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SSWW Welcomes Vijaya Schartz, Author of Many Novels

February 29, 2020 by Patricia Brooks

SCOTTSDALE SOCIETY OF WOMEN WRITERS

Welcomes Vijaya Schartz, Author

Science Fiction, Contemporary Romance

Non-fiction and Celtic Legends

Monthly Speaker/Dinner Meeting

Wed March 25th, 2020          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.

SPEAKER:  Vijaya Schartz, Author – Science Fiction, Contemporary Romance, Non-fiction and Celtic Legends

THE JOY OF POLISHING THE STORY:  You just wrote “The End.” Now, the true writing starts. You are ready to add meaning, nuance, foreshadowing, active setting, and subtle twists. Now, you can crank up the emotion and drama, adjust the pace, refine the storytelling, and add all the interesting flavors. Like when cooking, you add the special herbs, spices and sauces that will transform an ordinary fare into a culinary delight.

Born in France, award-winning author Vijaya Schartz never conformed to anything and could never refuse a challenge. She writes strong heroines, brave heroes, and cats. She likes action and exotic settings, in life and on the page. She traveled the world and claims she must be a time traveler, since she writes with the same ease about the far past and the far future. With thirty titles published, Vijaya Schartz writes action adventure laced with sensuality and suspense, in exotic, medieval, or futuristic settings. Her books collected many five-star reviews and literary awards.  Visit her at www.vijayaschartz.com 

NOTE:

RSVP before NOON the Friday before the meeting    The Starfire Golf Club needs to order food in advance and must receive a guaranteed number and 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 in advance.  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

Filed Under: Blogroll, Featured post, SCOTTSDALE SOCIETY OF WOMEN WRITERS, Uncategorized Tagged With: fiction, novels, Patricia L. Brooks, psychological suspense novels, romance novels, SCOTTSDALE SOCIETY OF WOMEN WRITERS, speak on non-fiction writing, Vijaya Schartz, women writers

Scottsdale Society of Women Writers welcomes Vijaya Schartz, author and editing expert

March 13, 2014 by Patricia Brooks

vijaya2013-1chatelainemedium2SCOTTSDALE SOCIETY OF WOMEN WRITERS

 

Welcomes Award Winning Author Vijaya Schartz

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WHO:                          Scottsdale Society of Women Writers

 

 

WHAT:            Monthly Speaker/Dinner Meeting

Camaraderie for writers and speaker/member book signings

 

 

WHERE:          Chaparral Suites Resort, 5001 N, Scottsdale Rd. NE corner

Enter off Chaparral Rd – 4th Floor Grill entrance

 

WHEN:                        Wednesday – Mar 26th, 2014   5:30-7:30 pm

 

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

Cell 480-250-5556 or patricia@plbrooks.com   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  AUTHOR BIO – Vijaya Schartz

Born in France, award-winning author Vijaya Schartz never conformed to anything and could never refuse a challenge. She likes action and exotic settings, in life and on the page. She traveled the world and claims to also travel through time, as she writes without boundaries about the future and the far away past. Her love of cats transpires in most of her books. Find out more about her novels at http://www.vijayaschartz.com/

 

EDIT IS A FOUR LETTER WORD

Sad but true, a story is only as good as its editing. The best tale can be mired in awkward syntax, poor grammar, superfluous wording, slow pacing, shallow characters, or overused clichés, while a great editor can make even a mediocre story sparkle. Self-editing can be your best opportunity to reach new writing heights. It can make or break your career, whether you seek a publisher, or choose the self-publishing route.

 

 

 

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.   

 

NEW dinner prices and NEW menu items – enjoy!

 

COST:  price increase:  members $25 and guests $28 – please RSVP early – thank you

 

CHECKS or cash:  Please make check payable to (SSWW) Scottsdale Society of Women Writers prior to coming to the meeting to save time at check-in.  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:  Located in Scottsdale at Chaparral Rd just north of Old Town.  Chaparral Rd has a light.  Parking is to the rear – two large lots.  Note: best to enter from the side elevator for the 4th Floor Grille – NOT the main lobby.

 

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 – 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: Blogroll, Featured post, SCOTTSDALE SOCIETY OF WOMEN WRITERS Tagged With: all genres books, AZ Authors Association, books, books business, editing, marketing books, paranormal books, publishing books, revising books, SCOTTSDALE SOCIETY OF WOMEN WRITERS, Vijaya Schartz, women writers, writing, writing books

What I Learned at the Desert Dreams Writers Conference – Scottsdale, AZ 2012

May 23, 2012 by Patricia Brooks

What I Learned at the Desert Dreams Writers Conference – April 2012

 

Patricia L. Brooks, author, speaker, book shepherd 480-250-5556   patricia@plbrooks.com president/founder Scottsdale Society
of Women Writers  www.plbrooks.com and blog www.blog.brooksgoldmannpublishing.com

ONE                E-Books and E-book Publishing

ü  There are traditional and self-publishing e-book publishers – do your research

ü  Traditional houses will want your e-book rights too

ü  Get professional help, spend the money to do it correctly the first time

ü  Be selective, like any other publishing – publishers work in specific genres

ü  Find out how long the e-book publisher has been in business.

