Phoenix Writers Club Author Profile

Patricia L. Brooks

Patricia L Brooks, MAOM, published three memoirs: Sick as My Secrets, Three Husbands and a Thousand Boyfriends, and Gifts of Sisterhood – Journey from Grief to Gratitude. She is currently promoting her non-fiction book about writing memoirs, Write the Memoir You’re Afraid to Write, which launched in November 2024.

Patricia is president of both Brooks Goldmann Publishing, LLC, and the phenomenally successful Scottsdale Society of Women Writers.

She founded both in 2005. She is adjunct faculty at Arizona State University and continues to teach memoir writing for the Piper Center for Creative Writing. She also teaches on this topic at various libraries, community centers, and on Zoom calls.

Patricia lives in Old Town Scottsdale with her husband, author Earl L. Goldmann. www.brooksgoldmannpublishing.com. She can be reached at patricia@plbrooks.com. She has a Master’s Degree in Organizational Management and has also taught business courses for ASU.

Useful Links

• Scottsdale Society of Women Writers.

• Brooks Goldmann Publishing

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Write the Memoir You're Afraid to Write

Write the Memoir You’re Afraid to Write delves deep into tried-and-true methods to help you, as an aspiring writer, draft your compelling personal stories.

Patricia L. Brooks’ nonfiction content takes you down a path of analysis and reflection about your own story. She opens the window to a structured well-organized design that can be followed easily. She also reveals excerpts from her own experiences that transformed her life for the better.

Easy-to-implement activities at the end of each chapter help you capture the essence of the content. She teaches you how to go deeper into your heart and soul, to write with more depth and feeling, and to build connections with readers. This emotional impact paves the road to successful publication and loyal readership. Patricia’s unorthodox way of foraging into memories leads you through instructions, examples, and tips essential to birth an exceptional memoir.

Sick as My Secrets: A Memoir

Sick As My Secrets is a powerful, compassionate, moving memoir told by a strong and honest woman who overcame a desperate need for alcohol to handle stress in her young life. Patricia L. Brooks, immensely proud of her thirty-five years of sobriety, openly and lovingly reveals her compelling story of powerlessness, her journey to recovery, and a spiritual transformation from the lowest point in her life to the apex of her trust in God. Her tale is a testament to resilience, perseverance, and hope for all of us.

This is a must-read for anyone recovering from addiction, asking questions about the recovery process, or curious about how a situation like this can happen to a not-so-ordinary young woman with a bright future.

Three Husbands and a Thousand Boyfriends

While her friends danced and partied at Woodstock, Patricia donned her first wedding dress. Haunted by her self-destructive patterns, she searched years for the one who would fill the emptiness in her heart.

This poignant and moving memoir follows Patricia’s dangerous journey through love addiction, domestic violence, and post-traumatic stress. Her raw reflections and conversations with God offer a glimpse into the heartbreaking chaos she survived.

Patricia bares her soul and shares her harrowing experiences and emotional insights from her struggle to find the courge to accept her role in her own life. For every woman who has followed her heart instead of her head, Patricia’s story offers hope and inspiration.

Gifts of Sisterhood: Journey from Grief to Gratitude: 3rd Edition

We give and receive gifts, but the gifts that keep on giving – faith, courage, love, friendship, happiness and acceptance – are the gifts Patricia Brooks’ youngest sister gave so freely. Too often it takes a life-changing experience to recognize what we already have, affirm what we already know, welcome what is given to us, and share it with others. Patricia is a “sibling survivor” of the #2 killer of women today. While rejoicing in her sister’s memory she preserves her story and important legacy.

Through emotional healing, Patricia takes you on a journey of love and friendship, grief and acceptance as she gives her sister’s spirit back to their “roots” in County Tipperary, Ireland. You will learn to awaken the compassion within you, forgive yourself when facing life’s challenges, find the hidden gift of hope in your life, and have faith that nothing happens in God’s world by mistake.

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