under: AZ Authors Association, AZ BOOK PUBLISHERS ASSOC, Blogroll, business consultation, SCOTTSDALE SOCIETY OF WOMEN WRITERS, self-help books, WRITING TIPS FOR YOU Tagged With: book sales, Gilat Ben Dor, inspiration for writers, marketing books, motivation for authors, publishing, SCOTTSDALE SOCIETY OF WOMEN WRITERS, self-help books, speaking, speaking with your books, women writers, writing

WRITE NOW WRITING CONFERENCE – what I learned and share with you

September 4, 2011 by Patricia Brooks

What I learned at the Write Now writing conference
Aug 20th, 2011 – Scottsdale, AZ
Patricia L. Brooks [email protected]
PICK UP THE PACE
Sophie Littlefield and Juliet Blackwell, authors, speakers
Motivating you to finish your work
These women are delightful.  They are determined to inspire everyone in the audience to feel as passionately as they do about writing and publishing.  Thank you Sophie and Juliet for a tremendous effort shown to us; we appreciate it. The following questions were posed to us for reflection.
What are my True Writing Goals?
    • To tighten the structure of my current manuscript
    • To define my query letter and prepare for submission
    • To not give up no matter how many rejections I receive

    How important are these Goals?

    • Top priority –  will not be put aside for
      even one day
    • They will be a part of my morning schedule along with my exercise and daily
      meditations
    • They will be connected to everything I do as I live the writers life

    What am I willing to Give Up?

    • Social activities that I deem unnecessary to my goals listed above
    • TV time and Internet usage to have more writing time
    • Certain reading material that does not further my goals

    How will I Get in the Chair?

    • Maintain my home-office for writing and make it very workable for that purpose
    • Write and think and breathe this work each day while moving the project forward
    • Appreciate the time I have to write and take advantage of this writing opportunity

    How Will I Stop Sabotaging Myself?

    • By not allowing myself off the hook with my commitment to write each day for a minimum of two hours
    • By telling myself I can do this again in a bigger and better way
    • By not allowing my perfectionism to get in the way of my desire to finish this
      work

     

     

     

Now more honest with myself about my writing, I take these goals and commitments seriously.  I know my strengths and will capitalize on them and make them work for me such as being early and working alone.
These authors advise staying ENGAGED and working on something all of the time.  I will remember that being able to write full-time is a privilege and I should not take it lightly.
These women also preach “anything you write is practice, so keep writing” and never give up.  Keep writing and learn your voice is their mantra!
My stories are valid.  I respect my fellow writers and their work too. I seek their encouragement and support as part of my plan to write daily and I pledge to continue to give it in return.
Thank you Sophie www.sophielittlefield.com and Juliet www.julietblackwell.net for a wonderful session at the conference
FIVE TECHNIQUES FOR SHAPING YOUR SUBMISSIONS
Carol Test, writer and editor
www.caroltest.net
Thank you Carol for the valuable feedback you gave me on the work I submitted at the conference.  Here is what you prompted us with followed by
my takeaways from your wonderful talk.
1)
Write Fast First Drafts (and skinny seconds)
Almost overwrite and imbue later
  1. Don’t edit as you go along
  2. Write calorie and go “all-in”
  3. Cut back with the second draft
    1. My takeaway is to write with fierce abandon
2)
Beg the Question (in the intro)
Ask a rhetorical question – no need to answer
  1. Leave this for the reader to define and answer
  2. Hook us in with the story’s question
  3. Start action with the hook
    1. My takeaway is do it now
3)
Shape your Scenes (timing them)
Scene moves you forward in the story
  1. Clock is critical – how long does it take?
  2. Progression is paramount to the story
  3. Take us back to the opening at the end
    1. My takeaway is the form and flow are crucial
4)
Answer the Post-it Question
Theme ( use rhetorical question instead of a statement)
  1. Define theme on a post-a-note
  2. Be succinct and clear
  3. Stir interest
    1. My takeaway is less is more
5)
Know the Elements of Craft – do double duty
Narrative – shape – movement – through character in to action
  1. Mirror characters to make point
  2. Concrete detail
  3. Sculpt in to a work of art
    1. My takeaway is paint beautiful pictures with my story
The use of structure to organize your work is one important thing I needed to hear.  Don’t tie it up too nicely is another.  Let the reader do some of the work, but shape it and make it attractive to the reader still another.  Let the reader answer the questions you set forth.  The best advice yet – thank you
Carol.

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REFLECTIONS on our Published Books of 2009

January 5, 2010 by Patricia Brooks

REFLECTIONS on our Published Books of 2009         

Patricia L. Brooks, MAOM

speaker, author, publishing consultant

Brooks Goldmann Publishing, LLC

www.blog.brooksgoldmannpublishing.com

THE INITIAL CONTACT:

Meeting our authors for the first time is usually serendipity through my knowing another woman writer or a contact from one of my speaking engagements.  Some come from our website and many have my card when they call, given to them by a friend or found in a coffee shop.  We immediately start talking about writing, usually sitting in a coffee shop.  Our relationship is cemented.

