tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81692419989329049792024-02-07T21:14:44.056-08:00HiStoryThruTheAgesDonna Schlachterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10813998101356313145noreply@blogger.comBlogger168125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169241998932904979.post-30050604224484582192013-06-01T16:12:00.001-07:002013-06-01T16:12:28.533-07:00New Blog SiteHello,<br />
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I am in the process of moving my blog over to a new site. Hopefully it will be transferred in a few days. <br />
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<a href="http://historythrutheages.wordpress.com/">Click here for the new site.</a><br />
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DonnaDonna Schlachterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10813998101356313145noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169241998932904979.post-28656508162296129032012-11-22T08:59:00.001-08:002012-11-22T08:59:24.290-08:00Thanksgiving Bride 1948Happy Thanksgiving Readers,<br />
<br />
In 1948, a bride embraces a Thanksgiving theme for her wedding. Feathers abound.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://news.yahoo.com/photos/life-a-turkey-feather-wedding-slideshow/#crsl=%252Fphotos%252Flife-a-turkey-feather-wedding-slideshow%252Fturkey-wedding-photo-608927041.html">Click here for a fun Thanksgiving wedding.</a><br />
<br />
Enjoy the holiday and may our thankfulness be an every day thing.<br />
<br />
Donna<br />
Donna Schlachterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10813998101356313145noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169241998932904979.post-23784180736266276112012-11-22T08:51:00.000-08:002012-11-22T08:51:14.301-08:00Day Twenty-Two Writing Challenge<br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><a href="http://www.nanowrimo.org/">Today is the twenty-second day of our writing challenge.</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">November 22: It’s Thanksgiving Day. Maybe you hadn’t planned
to write today. But just think: after the big meal, most folks are either going
to be asleep or watching a football game or three. Bring your laptop or notepad
into the TV room, and write while the game is going on. If you miss a great
play, you’ll see it again on the replays or the eleven o’clock news. Postpone
your nap for thirty minutes. Get the words done, and then the rest of the day
is yours.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Happy writing,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Donna</span></div>
Donna Schlachterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10813998101356313145noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169241998932904979.post-91131327817649738372012-11-21T16:13:00.000-08:002012-11-22T08:50:55.406-08:00Day Twenty-One Writing Challenge<br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Dear Readers,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><a href="http://www.nanowrimo.org/">Today is day twenty-one of our writing challenge.</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">November 21: Falling behind? Look at your schedule for ways
to increase the time available. Maybe you need to write on a day you hadn’t
planned. Spending a lot of time with the kids at the pool or football or other
sports? Even if you can’t type on a laptop, you can write the story longhand.
Look for reasons to succeed, not reasons to fail.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Happy writing,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Donna<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Donna Schlachterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10813998101356313145noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169241998932904979.post-32318558683445676992012-11-20T16:11:00.000-08:002012-11-20T18:10:47.894-08:00Day Twenty Writing Challenge<br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Dear Readers,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><a href="http://www.nanowrimo.org/">Today is day twenty of our writing challenge.</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">November 20: You should be past 30,000 words now. If not,
you’ll need to adjust your daily word count so you can meet your 50,000 word
goal within the next ten days. That’s okay. I once started NaNoWriMo on the
11th of November and had my 50,000 words by the end of the day on the 30th. My
word count was like 4500 a day, and I didn’t write on Sundays at that time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Happy writing,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Donna</span></div>
Donna Schlachterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10813998101356313145noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169241998932904979.post-13044079259304685442012-11-19T09:34:00.000-08:002012-11-19T09:34:56.484-08:00Day Nineteen Writing Challenge<br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Dear Readers,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><a href="http://www.nanowrimo.org/">Today is day nineteen of our writing challenge.</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">November 19: Feel like you’re running out of words? Maybe
you are. Just as an athlete has to refuel when in training and competition, a
writer needs to refuel the words. Take an extra 15 minutes today and read some
of that novel you’ve had at your bedside all month and been too tired to read. Read
a newspaper. Take a glance at some research books on your bookshelf. But just
15 minutes. Any more than that and you’ll get so involved you won’t have time
to write. Now go and write those words.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Happy Writing,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Donna<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Donna Schlachterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10813998101356313145noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169241998932904979.post-87280297276492570992012-11-18T16:08:00.000-08:002012-11-18T17:20:49.828-08:00Day Eighteen Writing Challenge<br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Dear Readers,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><a href="http://www.nanowrimo.org/">Today is day eighteen in our writing challenge.</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">November 18: Today I give you permission to read your first
chapter, but you must keep your hands in your pockets while you do that,
because you aren’t allowed to change even word one. But I want to remind
yourself of the excitement you first had when you started writing this story.
