Donna Norman Carbone
Balancing Act: I’m still learning
I’ve been thinking a lot about balance lately. After coming off of a summer that flew by way too fast and one that I recognize in hindsight
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Donna Norman Carbone
- Aug 13
- 3 min
What Does Barbie Have To Do With Writing? Or Anything? Everything, really.
Before I saw the Barbie movie, I’d intended on writing about how playing Barbies shaped me into a storyteller–a story I could still tell. Bu
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Donna Norman Carbone
- Jul 11
- 3 min
My Writing Space
My writing space is largely decorated in black and white with pops of color...This space inspires me because it's mine.
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Donna Norman Carbone
- Jun 20
- 4 min
Writing From the Heart
When my close friends read an early copy of my debut novel, All That is Sacred, which was released earlier this month, they asked, “Which...
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Donna Norman Carbone
- May 20
- 3 min
THIS Moment
Only through the lens of reflection can I see the steps that led me to this moment: on the cusp of releasing my first novel.
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Donna Norman Carbone
- Apr 7
- 4 min
When Reality Meets Fiction
I don’t believe in accidents. I don’t believe in coincidences. I believe everything happens precisely the way it’s meant to. My sister...
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Donna Norman Carbone
- Feb 11
- 4 min
What Writing is Like: Research and Metacognition
For any given writing project, I start with the bones of the story. For me that means a rough outline of the major events and a few very...
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Donna Norman Carbone
- Jan 16
- 3 min
Lost in Story: From the perspective of reader and writer
Have you ever read a book and, although it doesn’t have a sad ending, you were sad that it ended? That’s how I measure a good story, one...
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Donna Norman Carbone
- Jan 2
- 2 min
Simply the Best: 2022 Recap
To say this has been a year, well… this has been a year. I’ve done a lot of reinventing in 2022, and it has felt amazing. The week...
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Donna Norman Carbone
- Nov 14, 2022
- 3 min
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, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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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