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WRITE A MEMOIR TO REMEMBER

March 4, 2021 by brooksadmin

The Holland Center/Scottsdale to offer Zoom Online Memoir Writing Workshop

Scottsdale Award-winning Author, Patricia L. Brooks will be Featured with her Memoirs

Scottsdale, AZ:  Foothills Community Foundation’s Holland Center, based in Scottsdale, Arizona, is a trusted provider of community events and services. On Tuesday April 6th, 2021, from 10:00-11:30 am FCF will feature award-winning author and publishing consultant Patricia L. Brooks facilitating her online workshop Write a Memoir to Remember. The cost is $20, and registration is required at www.hollandcenter.org  Tap Calendar, scroll to April 6th, tap event, tap register.  Upon registering, the online link to the class will be provided to you.

Presentation Description    

We are experiencing an unprecedented time in our history.  Our lives have changed in so many ways.  In an encouraging and insightful presentation, Patricia will help you capture your untold story. Through her highly regarded presentation, she will share with you how to produce this memoir to your own satisfaction, face your fears and conquer your story’s emotional essence.

With tips and techniques from her own daring memoirs, (Gifts of Sisterhood, Three Husbands and a Thousand Boyfriends, and Sick as My Secrets), Patricia will inspire you to take the necessary steps to complete your manuscript. She will also discuss why you should:  keep a writing journal, do the necessary research, write goals and make no excuses about your writing.

In this workshop, Patricia stimulates your creative talents by showing you how to break through your silence to find your voice and give yourself permission to write your truth. Considering what has been happening in the world, now is a great time to record your stories for posterity.

Learning Objectives:

  • Understand the real Theme of your memoir
  • Learn to dig deep to get to the Soul of the story
  • Discover the Depth and Challenge of your memoir
  • Realize you can Speak your Truth

For more information contact: Patricia L. Brooks, MAOM, President/founder, Scottsdale Society of Women Writers and Brooks Goldmann Publishing Company, LLC www.brooksgoldmannpublishing.com  patricia@plbrooks.com or 480-250-5556 text/cell. Photo supplied with this media release.

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Scottsdale Society of Women Writers welcomes Stella Pope Duarte

May 16, 2017 by pbrooks

SCOTTSDALE SOCIETY OF WOMEN WRITERS

 

Welcomes Stella Pope Duarte

Award-winning Author, Educator, Community Activist

 

WHAT:          Monthly Speaker/Dinner Meeting

 

WHEN:          WED May 31st, 2017 5:30 -7:30 pm*

 

WHERE:      Starfire Golf Club – new venue as of January 2017

11500 N. Hayden Rd., Scottsdale, AZ 85260

 

WHY:             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.

 

*Please – RSVP in advance – by noon the Friday before the meeting, no later!

Patricia L. Brooks, president/founder

patricia@plbrooks.com

See guests pay in advance information below.

Thank you

 

6:45 speaker – STELLA POPE DUARTE, award-winning author, educator and community activist                                                                      

Acclaimed author, Stella Pope Duarte, is described by reviewers as a “magical weaver with a sure hand and a pure heart,” and as an author who “will enlarge humanity.” Her literary awards include a 2009 American Book Award, a Pulitzer Prize nomination and a Book Sense 76 Selection. She believes that writing, like love, begins within, or it doesn’t start at all.

Embracing someone else’s life is one of the most challenging things a writer can do. Biographical writing is precise and goal oriented, yet soul-searching and rich with anecdotes and stories that reveal the layers of another’s life. Weaving thousands of elements together to get at the heart of a story is a daunting task, but there is an internal road map to follow, and the light at the end of the tunnel comes through trusting yourself from first page to last.

www.stellapopeduarte.com

 

See notes below – NEW pricing and other changes as of January 1, 2017, for dinner fees, guest policy and location directions. Thank you

 

NEW PRICES: $30 for members and guests. Cash or check at the door. 

 

RSVP before noon the Friday morning before the meeting. The Starfire Golf Club needs to order food, and I must give a guarantee to them at that time. That is the confirmed deadline for an RSVP!

 

GUESTS pay in advance by the Wednesday before the meeting! I must have their check in hand before making their reservation, no exceptions, unless YOU will guarantee for them.

 

Again, the deadline is noted above. Thank you.

 

CANCELLATION: If you do not attend the meeting, and do not cancel by noon the Friday prior to the meeting you will be billed for the dinner. This is due to many no-shows in 2016.

