New Blog Site

Hello,

I am in the process of moving my blog over to a new site. Hopefully it will be transferred in a few days.

Click here for the new site.

Donna

Thanksgiving Bride 1948

Happy Thanksgiving Readers,

In 1948, a bride embraces a Thanksgiving theme for her wedding. Feathers abound.

Click here for a fun Thanksgiving wedding.

Enjoy the holiday and may our thankfulness be an every day thing.

Donna

Day Twenty-Two Writing Challenge

Dear Readers,

Today is the twenty-second day of our writing challenge.

November 22: It’s Thanksgiving Day. Maybe you hadn’t planned to write today. But just think: after the big meal, most folks are either going to be asleep or watching a football game or three. Bring your laptop or notepad into the TV room, and write while the game is going on. If you miss a great play, you’ll see it again on the replays or the eleven o’clock news. Postpone your nap for thirty minutes. Get the words done, and then the rest of the day is yours.

Happy writing,

Donna

Day Twenty-One Writing Challenge

Dear Readers,

Today is day twenty-one of our writing challenge.

November 21: Falling behind? Look at your schedule for ways to increase the time available. Maybe you need to write on a day you hadn’t planned. Spending a lot of time with the kids at the pool or football or other sports? Even if you can’t type on a laptop, you can write the story longhand. Look for reasons to succeed, not reasons to fail.

Happy writing,

Donna

Day Twenty Writing Challenge

Dear Readers,

Today is day twenty of our writing challenge.

November 20: You should be past 30,000 words now. If not, you’ll need to adjust your daily word count so you can meet your 50,000 word goal within the next ten days. That’s okay. I once started NaNoWriMo on the 11th of November and had my 50,000 words by the end of the day on the 30th. My word count was like 4500 a day, and I didn’t write on Sundays at that time.

Happy writing,

Donna

Day Nineteen Writing Challenge

Dear Readers,

Today is day nineteen of our writing challenge.

November 19: Feel like you’re running out of words? Maybe you are. Just as an athlete has to refuel when in training and competition, a writer needs to refuel the words. Take an extra 15 minutes today and read some of that novel you’ve had at your bedside all month and been too tired to read. Read a newspaper. Take a glance at some research books on your bookshelf. But just 15 minutes. Any more than that and you’ll get so involved you won’t have time to write. Now go and write those words.

Happy Writing,

Donna

Day Eighteen Writing Challenge

Dear Readers,

Today is day eighteen in our writing challenge.

November 18: Today I give you permission to read your first chapter, but you must keep your hands in your pockets while you do that, because you aren’t allowed to change even word one. But I want to remind yourself of the excitement you first had when you started writing this story. Then write new words.

Happy writing,

Donna