Some of our potential clients share mutual acquaintances with us and know our coming together was meant to be.  They seek us to help them independently publish their book.  I write this reflection of 2009 as part of a greater plan for both their books and our time together.  We help writers in various ways and are eager to give back to the community. 

THE FIRST MEETING:

Our first meeting with the budding author is to discuss taking their manuscript or notes (if a ghostwriter is needed) through the independent publishing process and launch their work as a tangible book to enhance their goals and purpose.   Most writers ask me to help in the post-marketing of the book too with a book review and media release.  While being available to them early on with a peer review and commitments in our proposal and contract, we pledge to our author to continue with them long after the initial launch. 

While answering the writer’s inquiries into what needs to be done to make this all happen, and their determination to get the book out, we accept the challenge.  To look at all the opportunities available in the many facets of publishing, we make this experience function exceptionally well by setting up a team and selecting the best vendors (ghostwriter, editor, designer, printer to name a few) for the client.  All plans are in writing, including the proposal and contract with us and the contacted vendor.

THE INTERVIEW:

The writer relates their creative side by sharing their experiences as a professional or novice writer.  They elaborate for us how they opted for a traditional career in life “to earn a living”, but now want to be a writer first, and “to have a life” as a published author.  Using a more avant-garde approach to their creative life today, they relate to us over and over again that they write first for themselves and then for the reader.

We talk in our first meeting about their childhood and young adult encounters with writing so I can have a full picture of their writing life and commitment, as well as how writing has sustained them.  Most of these writers are eager for us to give feedback on their manuscript (first 30 pages or first three chapters) before we embark on a contract.  Since our paths could easily have crossed earlier in our writing life, our souls have some stories that resonate with each other in all of the manuscripts we select.  I enjoy the peer review process and give a full report to them after reading their submission.

THE DECISION:

When asked to be their publishing consultant and to read their manuscripts or chapters as a peer reviewer prior to the proofreader, editor or designer, I am honored and accept immediately (my partner husband also does peer reviews).  Although I am flattered about the peer review, I know it will be one of the most difficult aspects of our relationship and I do not take it lightly.  My feedback must be honest and sensitive.  Being the publishing consultant enlists my expertise, but to accommodate the author’s voice and honor their vision in a peer review I know I will be challenged. 

 In accepting the job of peer reviewer whole heartedly and with fierce abandon, I begin reading daily 10-15 pages each morning.  Doing the exercises and questions I prepare for myself will be part of my final report to the writer.  While opening my heart to the possibilities of their work and learning more about my new writer friend, I forge ahead enjoying each new day.

Although I realize as I proceed through their writing, which can be daunting due to unedited drafts, that their views and ideas are not necessarily mine I enhance my life with the read.  We are very selective about the types of books we publish, so I set aside an hour early each morning for this reading time.  My days are enriched because I view their work as a gift and value it greatly.

THE PROCESS:

My goal is to help another up-and-coming author. My objective is to take their work through the step-by-step process for a quality book and visualize the reader involved in this endeavor as well.  Transforming their life as the author did only a few years earlier, the reader will be forever changed from the experience of the book.  Good and honest work in the peer review is part of our strategy for success.

Possibly spanning the course of several years, the author may have ended suffering and challenging experiences with a wonderful turn of events that tells a story of inspiration with ideas for the reader’s life too.  A book well worth reading has to play a role in saving the life of the author and/or protagonist in some way while allowing the reader to hope they too can witness a transformation.

Most authors are bold and courageous in their telling of their stories and are not afraid of the risk if it means helping another soul on a spiritual search.   The self-help and memoir genres are alive and well.  Most people today are on a spiritual quest.  I realize in my morning readings that the books we review and publish are similar creatures in many ways.  Being completely involved in the manuscripts in doing the peer reviews, I see them as an opportunity for me too and take the review to fruition in a positive manner.

THE INSIGHT:

None of us, me, my husband or the authors we work with, takes rising above the “ashes of life” lightly or looks past the obvious to realize a happy life.  Reading and critiquing our authors’ manuscripts or chapters is a responsibility taken to heart.  It is the sweetness of the process and a critical area on the successful journey of what we can offer the author.

Just as the author’s philosophy shines in their book, it also chooses to thrive in the challenges and opportunities of launching a book to market.  Our authors look to us for intuitive and creative ways to find solutions to the questions they pose for themselves in their writing plan.  Their positive attitude is paramount when we accept them into our program and take responsibility for making the book launch happen for them.  We share a common belief with our authors that there is something larger than ourselves involved in the creative and writing process, and that creativity is as much a part of healing as a pen is to paper. 

We published three wonderful books in 2009 in the genres of self-help, spirituality and new fiction.  They are written by creative and artistic souls who love their art and admire other’s art too.  They come to see their life’s worth sharing in writing as well as in art.

