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Scottsdale Society of Women Writers welcomes Jessica McCann, award winning historical fiction writer

September 15, 2014 by Patricia Brooks

SCOTTSDALE SOCIETY OF WOMEN WRITERS

 

Do you know how to walk the fine line between fact and fiction?

Welcome Jessica McCann, historical fiction author

 

Our 9th Anniversary Meeting!

 

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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:          WED September 24th, 2014 at 5:30-7:30 pm

 

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

Cell 480-250-5556 or patricia@plbrooks.com

 

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: Jessica McCann

 

Jessica McCann is a professional freelance writer and has worked as a journalist and editor for more than two decades. Her award-winning nonfiction has been published in dozens of magazines (including Business Week, The Writer, Phoenix and ASU Research). McCann’s debut historical novel, All Different Kinds of Free, was awarded the Freedom in Fiction Prize and published by Bell Bridge Books in 2011.

Learn more online at www.JessicaMcCann.com

 

Presentation: Ensuring Our Stories are True

 

How do we ensure that our stories are “true” — true to ourselves, true to our readers, true to history? All writers walk a fine line between fact and fiction, regardless of our genre. Historical fiction, creative nonfiction and memoir are three particularly tricky genres. Award-winning novelist and journalist Jessica McCann will explore and discuss the ethical and creative challenges of writing honest prose that reveals life’s biggest truths.

 

 

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: Members $25 and Guests $30 (new July 1st 2014) – Please RSVP early

 

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.

 

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

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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

patricia@plbrooks.com email

 

Patricia L. Brooks Seminars, LLC

www.plbrooks.com

 

Brooks Goldmann Publishing Company, LLC

Scottsdale, AZ 85251

www.brooksgoldmannpublishing.com

 

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