Category Archives: WRITING CHALLENGES

ADVERBALLY SPEAKING

Posted on June 18, 2015 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

Once upon a time, a hapless, yet terribly kindly and sympathetic King named Stephen, fortunately had a most unfortunate accident with his brilliantly bejeweled coach. Whilst traveling a country road on his way to visit an admittedly, beautifully buxomed princess … Continue reading →

Posted in ADVENTURES, AWESOME PEOPLE, HUMOR, WRITING CHALLENGES | Tagged adventure, Donna Weidner, road to hell, Stephen King, tips on writing, writing advice | 22 Comments

FIRST PERSON, PRESENT, TENSE

Posted on April 17, 2015 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

No. The commas are in the right place. I’m here. Alone. Now. And this is a tense moment. While I’m staring down at the narrow, dirt trail and maneuvering a mine field of rocks, roots, stone outcroppings, AND an occasional hilltop inhabitant catching a few rays I’m … Continue reading →

Posted in ADVENTURES, Essay, HUMOR, LUCY and JAZZIE, WRITING CHALLENGES | Tagged adventure, author, Donna Weidner, first-person-present-tense, humor, thoughts on writing | 19 Comments

IN CELEBRATION

Posted on March 6, 2015 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

When my writers’ group, which I still fondly refer to as Seven Chicks On A Sunday Afternoon, decided that we needed a name, the Write Now Salon was born. The WriNoS (wait till they hear that one) gather once a month and party free write to champagne prompts … Continue reading →

Posted in ADVENTURES, Essay, HUMOR, WRITING CHALLENGES | Tagged adventure, blog, Donna Lambo-Weidner, nursery rhymes, This Little Piggy, Write Now Salon, writer, writing prompts | 12 Comments

WORDSMITH 101*

Posted on February 18, 2015 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

Welcome to Wordsmith 101. In much the same way as a personal trainer’s fortitude and determination sculpts slabs of sagging flesh into taught, defined muscle and the swordsmith’s attention to detail forges a molten lump of steel into a keen, sturdy blade, so does a wordsmith wield the … Continue reading →

Posted in ADVENTURES, Essay, HUMOR, VIEW FROM MY SOAP BOX, WRITING CHALLENGES | Tagged adventure, blog, Donna Weidner, online writing course, revision, thoughts on writing, writing process | 17 Comments

SEVEN CHICKS ON A SUNDAY AFTERNOON

Posted on December 5, 2014 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

We’re seven savvy chicks, soon to be eight. We write on one Sunday each month Over pie, peanuts, even haggis, To prompts while we sip tea and munch. Whether foul of mood or weather, we meet, Pens firing reflections onto the sheet, Heart-wrenching, gut-churning, ofttimes offbeat. … Continue reading →

Posted in ADVENTURES, Essay, HUMOR, WRITING CHALLENGES | Tagged adventure, author, blog, crystal ball, Donna Weidner, The Wizard Of Oz, WRITING CHALLENGE, writing prompt, writing support group | 14 Comments

IT’S NOT YOUR MAMMA’S HALLOWEEN RECIPE

Posted on October 30, 2014 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

‘Twas All Hallows Eve, the one-hundredth in a row, When Headwitch prepared her special cookie dough. Kids craved the old crone’s gooey, ghoulish treats— Goodies that’d send them howling down streets. ‘Cause what would the spookiest day of the year … Continue reading →

Posted in ADVENTURES, HOLIDAYS, HUMOR, POEMS, WRITING CHALLENGES | Tagged adventure, blog, children's poetry, Donna Weidner, Halloween contest, Halloween poem, Susanna Leonard Hill | 41 Comments

GONE FISHING

Posted on October 2, 2014 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

With my motivation batteries out of juice and my head entrenched in a word cloud crammed full of ideas, yet unable to reel in the one which will inspire this post, I’ve decided to go fishing. Not your typical jump in your boat, push off, … Continue reading →

Posted in ADVENTURES, HUMOR, VIEW FROM MY SOAP BOX, WRITING CHALLENGES | Tagged adventure, blog, creative writing, Donna Weidner, fishing, humorous essay, Nike, Nike-goddess of victory, Writer's block | 10 Comments

THE STATE OF OUR UNION, A DRESS

Posted on September 12, 2014 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

Who said time travel is impossible? James T. Kirk managed to do it in five episodes of STAR TREK. Marty McFly took us BACK TO THE FUTURE more than once. H. G. Well’s did it in print and Metro Goldwyn … Continue reading →

Posted in ADVENTURES, EVENTS, FAMILY, HUMOR, WRITING CHALLENGES | Tagged adventure, author, blog, Donna Weidner, DPchallenge, humorous blogs, time travel, wedding gowns, weddings | 20 Comments

MENDOCINO MEMOIR

Posted on August 7, 2014 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

I seldom leave the confines of my home. Since the fever, I’ve lost all sense of time—minutes slip into hours, day turns to night, summer to autumn. Oftentimes, I’m too weak to open a window on my own. Occasionally, the … Continue reading →

Posted in ADVENTURES, ROAD TRIP, SHORT STORIES, WRITING CHALLENGES | Tagged adventure, angel, author, cemetery, death, Donna Weidner, DPchallenge, ghosts, Memoir, Mendocino, Mendocino Mason's Temple, writer | 9 Comments

ON BEING YACCARINO’D

Posted on July 29, 2014 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

‘Twas the first day of class, suspense flooded the room, Yet, my stomach gurgled a wee sense of doom. For I’ve been to enough workshops to know what to expect: A roller coaster of emotions, which inevitably reflect Anxiety, frustration, … Continue reading →