A PHENOMENAL YOUNG AUTHOR INTERVIEW

Posted on July 31, 2025 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

Thank you Carol Baldwin for hosting this fantastic interview. I’ve been following these young published creatives for a while and am always amazed by their tenacity, productivity, and the sage advice they have for writers of all ages. Isabelle has a YouTube Channel as well!

Please join me in congratulating middle grade fantasy author Isabelle Knight on her 4th and final book in the ENCHANTRIA series, The Last Hope. BRAVA Isabelle! And brava Journey Bloomfield for this wonderfully insightful interview. Enjoy! ❤

Author to Author: A Conversation Between Journey Bloomfield and Isabelle Knight
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UNFATHOMABLE – Strap On Your Jetpack

Posted on June 30, 2025 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

When I was a kid, I wanted to be an astronaut when I grew up. It was the 60’s. I remember sitting at my desk and building the Revel Lunar Module model far into the wee hours of the night. If I couldn’t make the trip myself, at least I could be there in spirit when Apollo 11 landed on the moon.

 

That obviously didn’t happen, so now, to stave off the occasional bout of FOMO and to maintain my unfathomable sense of wonder, I visit Continue reading →

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THE UNFORESEEN SMILE OF THE DAY

Posted on May 30, 2025 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

Are you juggling tons of tasks? Buried by responsibility? Feeling overwhelmed by the state of our world?

Smiles sparked by an unforeseen surprise lift my mood even when I’m not feeling out of sorts. They’re the kind of smiles that prompt me to share their origin story with the world. Yes – that would be you – and thank you for being here.

 

Now, how about you dig yourself out of that all consuming stress pit and join me to see what’s got me 😄ing today, aside from the blazing sunbeams our ‘lil pea and sweet potato provide for us on a daily basis… Continue reading →

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MY FEATHER(ED) FRIENDS – A Belated Earth Day Poem

Posted on April 29, 2025 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

Was it sunbeams streaming through the steaming
emerald canopy that whet her curiosity 
or
the cloudburst
the
steady
downpour
that urged her to soar
high
above

the fragrant jungle floor?

When she took flight, rising 
                                                            above

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BEWARE ~ THERE ARE DRAGONS EVERYWHERE ~ ESPECIALLY THE LIBRARY!

Posted on February 13, 2025 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

A drove of dragons filled the  Fairfield/Cordelia Library last week when five kindergarten classes paid a visit on World Read Aloud Day

The wind was whipping, the rain torrential, as about 100 kids, their teachers, and chaperones from the Nelda Mundy Elementary School donned their foul weather gear and whimsical wellies and braved the latest California atmospheric river to hear a read aloud of my favorite debut picture book.

 

Once everyone shrugged off their bright-colored ponchos and parkas and piled their plastic umbrellas in the vestibule (now there’s a word you don’t hear everyday), half the soggy 5-year-olds settled in a nearby room to do a paper-bag dragon craft…

 

while the remainder filed into a corner of the children’s book section and made themselves comfortable on the floor before my feet. As children’s book librarian Natasha North introduced me, the sight of those fifty little faces, anticipation and excitement shining in their eyes and burbling from their lips, moved me to tears…literally!

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VISIT below to WIN A COPY OF MY DEBUT PICTURE BOOK…

Posted on January 5, 2025 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

At Kathy Temean’s phenomenal KidLit site
WRITING AND ILLUSTRATING 
Sharing Information About Writing and Illustrating for Children 

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There Are No Dragons On This Road Trip…

Posted on November 25, 2024 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

…except for the ones in the photos documenting our recent escapades
during two weeks galavanting about
in Germany, Ireland, and  Morocco.

First stop, the Frankfurt Book Fair for the announcement of the winners for the 2024 🥳  German Children’s Literature Award 🥳
(with many thanks to the jury for the
awesome honor of being nominated!)

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ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: Milton C. Gull

Posted on October 29, 2024 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

White-capped waves lap the red sands of Cavendish Beach. As Prince Edward Island’s tourist season draws to an end, so too does the foot traffic on the isle’s rocky shore nearest to the Anne Of Green Gables Heritage Place.

Historically known as the spot where the ill-fated Marco Polo wrecked in 1883, it is now the site of a pop-up art exhibit for one of this year’s most promising mixed media artists, Milton C. Gull.

 

The exact location of this late bloomer’s series titled It Came From Above has been the island’s best kept secret, until today… Continue reading →

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THROW BACK TO A Summertime Adventure

Posted on July 28, 2024 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner
AROUND THE ALPS IN EIGHTY MINUTES
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A LEAP OF FAITH – The Jump-off Line

Posted on June 26, 2024 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

When I have a moment of writer’s block, I like to use a jump-off line to get the words flowing…

No. Not that kind of line. I would only come up with one word if I jumped off that. And it would be rated triple R.

 

The line I used today is one I grabbed from The Amulet of Samarkand by Johnathan Stroud. I randomly opened the novel and chose a number between 1 and 33. The 13th line on the right hand page was just the kick I needed to get started.

 


I was thinking of the helpless djinn trapped inside the ruined mannequins as I serpentined my way past far-flung bits of flaming fabric, fiberglass body part fragments, splintered display cases, and shattered glass to the winding mahogany staircase. Smoldering debris mixed with Mojave Ghost Eau de Parfum fumes stung my eyes, nearly choking me to death. In my defense, Continue reading →

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