As stated throughout many of the books we publish, the path of life is sometimes simple; it just isn’t always that easy to achieve. We help you break-out and launch your first book or another book quickly and easily.

THE FEEDBACK:

Our peer reviews captivate an approach to faith and love, courage and the science to saving the voice of the writer’s work.  Most of our authors share their mind, body and spirit experiences in a mix with creativity and a love for the written word.  This philosophy and attitude carries forward. 

Having experienced our latest author’s work for many weeks, this philosophy is enhanced, and I have learned a lot.  All of the books (listed below) have pushed me to places I have neglected overtime.  It has been a wonderful journey.  Thank you, Mia, Cay and Kiki for an enlightened 2009.

It has been a privilege to meet Mia, Cay and Kiki as writer clients.  We have become friends through our working together and I encourage them to get their message out to the public with appointments on Internet Radio and online social networking, speaking to women who are in need of their message and blogging to the general population who in these difficult times needs to be part of the psychology of hope.

THE APPRECIATION:

We are pleased to be a part of three more important and inspiring books.  Each one of these women truly touches a chord for anyone who needs to know life can turn for the better with a slight change of attitude, a chance with faith or the courage to try new things.  Cay and Mia’s books are especially for the “baby boomer” generation that feels so many times to be in a poor light.  All three books show us how to appreciate our lives just the way they are and to be grateful for what we have and give back.

All too often, this “baby boomer” generation of mine finds itself lost and confused when in fact we continue to make a tremendous impact on every aspect of our society.  These three women author’s books should be part of Wellness Community and Life Long Learning programs for early retirees and third career people who need to take stock in just what they are worth and where they can go from here. 

My husband and business partner Earl, and I, would especially like these three beautiful books  The Secrets of the 100 Golden Keys, Remnants-ready for new life and Healing and the Creative Response to be compulsory reading for the many displaced “middle aged” workers who feel they have nowhere to turn and no solutions for a life interrupted.  Whether you are a “baby boomer” considering a new career or a “young-at-heart” senior person seeking answers and spiritual truths about yourself and your life, these books stand out like the artwork featured in them.

Happy New Year and enjoy the reading. 

Recommending this year’s books launched fall 2009:

Healing and the Creative Response   Cay Randall May        www.healingcreativeresponse.com

Remnants-ready for new life             Kiki Swanson              www.kikiswansonbooks.com

The Secrets of the 100 Golden Keys  Mia Pratt                    www.100goldenkeys.com

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THREE TIPS FOR WRITING SELF-HELP – April 21, 2009 event – Chandler Library, AZ

January 15, 2009 by Patricia Brooks

 

ARIZONA AUTHORS ASSOCIATION

and Chandler Library to feature Scottsdale Author/Publishing Consultant

 

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, January 13, 2009 – Published author, publishing consultant “book shepherd” and Scottsdale business woman, Patricia L. Brooks, www.plbrooks.com will be the featured speaker on Monday evening, April 20th at 6:00 p.m. at the Chandler Library, 4930 W. Ray Rd., Chandler, AZ. 

 

The Arizona Authors Association, in partnership with the Chandler Library continues their speaker series with Patricia’s talk Three (3) Tips for Writing Self-Help.  Patricia shares her inspirational portrait of the relationship you want to develop with your writing as you take the many steps needed to produce fine work.  

 

Ø  Writing Inspiration for Self-Help.  Patricia takes you on your first step to writing with passion because you must write self-help.  The journey is fresh and uplifting in its account of how she prepared to go from being a ferocious reader to a writer to an author in the self-help genre.  Her perspective is generous and worth noting as she shares with you how to get focused on your goal. 

 

Ø  The Importance of Research for Self-Help.  This author shows wit, courage and faith during times of challenge by giving you research rules for self-help.  Along with insight into a philosophy of writing life worth emulating, she motivates you regardless of your challenges to launch your vision for success and deal with writer’s block. 

 

Ø  The Voice and the Structure of Self-Help.  Patricia asks you to think about what your vision is for the book, and what your psychology and philosophy are behind the book.  She wants you to be honest about how committed you are to do this work and how prepared and willing you are to be critical at all check points.  She expects you to ask yourself who you are, what makes you that way and why you feel compelled to write what you want to write.

 

 

Patricia L. Brooks is president/founder of the Scottsdale Society of Women Writers, a member of the AZ Authors Association, AZ Book Publishers Association and Phoenix Writers Club.

 

She is owner of P. L. Seminars, LLC (www.plbrooks.com), Brooks Goldmann Publishing Co., LLC, (www.brooksgoldmannpublishing.com) and is associate faculty at Arizona State University – teaching Marketing, She has resided in Arizona for over 30 years and been active in the business community for all of that time. 

 

Patricia holds a Masters Degree in Organizational Management, the Advanced Toastmasters designation and has been named to “Who’s Who of America’s Teachers.

She can be reached at [email protected] or 480-250-5556.  Patricia will be signing books at this event for her first book, a memoir, entitled Gifts of Sisterhood.  Free chapters available on www.plbrooks.com

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