Then write new words.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Happy writing,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Donna<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Donna Schlachterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10813998101356313145noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169241998932904979.post-3434514522679920682012-11-17T16:06:00.000-08:002012-11-18T17:20:32.096-08:00Day Seventeen Writing Challenge<br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Dear Readers,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><a href="http://www.nanowrimo.org/">Today is day seventeen in our writing challenge.</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">November 17: Take a few minutes today to jot down some of
your main characters’ history. Where they were born, what they liked in school,
when they gave their first boy-girl kiss, who broke their heart. All the good
stuff that will never make it in your book but is important for you to know.
And then write those 1666 words.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Happy writing,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Donna<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Donna Schlachterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10813998101356313145noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169241998932904979.post-71119135946737280982012-11-16T16:04:00.000-08:002012-11-18T17:20:22.251-08:00Day Sixteen Writing Challenge<br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Dear Readers,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><a href="http://www.nanowrimo.org/">Today is day sixteen of our writing challenge.</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">November 16: Find somewhere different to write today, just
to break the monotony. Go to the library, a coffee shop, the bus station, a
park. If you’ve been writing in your bedroom, write in the living room. Sit in
the hallway of your apartment building. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Happy writing,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Donna<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Donna Schlachterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10813998101356313145noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169241998932904979.post-31045105856512606452012-11-15T16:03:00.000-08:002012-11-15T21:35:14.609-08:00Day Fifteen Writing Challenge<br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Dear Readers,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><a href="http://www.nanowrimo.org/">Today is day fifteen of our writing challenge.</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">November 15: Staying the course can be easy at first and
then other things call for your attention, like laundry, cleaning, friends who
miss you, family who want to take a picture of you because they forget what you
look like. Ignore them all while you’re writing, but know that this month will
soon be over and you’ll return to your regular life, so be nice to them. Smile
when they stick their head in your writing area.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Happy writing,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Donna<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Donna Schlachterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10813998101356313145noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169241998932904979.post-9597917415578272042012-11-14T15:22:00.000-08:002012-11-14T15:22:49.756-08:00Day Fourteen Writing Challenge<br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Dear Readers,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><a href="http://www.nanowrimo.org/">Today is day fourteen of our writing challenge.</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">November 14: End of week two. Halfway there!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Take a moment to tweak your plotline a
little. For you pantsers—those who don’t outline but write by the seat of their
pants—revel in the progress you’re making while the outliners tweak.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Happy writing,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Donna<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Donna Schlachterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10813998101356313145noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169241998932904979.post-66053971908861877602012-11-13T18:14:00.000-08:002012-11-13T18:14:53.201-08:00How to Start a 1924 Model THello,<br />
<br />
Have you ever wondered how to start a Model T? One of my characters would do well to watch this movie.<br />
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This video "shows steps required to safely start any Model T Ford built between 1908 and 1927 using hand crank or electric starter" <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfQWnaWLDeQ&feature=related">Click here to watch how it is done.</a><br />
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You never know when you might need this knowledge.<br />
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DonnaDonna Schlachterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10813998101356313145noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169241998932904979.post-56264245136114061902012-11-13T15:59:00.000-08:002012-11-13T18:14:21.655-08:00Day Thirteen Writing Challenge<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Dear Readers,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><a href="http://www.nanowrimo.org/">Today is day thirteen in our writing challenge.</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">November 13: As you bring your characters through one
disaster after another, be sure to show us how the character is growing. What
the character once thought was their goal may be changing now as the character
changes. So in our romance, perhaps the heroine wanted to get married because
all her friends are getting married and she feels left out. However, as she
goes through the struggle to meet a man, perhaps she realizes that marriage is
not going to make her feel like she belongs unless she does belong. So, she
needs to undergo some changes within herself if she’s going to accomplish her
