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SCOTTSDALE SOCIETY OF WOMEN WRITERS welcomes Carol Elisabeth Test as speaker

May 16, 2012 by Patricia Brooks

SCOTTSDALE SOCIETY OF WOMEN WRITERS

Welcomes Carol Elizabeth Test editor extraordinaire to their May meeting on the 30th!

WHO: Scottsdale Society of Women Writers

WHAT: Monthly Speaker/Dinner Meeting

WHERE: Chaparral Suites Resort, 5001 N, Scottsdale Rd. at Chaparral Rd light, NE corner -nter
off Chaparral Rd – 4th Floor Grill entrance, then left to the Cactus Room

WHEN:          May 30th Wed 5:30-7:30 – Celebrate the Summer Writing Season!

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.

SPEAKR:  Carol ElizabethTest

Carol Test earnedher MFA in creative writing at the University of Arizona in 2005. Formerly editor-in-chief of the literary magazine Sonora Review, Carol currently teaches creative writing at Phoenix College and coaches Valley writers on fiction and nonfiction manuscripts. Her award-winning fiction has appeared in Swink, Night Train, Red Rock Review, The Normal School and Other Voices:  Journal of the Literary and Visual Arts,among others.  Her debut collection, THE WEST IN YOU, was a Finalist for The Flannery O’Connor Award for Short Fiction.Visit her at www.caroltest.net.

Presentation – “Fictionalizing the Factual”

As writers, we’re asked to trick readers into thinking they’re seeing real life, life made more meaningful. Join Carol Test, fiction writer, coach and Phoenix College Creative Writing
Instructor as she presents step-by-step techniques for fictionalizing factual
events, from determining necessary authorial distance to drawing readers’ eyes
to the details that add up to “story”.   Perfect for novelists, memoirists and anyone who wishes to write from real life.

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

Cell 480-250-5556 or patricia@plbrooks.com See Details Below

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 door, the meeting starts promptly at 6:00.  Leave your check made payable to SSWW.  All those attending the meeting must pay for
the dinner/room/speaker.  Pick up your name badge – thank you!

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

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SCOTTSDALE SOCIETY OF WOMEN WRITERS features Barbara McNichol editor and author

June 8, 2011 by Patricia Brooks

SCOTTSDALE SOCIETY OF WOMEN WRITERS

Wishes you a Happy Summer of Writing

BARBARA MCNICHOL www.barbaramcnichol.com

JUNE Speaker for Scottsdale Society of Women Writers

WHO:
Scottsdale Society of Women Writers

WHAT: Monthly Guest Speaker/Dinner Meeting

WHERE:         2011 LOCATION – Chaparral Suites Resort, 5001 N, Scottsdale Rd. at Chaparral Rd. light, NE corner. Enter off Chaparral Rd at the 4th Floor Grill entrance, take elevator,
exit 4th floor, left to the Cactus Room

WHEN: 5:30 to 7:30, Wed. JUNE 29th, 2011

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 patricia@plbrooks.com SEE BELOW

SPEAKER: Barbara McNichol is passionately committed to
helping authors achieve accuracy and artistry, clarity and creativity through
the written word. Barbara delivers expert editing that puts your book on the
pedestal it deserves. She has worked with 200+ amazing authors since she
founded Barbara McNichol Editorial in 1994.

To further support authors, Barbara has created a word choice guide called Word Trippers: The Ultimate Source for Choosing the Perfect Word when It Really Matters. (www.wordtrippers.com)  She also produces Add Power to Your Pen, a
valuable e-zine for tips on improving your writing. For more information, go to
www.BarbaraMcNichol.com, email editor@barbaramcnichol.com
or visit her blog www.nonfictioneditor.com

Enjoy the credibility authorship brings you with a well-edited book you can market with pride.

PRESENTATION:  Whack Wordiness: How to Rid Your Writing of
Wasted Words to Make Your Message More Compelling

Join Barbara McNichol in this fun, interactive session guaranteed to improve everything you write—from articles and program descriptions to website copy and nonfiction books.

Barbara applies tried-and-true editing techniques to give you an experience of how to whack extraneous words from your writing. You’ll learn to:

– write a strong, persuasive message
that’s devoid of clutter
– add “muscle” to your writing by taking out the “fluff”
– revise your own work with confidence and save time in the
editing process

Come with your pencil sharpened. Be ready to whack the wordiness out of your writing—and gain a critical skill you’ll use forever.

NEW!! NEW!!

Word Trippers NOW in print on Amazon.  Click HERE for
order details
.

AND it’s a Kindle e-book too

Barbara McNichol Editorial

Editor of Nonfiction Books 520-615-7910

877-696-4899 toll free or 520-576-4382 cell

267-295-8405 fax

Write more powerfully. Sign up
today.

Add Power to Your Pen e-zine

www.BarbaraMcNichol.com

blog: www.nonfictionbookeditor.com

web: www.BarbaraMcNichol.com

book: www.WordTrippers.com

video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XelE3abP9UY

See notes below for dinner fees, new format and new
location, thank you.

MENU:
Salad, dessert, beverage and roll or a sandwich/soup, dessert, beverage
and roll – both with tax and gratuity included – make a CHOICE the night of the
meeting.