ü  Commit to doing lots of e-books, brand yourself out there in e-books

ü  Be aware – shorter stories sell well

ü  Pricing an e-book is the key – $2.99 to $5.99 is a good range

ü  Be contemporary – find a new way to tell your story

ü  Be ready when you pitch your work tooanyone – especially an agent or editor

ü  Use every emotion and think new and fresh

ü  There are many opportunities for success with e-books – do your research

ü  Consider offering a free 10,000 word e-story to help with your branding

ü  Accept you are the marketing person for your e-book – no matter which route chosen

ü  The best way to sell your e-books is to give them away – be open to new ideas

ü  You will need multiple books to make money – keep writing

ü  Your goal should be to have a minimum of 10 e-books – don’t stop there

ü  In branding yourself think promotional pieces such as CD’s, book trailers and interviews and readings online

ü  Ask yourself if you can do it
all?  Do you need a partner?  Can you run a business?

THANK YOU Vijaya Schartz  www.vijayaschartz.com

Kris Tualla www.kristualla.com

TWO              Laughter, Emotion, not Sentimentality or Cliches

ü  Three Basic Components

The Reader – engage them and bond with them

The Characters – make them sympathetic, vulnerable – have a worthy goal

The Author – make it personal, relate to the reader

ü  Ask yourself – why do we read?

Bond – Conflict – Complete something, closure

ü  Work in author emotion

Is it me?  Can I champion this subject?

What engages me?  Will I put my world in a book?

Am I excited?  Can I discover myself here?

ü  Combine emotion with action – write over-the-top emotions

ü  Understand trigger words

Hope – things will get better

Anger – can be powerful

Betrayal – feeds another form of power

Forbidden – drawn to secrets

Powerlessness – frustration to the extreme

Passion – who you really are

THANK YOU Linda Style www.lindastyle.com

THREE            Your Writing Space, Your Writing and You

ü  Craft your writing space – to find your muse

ü  Create an environment for writing that is you

ü  Learn Feng Shui – clear the clutter,purge

ü  Give yourself a no stress environment to feel inspired

ü  Add feel good things – pictures,plants, candles, memorabilia, visuals

ü  Remind myself I have been acknowledged

ü  www.healthywriter.blog – check it out

JOURNAL –What makes me feel abundant?  What am I putting out there?  What will be
provided?  Who supports me in my writing?

THANK YOU Tawny Weber  www.tawnyweber.com

FOUR     Meditate and Manage your Stress

ü  Try Mindful Meditation

Be Present with yourself

Take a pause

ü  Press and Pause – during deadlines

ü  Honor the different times of the day you are creative

ü  Go to a place free of distractions

ü  Put up a do not disturb sign

ü  Have a dedicated practice for yourself

Yoga, meditation, a focus box, morning pages, journal

ü  Stay with your negative – it may energize you

ü  Stick with your Fear – make it work for you

THANK YOU Jennifer Schober
jschober@spencerhillassociates.com

FIVE    The Double D’s – dialogue and description

ü  Description – paint a picture

ü  Dialogue – tell it well so we  listen

ü  What do I do well?  What do I need to learn?

ü  Describe how it feels – body too

ü  Mood – show don’t tell

ü  Dialogue – don’t give too much information

ü  Voice – characters should sound different – thoughts and feelings

ü  Ask yourself some very important questions:

What do I need to convey in this scene?

Do we know what they look like?

Do we know how they feel about the situation?

What matters to me?

What is my field of vision?

What about this situation matters?

THANK YOU Laurie Schnebly Campbell  www.booklaurie.com

SIX      Practice What You Pitch

ü  What and where and when

What type of story is it?   Where does it take place?

How long is it?  Is it finished?

ü  What is it about – the concept

ü  Talk to me not at me

Have a conversation

Leave time for questions

ü  Tips you Need to Remember

Calm down and smile!

Don’t take anything said to you personally

Be willing to learn – be open minded

Be positive and be humble

THANK YOU Erin Quinn  www.erinquinn.info

SEVEN            Those Hard-to-Write Characters

ü  May not be sympathetic or likeable – Be true be fearless

Don’t be afraid and don’t hold back

Give them a history

Show us how they became who they are now

ü  Give us some intrigue

Grab a reader’s attention

Make sure we want to know more

ü  Always ask why

Push them out of their comfort zone

Don’t be so negative

All people aren’t all bad or all good

ü  Where’s the love?

One person must have cared for them sometime

We all have our weaknesses

What will they do anything for or protect?

ü  Give a glimpse of the future

What will they become?

Don’t change, but just a little, grow them

Be true to the character

THANK YOU    Beth Andrews   www.bethandrews.net

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