 

Thank you for appreciating my contract with the Starfire Golf Club.

 

CHECKS or cash: Please make your check payable to (SSWW) prior to coming to the meeting to save time at the check-in. Thank you.

 

CHECK-IN: Please check-in between 5:15 and 5:45 to begin the buffet that is available at 5:45 The meeting starts promptly at 6:00.

 

All those attending the meeting must pay for the dinner/room/speaker. The cost is 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 with a lot of wonderful information for you. They also include the schedule of upcoming meeting speakers.

 

DIRECTIONS: From the 101-freeway exit Shea Blvd and go West to Hayden Road and then North a short distance, the club is on the West side of the street. From the South, cross Shea Blvd going north on Hayden Road, again, it is on the West side of the street.

 

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

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SCOTTSDALE SOCIETY OF WOMEN WRITERS – welcomes Barbara McNichol, editing expert

August 13, 2014 by Patricia Brooks

SCOTTSDALE SOCIETY OF WOMEN WRITERS

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Welcomes Barbara McNichol,- editing expert

TIGHTEN YOUR WRITING AND OTHER SELF EDITING TECHNIQUES

 

WHO:              Scottsdale Society of Women Writers welcomes Barbara McNichol

 

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 August 27th , 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:  Barbara McNichol – Tighten Your Writing and Other Self-Editing Techniques   You enjoy the creative process of writing and telling poignant stories. You think you’ve “nailed it” beautifully—until you sit down and reread your latest draft. Not so great after all. It’s now time to polish it until it shines.

 

But when it comes to perfecting your own writing, do you know what to look for? Think like an editor and revise your own work just as a pro would do.

 

In this skill-building session, expert editor Barbara McNichol shows how to improve EVERYTHING you write—from emails to blog posts to book chapters. You’ll apply proven writing/editing techniques to help you:

  • Tighten and brighten your writing
  • Proofread and punctuate with fresh eyes
  • Avoid choosing the wrong words and blemishing your reputation.

Come to this fun, interactive session to capture practical skills you’ll use forever.

 

Barbara McNichol’s passion is helping people write clearly, concisely, and correctly. She shows how to say what you want to convey with confidence. How? Through Wordshops that help participants write effective emails, whack wordiness, and match words with their correct meanings. This editor of 300+ nonfiction books has created a word choice guide called Word Trippers and puts out two ezines: “Word Tripper of the Week” and “Add Power to Your Pen.” All point out the little nitty things that will make a big difference in your ability to write well.

 

 

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 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

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

November 24, 2013 by Patricia Brooks

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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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Scottsdale Society of Women Writers welcomes Dr. Stanlie James – Author and Director of African American Studies – School of Transformation – Arizona State University

November 10, 2013 by Patricia Brooks

SCOTTSDALE SOCIETY OF WOMEN WRITERS

 

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Welcomes Dr. Stanlie James, Director of African American Studies

School of Social Transformation, Arizona State University

 

 

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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:                        Wednesday – NOV 20th, 2013   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  Dr. Stanlie James is a professor in the School of Social Transformation at Arizona State University.  She has a joint appointment to the African and African American Studies Program and to the Women and Gender Studies Program.

 

Her areas of expertise include Women’s International Human Rights and Black Feminisms.  She has a M.A. and Ph.D. from the former Graduate School of International Studies at the University of Denver; a M.A. from the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London; and a BA from Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia.  She is the co-editor of three anthologies:  Theorizing Black Feminism: The Visionary Pragmatism of Black Women with Abena P.A. Busia; Genital Cutting and Transnational Sisterhood: Disputing U.S. Polemics with Claire Robertson; and Still Brave: The Evolution of Black Women’s Studies with Frances Smith Foster and Beverly Guy Sheftall.

 

Currently she is at work on a new manuscript tentatively entitled “Goler’s Daughters: Black Women and International Human Rights”.  The book explores the endeavors of African American and African women who are engaged in the praxis of thinking through the meaning of international human rights and developing the strategies to implement them.