goals.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Happy writing,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Donna</span>Donna Schlachterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10813998101356313145noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169241998932904979.post-21512498598778642232012-11-12T10:43:00.000-08:002012-11-12T10:43:05.546-08:00Day Twelve Writing Challenge<br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Dear Readers,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><a href="http://www.nanowrimo.org/">Today is day twelve in our writing challenge.</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">November 12: Today you may well pass 20,000 words. You’re
40% of the way there. What else can you throw at your characters to create
tension between them and within themselves? I’ve heard this process described
as: get your character up a tree, out on a limb, then saw off the limb. Timber!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Happy writing,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Donna<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Donna Schlachterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10813998101356313145noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169241998932904979.post-85855101713513376172012-11-11T15:56:00.000-08:002012-11-11T17:08:07.742-08:00Day Eleven Writing Challenge<br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Dear Readers,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><a href="http://www.nanowrimo.org/">Today is day eleven in our writing challenge.</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">November 11: Okay, so technically today is a holiday. Take a
few minutes to thank a veteran and remember those who have given their lives
for our country. Then get on with the writing. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Happy Writing,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Donna<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Donna Schlachterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10813998101356313145noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169241998932904979.post-2641750973048539872012-11-10T18:13:00.000-08:002012-11-10T18:13:24.051-08:00Model T'sHello,<br />
<br />
Today's feature is that of the Model T's. This car was designed to drive over dirt trails, ford creeks, and drive on city streets. Henry Ford manufactured this car in Detroit. It changed the face of American transportation. <br />
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I loved this video, absolutely fascinating.<br />
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<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4KrIMZpwCY">Click here to watch the video. It is so worth the trip.</a><br />
<br />
Donna<br />
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<br />Donna Schlachterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10813998101356313145noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169241998932904979.post-21758998643565537562012-11-10T15:54:00.000-08:002012-11-10T18:12:51.081-08:00Writing Challenge Day Ten<br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Dear Readers,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><a href="http://www.nanowrimo.org/">Today is day ten in our writing challenge.</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">November 10: Today should take you to about 17,000 words.
That’s a huge milestone. If you hadn’t committed to NaNoWriMo, you’d have
probably spent three months getting this far. Give yourself a pat on the
back—after you meet your word count for the day.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><o:p>Happy writing,</o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><o:p>Donna</o:p></span></div>
Donna Schlachterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10813998101356313145noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169241998932904979.post-69584495412640998402012-11-09T15:52:00.000-08:002012-11-10T18:12:33.778-08:00Writing Challenge Day Nine<br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Dear Readers,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><a href="http://www.nanowrimo.org/">Today is Day Nine of our writing challenge.</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">November 9: By now you should be getting ready for another
incident that pushes your hero/heroine forward in the quest to accomplish their
goal. Let’s say you’re writing a romance, and the first incident was the hero
and heroine meet and she overhears him ridiculing her best friend. She
confronts him, tells him what a jerk he is, and huffs off. Since then, all he
can think about is this spirited woman who’ll have nothing to do with him, and
all she thinks about is the way his eyes captivated her. Your second incident
could be she meets her brother and kisses him on the cheek, and our hero sees
this and thinks they are a couple. He huffs off and she doesn’t know why.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Happy writing,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Donna</span></div>
Donna Schlachterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10813998101356313145noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169241998932904979.post-3729771910430405342012-11-08T15:51:00.000-08:002012-11-08T17:57:44.445-08:00Day Eight Writing Challenge<br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Dear Readers,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><a href="http://www.nanowrimo.org/">Today is day eight of our writing challenge.</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">November 8: So take a deep breath and look over the past
week. What has worked for you? What hasn’t worked? Amplify what worked and toss
out what didn’t work. Perhaps you’ve written yourself into a corner? Don’t
worry. Make a note to yourself to go back and fix that later, and keep going
from here.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Happy writing,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Donna<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Donna Schlachterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10813998101356313145noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169241998932904979.post-55828177525071856972012-11-07T15:33:00.001-08:002012-11-07T15:33:35.222-08:00Not Just the Facts, Ma'am or Sir<em></em><br />
