• 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