 

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

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Scottsdale Society of Women Writers welcomes Sabrina Gibson – social media guru

October 19, 2013 by Patricia Brooks

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OF WOMEN WRITERS

 

SSWW Welcomes Sabrina Gibson

Social Media specialist

 

 

 

 

WHO:                          Scottsdale Society of Women Writers

 

WHAT:            Monthly Speaker/Dinner Meeting-camaraderie for writers/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:                        Wednesday – OCT 30th, 2013 5:30-7:30

 

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   Sabrina Gibson, one of the nation’s Social Media leaders, has trained thousands of business professionals across the globe helping them leverage Social Media and immediately increase their sales in 90 days or less.  Her simple marketing solutions and “back to basics” methods have helped professionals create a recognizable brand, drive massive traffic and established them as industry experts.

Sabrina is the Founder and partner of Great Social Media Agency, an interactive digital marketing company and a full service Social Media Agency. The company offers affordable “done for you” Social Media packages that helps companies dominate their local area, substantially increase targeted traffic to the business, increase the number of qualified leads and drives new customers.

Sabrina is the author of the book “From Zero to Million Dollar Sales” which gives users a simple step by step process to effortlessly grow their business.

*Learn 4 simple Social Media tips that will get you results faster in Social Media and *Prevent making some of the most damaging Social Networking “No No’s” and *Maximize the amount of time you invest in online networking in just one hour a day and *Learn how to become the “ROCKSTAR” of your expertise and *Leverage being an author into exposure, leads for your business and new clients

SABRINA’S Websites: www.GreatSocialMediaAgency.com and www.SocialMaximizing.com

 

Social Media:  www.twitter.com/sabrinagibson and www.facebook.com/sabrinagibson

www.Linkedin.com/in/sabrinagibson and www.pinterest.com/sabrinagibson

www.youtube.com/sabrinagibson1

 

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 this month 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

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Scottsdale Society of Women Writers CELEBRATES 8th Anniversary and welcomes Brenda Warneka – author, editor and expert on anthologies

September 14, 2013 by Patricia Brooks

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Celebrating 8 years this month!

SSWW Welcomes Brenda Warneka, AZ Press Women member, author, editor and specialist on anthologies

 

 

WHO:                          Scottsdale Society of Women Writers

 

WHAT:            Monthly Speaker/Dinner Meeting – camaraderie, information for writers and book signing*

 

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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:                        Thursday SEPT 26th, 2013 5:30-7:30 – special meeting date

 

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   SEPT 26th   Thursday – special date/one time only

Brenda Warneka, author, member of AZ Press Women, president of NFPW  www.thefatesite.com  and www.skirtingtraditions.com

Brenda Warneka will speak about the process of assembling anthologies—from the original idea to the completed product. Warneka was the project leader, overseeing the work of 18 members of Arizona Press Women, for the award-winning APW anthology, Skirting Traditions: Arizona Women Writers and Journalists 1912-2012. She is also a co-editor and co-writer of two other anthologies.

 

Brenda Warneka is an editor and writer of non-fiction. She has a BA in history from Oakland University, Rochester, MI, and a law degree from Wayne State University. She is the immediate past president of Arizona Press Women; a member of Scribes, the American Society for Legal Writers; and a member of the State Bar of Arizona.

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 for members – $25 for guests SEPT ONLY– PLEASE RSVP.  Thank you.

 

NOTE:  price increase:  October 30th meeting – members $25 and guests $28

 

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

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Scottsdale Society of Women Writers and Sarah McLean, author/meditation teacher

July 25, 2013 by Patricia Brooks

SCOTTSDALE SOCIETY OF WOMEN WRITERS

 

SSWW Welcomes Sarah McLean, Author and Meditation Teacher

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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:                        August 28th, 2013 – Wed. 5:30-7:30  

 

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.

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SPEAKER:  Sarah McLean is the go-to teacher for contemporary meditation.  She’s the best-selling author of Soul-Centered: Transform Your Life in 8 Weeks with Meditation (Hay House) and a dynamic speaker who inspires thousands to find their personal power, radiance, and inner peace.  After years immersed in various wisdom and living in India and a Zen Buddhist Monastery, and her years of work with modern thought-leaders, Deepak Chopra, Byron Katie and Gary Zukav, Sarah founded and directs the McLean Meditation Institute (MMI).

 

Sarah has been featured in the New York Times, Prevention Magazine, Organic Spa, The Chicago Tribune, Huffington Post, Unity Magazine, Daily Word and on Fox Health News. Her newest book, Love & the Power of Attention (Hay House) is being released in 2014. For more information on her work, visit  www.McLeanMeditation.com.  For a free excerpt of her book Soul-Centered, visit this site: www.Soul-Centered.com

 

 

 

Soul-Centered:  Looking for happiness, fulfillment, and a little inspiration? Soul-Centered: Transform Your Life in 8 Weeks with Meditation will help you to find just that.   Sarah McLean wrote this book to make meditation simple and easy for you.