Hi,<br />
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<a href="http://acfwcolorado.wordpress.com/">I am featured on ACFW Colorado's site today.</a><br />
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<em>Not so very long ago, I didn’t think I could write historical fiction. My excuse? I didn’t know enough ‘history’ to write a story set in bygone times.</em><br />
<em>Then I saw a photo in the newspaper of the police officer who accompanied Lee Harvey Oswald from the courtroom when Jack Ruby shot him.</em><br />
<em>And I was hooked.</em><br />
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<em><a href="http://acfwcolorado.wordpress.com/2012/11/07/not-just-the-facts-maam-or-sir/">Click here to read more.</a></em><br />
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I list several tips on how to write historical fiction.<br />
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Hope it gives my fellow writers some ideas for their own writing journey.<br />
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DonnaDonna Schlachterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10813998101356313145noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169241998932904979.post-80931348095953005252012-11-07T13:00:00.000-08:002012-11-07T15:42:52.635-08:00Day Seven Writing Challenge<br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Dear Readers,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><a href="http://www.nanowrimo.org/">Today is day seven of our writing challenge.</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">November 7: Okay, so you’re ready to pull your hair out by
the roots. No matter. You’re settling into a routine of thinking about your
story and your characters. Even if you’re not actually typing words, you are
actually writing. The more you think about your story, the easier you’ll find
the writing will be when you do sit down.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Happy writing,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Donna</span></div>
Donna Schlachterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10813998101356313145noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169241998932904979.post-42049687135824809292012-11-06T15:46:00.000-08:002012-11-06T20:23:41.950-08:00Day Six Writing Challenge<br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Dear Readers,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><a href="http://www.nanowrimo.org/">Today is day six of our writing challenge.</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">November 6: Nearing the end of week one, and you’re doing
great. Falling behind? No matter. Squeeze a few extra minutes out of your day.
Get up a few minutes early. Write on your lunch break. Delay turning on the
television for thirty minutes. Stay up until you finish this chapter.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Happy writing,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Donna</span></div>
Donna Schlachterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10813998101356313145noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169241998932904979.post-81824444204205468822012-11-05T19:28:00.000-08:002012-11-05T19:28:41.754-08:00A Model T TractorDear Readers,<br />
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I love historical research, especially things with motors.<br />
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"<em>Model T Ford 1927 Model T Ford home made tractor. It has two additional 3-speed transmissions and has a Model TT rear end (Truck). The plow is a John Deere walking plow modified with linkage to raise and lower the plow. My dad purchased this tractor in 1941 for $15.00 "My older brother is running the tractor" (This homemade tractor was used to plow Victory Gardens during the depression)" <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RpF-dRe0Ug&feature=related">Click here to watch</a></em><br />
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Many a farmer made his own equipment and used what he had on hand. <br />
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Enjoy,<br />
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DonnaDonna Schlachterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10813998101356313145noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169241998932904979.post-78028190939253602852012-11-05T15:45:00.000-08:002012-11-05T19:27:25.028-08:00Day Five Writing Challenge<br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Dear Readers,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><a href="http://www.nanowrimo.org/">Today is day five of our writing challenge.</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">November 5: As you arrive at the point where you not only
dangle the goal but actually slap your character up the side of his/her face to
get their attention, get ready for them to try to convince you to give up this
foolish notion of telling their story. They will try, but you will persevere.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Happy writing,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Donna<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Donna Schlachterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10813998101356313145noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169241998932904979.post-62179928325060993962012-11-04T15:43:00.000-08:002012-11-04T20:06:55.303-08:00Day Four Writing Challenge<br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Dear Readers,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><a href="http://www.nanowrimo.org/">Today is day four in our writing challenge.</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">November 4: Regardless of which genre you’re writing, you
want to build some tension in the story. Tension is not just people shouting at
each other, or people getting shot at. Tension happens when your characters are
not getting what they want. Figure out what the character wants then dangle
that goal on a stick in front of them, just out of reach.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Happy writing,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Donna</span></div>
Donna Schlachterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10813998101356313145noreply@blogger.com2