A Little About Me
Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner
I am an adventure seeking explorer of the mysteries of the universe, children's book author (represented by Stephen Fraser of the Jennifer DeChiara Literary Agency), and lover of anything involving armor, archery, or swashbuckling.
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Category Archives: WRITING CHALLENGES
3-2-1 MISSION ACCOMPLISHED
The 31 day countdown began on December 1, 2023. I thought I could do it…write my next blog post before the holidays. After all, twelve years ago I began blogging once a week. A few years later it reduced to … Continue reading
Posted in ADVENTURES, BOOK LAUNCH, Donna Lambo-Weidner Books, EVENTS, FAMILY, HUMOR, PONDERINGS, WRITING CHALLENGES
Tagged adventures in writing, Bologna Children's Book Fair 2024, caret, Carla Haslbauer, Donna Lambo-Weidner, Es Gibt Keine Drachen In Diesem Buch, Frankfurt Book Fair 2023, Michael Fedison, My Day With Dad by Rae Crawford, NordSüd Verlag, NorthSouth Books, schluter, The Eye-Dancers, There Are No Dragons In This Book
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DOIN’ THE HAPPY DANCE – A Dream Come True
Beth Terrill at NorthSouth Books and Elena Rittinghausen at NordSüd Verlag have bought world rights to There Are No Dragons in This Book, a debut picture book by Donna Weidner (l.), illustrated by Carla Haslbauer, about a dragon explaining to readers that … Continue reading
Posted in ADVENTURES, Donna Lambo-Weidner Books, EVENTS, VIEW FROM MY SOAP BOX, WRITING CHALLENGES
Tagged adventure in writing, agent Stephen Fraser, Beth Terrill at NorthSouth Books, Carla Haslbauer, Debut Picture Book, Donna Lambo-Weidner, Donna Weidner, Elena Rittinghausen at NordSüd Verlag, Jennifer DeChiara Literary Agency, Publishers Weekly, There Are No Dragons In This Book
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CONFESSION OF A LATE IN LIFE WRITER
Have you ever felt like a unicorn? The odd-one-out? The rarity in the herd? In the children’s book writer’s world, I have. Unlike many of my contemporaries, I didn’t spend lazy summer days, dark, stormy nights, and every other waking … Continue reading
Posted in ADVENTURES, CHILDHOOD, Essay, PONDERINGS, WRITING CHALLENGES
Tagged adventure, Cinderella, Clifford the Big Red Dog, D. G. Lambo, D. G. Lambo-Weidner, Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner, Donna Lambo-Weidner, Grimm's Fairy Tales, Gulliver's Travels, Kon-Tiki, Scholastic Book Club, The Seven Voyages of Sinbad, The Thousand and One Nights, The Three Musketeers, Treasure Island, unicorns
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ALIEN THOUGHT FOR A FOGGY DAY
Despite all of the previous hoaxes, he was sure the latest video of a UFO hovering over the park was the real thing. Waking up to a low-pitched hum and suspended in viscous gel the shade of mouldering bread instead … Continue reading
CHOOSE A BOOK-TURN TO CHAPTER EIGHT-BEGIN WITH LINE EIGHT
She just couldn’t figure out what that something was. Had it risen from the cooling embers when she turned and reached for her fleece? Besides the chill that launched goosebumps up her back, spread them across her neck, and down … Continue reading
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