Sarah traveled around the world to find the best and most authentic meditation practices. You don’t have to travel to dive into meditation, but you will enjoy her stories about her meditation journey – meditating in temples in Japan, living and chanting in an ashram in India, and being a head cook in a Zen Buddhist monastery in the wilderness – a journey that took her around the world and totally transformed her life.

 

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

Filed Under: Blogroll, Featured post, Press Release, SCOTTSDALE SOCIETY OF WOMEN WRITERS Tagged With: books, McLean Medittion Institute, meditation, mindful meditation, publishing, Sarah McLean, SCOTTSDALE SOCIETY OF WOMEN WRITERS, women writers, writing

Scottsdale Society of Women Writers welcomes author/historian Lisa Schnebly Heidinger

July 16, 2013 by Patricia Brooks

SCOTTSDALE SOCIETY OF WOMEN WRITERS

 

SSWW Welcomes Lisa Schnebly Heidinger

Arizona Historian

 

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:                        July 31st , 2013 – Wed. 5:30-7:30  

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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:  July 31st Wed        Lisa Schnebly Heidinger, author, historian

arizlady@cox.net  AZ Historical Advisory Council

 

It was the book that almost wasn’t.

While Arizona’s Centennial, book, “Arizona: 100 Years Grand” by Lisa Schnebly Heidinger ended up being voted OneBookAZ and selling thousands of copies, it was not only rejected – but accepted and then rejected again.

The author will share the story of “the little book that could” and some stories from the book at the July meeting.

Lisa Schnebly Heidinger has been telling Arizona stories for more than 30 years: from being a cub reporter for the Green Valley News in 1979 through reporting for KTVK-TV3 in Northern Arizona. She’s now working on her 8th book. (And yes, that Schnebly: Sedona Schnebly was her great-grandmother.)

 

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

Filed Under: Blogroll, Featured post, Press Release, SCOTTSDALE SOCIETY OF WOMEN WRITERS Tagged With: Arizona History, authors, books, history of AZ, Lisa Schnebly Heidinger, publishing, researching a book, SCOTTSDALE SOCIETY OF WOMEN WRITERS, storytelling, women writers, writers, writing

Scottsdale Author and Scottsdale Publisher Launch When Angels Call Your Name

February 7, 2011 by brooksadmin

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona – February 2011 – To find hope in our creativity is the ultimate satisfaction on our quest for understanding miracles and how they impact lives.  That was accomplished this past month by Scottsdale author Marilyn Frazer www.marilynfrazer.com  as Brooks Goldmann Publishing Company, LLC of Scottsdale, AZ enhanced the launch of her high quality self-help production When Angels Call your Name.  This new book de-mystifies the experience of miracles in our lives today.

In today’s firestorm of spiritual doubt, this book is a collection of touched-by-an angel stories that should not be overlooked.   Frazer gathered the miracle stories over the years from true accounts of people who experienced the unusual, the synchronistic, the amazing and told them in their own words.  Each one is a small miracle, often a life-changing experience that will touch your heart.   In addition to reducing the mystery of miracles in her book, When Angels Call your Name, Frazer asserts life’s miracles occur all the time.  Perhaps you too have a story of a beautiful life changing experience.

Frazer, who represents not only her writing but her art and meditation, serves the community in many ways.  She teaches and works within natural approaches to creativity.  Readers who sample this beautiful book will become open to the possibility of achieving greater well-being and peace with life’s many miracles.

As a published author herself, Scottsdale business woman, Patricia L. Brooks, of Brooks Goldmann Publishing Company, LLC endorses this book on what she considers “the ultimate subject for all of us” – finding personal peace and acceptance that miracles do exist and are possible for all of us.  Patricia assures the author is a spiritual soul having worked with her on the publishing process. She confirms the book is thought provoking and genuine.

The Brooks Goldmann Publishing website www.brooksgoldmannpublishing.com provides more information on their publishing services.  Patricia can help you travel the writing and publishing maze.  Visit her many posts on writing and publishing on their blog https://brooksgoldmannpublishing.com.

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