COST: $22.00 for members – $25.00 for guests (able to visit twice before joining)

CHECKS:
Please make your 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 5:00 and 5:45 at the table at the door so we can
start the meeting 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

(4) Pick-up your name badge – your receipt for the food server

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 – it is in the center of the hotel complex.  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

 

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Making Memorable Memoirs Magical – Well Red Coyote Bookstore, Sedona, AZ

August 24, 2010 by Patricia Brooks

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:          Earl L. Goldmann, Manager

                        Brooks Goldmann Publishing Company, LLC

Address:          7970 E. Camelback Rd., 710

Scottsdale, AZ  85251

Cell                  (480-250-5556)

Email:              egoldmann@cox.net

Web Site:        www.brooksgoldmannpublishing.com

Blog:               https://brooksgoldmannpublishing.com

 

JOIN US IN THE RED ROCKS

THE WELL RED COYOTE

BOOKSTORE SEDONA, AZ

to feature Scottsdale author with her

Memoir Writing Workshop

 

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, August 22, 2010.    Do you want to learn what memoir writing is, what the memoir story can mean and what significance it can have in your life?  Do you wish to gain insight into how writing a memoir is an integrating experience that can lead to your wholeness?

 

If your answer is yes, then join us in the Red Rocks of Sedona for this inspiring two hour workshop.  You will come away with a lot of valuable information you can use immediately.

 

WHO:  Author, writer, publishing consultant, professional speaker and Scottsdale business woman, Patricia L. Brooks,  www.plbrooks.com and www.brooksgoldmannpublishing.com is the memoir writing workshop presenter you will not want to miss. 

 

WHEN:  Saturday September 18th, 2010, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon.

 

WHERE:  The Well Red Coyote Bookstore, Hwy 89-A west, in Sedona.   

 

WHAT:  The Well Red Coyote Bookstore, and the Scottsdale Society of Women Writers, of which Patricia is president and founder, continue their speaker series with Patricia’s talk on memoir writing. Her workshop, Making Memorable Memoirs Magical, will feature her first memoir Gifts of Sisterhood in the discussion.

 

HOW:  Please RSVP to Kris at the store www.wellredcoyote.com

 

Patricia takes you down the path to writing a Compelling Memoir.  The journey will be a fresh and uplifting account of how to prepare to “dig deep” and trust your judgment.  Her perception on Retrospective Writing is both generous and worth noting. 

 

Patricia shares her inspirational portrait of the characters you want to develop – especially you the protagonist. Taking the theme you desire to produce your final manuscript, Patricia will show how to move from Point A to Point B to Point C, the desire and struggle and realization of your life. 

 

Through wit, courage and faith she offers tips and techniques to help you find the “emotional beats” in your life’s events.  Her insight into a philosophy of a writing life worth emulating inspires attendees regardless of the challenges to launch readable memoir.    

 

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)

She has resided in Arizona for over 30 years and has been active in the business and academic community for all of that time. 

 

Patricia holds a Masters Degree in Organizational Management, teaches workshops for Arizona State University’s Osher Life Long Learning Institute, has achieved the Advanced Toastmasters designation and has been named to “Who’s Who of America’s Teachers.

 

She can be reached at patricia@plbrooks.com or 480-250-5556.  Patricia will be signing books at this event – Gifts of Sisterhood, a memoir.  FREE chapters are available on www.plbrooks.com

 

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Patricia L. Brooks, author and publisher, to speak at Barnes and Noble

December 16, 2008 by Patricia Brooks

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:          Earl L. Goldmann, Manager

                        Brooks Goldmann Publishing Company, LLC

Address:          7970 E. Camelback Rd., 710

Scottsdale, AZ  85251

Cell                  (480-250-5556)

Email:              egoldmann@cox.net

Web Site:        www.brooksgoldmannpublishing.com

Blog:               https://brooksgoldmannpublishing.com

 

ARIZONA BOOK PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION and Barnes and Noble Scottsdale to feature Scottsdale Author/Publishing Consultant

 

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, December 15, 2008 – Published author, publishing consultant and Scottsdale business woman, Patricia L. Brooks, www.plbrooks.com will be the featured speaker on January 8th, Thursday evening at 7:00 p.m. at the Barnes and Noble at 90th Street and Shea in Scottsdale. 

 

The Arizona Book Publishers Association, in partnership with Barnes and Noble, continue their speaker series with Patricia’s talk “The Gift that Keeps on Giving – sharing the Journey of Writing”.  Patricia takes you on the path of Writing Inspiration to your writing passion.  The journey is fresh and uplifting in its account of how she has Prepared to be an Author.  Her perspective on a Writing Plan for Organization is generous and worth noting. 

 

Patricia shares her inspirational portrait of the relationship you want to develop with your writing on the Road to Revision.  This author shows wit, courage and faith during these times of challenge by giving you Research Rules before the Birth of your Baby.  As well as insight into a philosophy of writing life worth emulating, she inspires you regardless of the Publishing Predicaments and challenges to Launch Live you will encounter.  Your vision for The Big Picture to success in writing is illustrated. 

 

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 patricia@plbrooks.com or 480-250-5556.  Patricia will be signing books at this event as well for Gifts of Sisterhood, a memoir.  Free chapters available for your viewing pleasure on www.plbrooks.com

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