Donna Norman Carbone
NaNoWriMo: As Writer and Coach
This is my 10th anniversary participating in NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month). It’s an organization that promotes writing an...
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Donna Norman Carbone
- Oct 16
- 3 min
Milestones: Disney & Writing
At the beginning of a life or at the beginning of a process, we never know the outcome. We sometimes imagine the possibilities. We take...
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Donna Norman Carbone
- Sep 14
- 4 min
Good Reads: What does a 5 star rating really mean?
I read voraciously for several reasons across many genres. I’m a lover of the classics and literary fiction. As an English teacher, I...
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Donna Norman Carbone
- Aug 14
- 6 min
Never judge a book by its movie: Or should we?
Book or movie? It’s an age-old question. I teach a Reading Literature/Reading Film class where we examine this very question. I am an...
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Donna Norman Carbone
- Jul 21
- 4 min
They Don’t Call it a BOOK BABY for Nothin’
Growing up, I had a short bucket list. There were two certainties on it. One, I wanted to be a mom. Two, I needed to write. Little did I...
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Donna Norman Carbone
- Jun 23
- 6 min
The Legacy of Story: Building a Family Tree
I’m not sure whether my curiosity for nostalgia originated from my mother’s side or my father’s. I listened to the tales of lives of...
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Donna Norman Carbone
- Jun 14
- 2 min
The Nuts and Bolts: Guide for Critique Partners, Part 2
The perfect CP Match is a relationship between two writers with the intent of making each other’s work stronger. It’s important to...
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Donna Norman Carbone
- May 21
- 5 min
The Nuts and Bolts: Guide for Critique Partners, Part 1
While I am not an editor by trade, I have been editing my students’ creative and expository writing for 20+ years in addition to working...
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Donna Norman Carbone
- May 7
- 3 min
What Writers Do
There are many misconceptions about writing life. My experience hasn’t been any of those things. Do I love writing? Yes. Am I glad I’ve...
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Donna Norman Carbone
- Apr 11
- 4 min
Behind the Book: A Series, Part 3
I always have the most fun building the bones of the story before I even begin writing. At that stage, the possibilities are endless....
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Donna Norman Carbone
- Mar 20
- 2 min
Behind the Book: A Series, Part 2
Finding the right voice was one of the most difficult challenges I faced while writing ALL THAT IS SACRED. The novel involves five...
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Donna Norman Carbone
- Mar 6
- 3 min
Behind the Book: A Series, Part I
People always ask why I wrote ALL THAT IS SACRED. They want the behind-the-scenes story. I get it. That’s why I teach a film class...
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Donna Norman Carbone
- Feb 13
- 10 min
How did I get here? C.V. of Sorts
When I worked as a graduate teacher’s assistant at Southern Connecticut State University, I heard the term Curriculum Vitae (C.V.) for...
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Donna Norman Carbone
- Jan 21
- 4 min
A New Chapter
It’s been a month since I signed my first book deal with Red Adept Publishing to publish my women’s fiction novel, ALL THAT IS SACRED...
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Donna Norman Carbone
- Jul 6, 2021
- 4 min
Let's Get Messy: It's All About Process
So, let’s talk honestly and to the point. Writing is a messy habit. It involves a whole lot of process to get it just right. I think it’s...
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Donna Norman Carbone
- Feb 21, 2020
- 2 min
The WRITE Resource Guide
It’s easy to get lost looking for writing resources. When I first signed up for Twitter to build a social platform, I simply didn’t know...
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Donna Norman Carbone
- Feb 18, 2019
- 2 min
Bio Bits: Getting to Know Me
I plan on dedicating this blog to my writing, all messy aspects of it. I hope some of what I share will speak to you or be helpful to you, a
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