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Donna Peizer

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Donna’s creative writing journey began late in life, but has somehow miraculously produced her first novel, Somewhere Different Now. Donna is the mother of three grown children, all girls. A life-long learner and spiritual seeker, she enjoys meditation, deep conversations, various outdoor activities and playing the Native American-style flute.
She was born in Cheyenne, Wyoming and spent many magnificent summers with her grandparents at a remote one-room cabin in the Medicine Bow National Forest. She lived the remainder of the year with her family in the Denver area, which is where the story she tells takes place.
She received a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing from the University of Colorado. In those days, career paths open to women w ...more

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How do you deal with writer’s block?

Donna Peizer When I first started to write, what came out me for some reason terrified me. I felt exposed. The inner critic was harsh. I stopped writing for a long…moreWhen I first started to write, what came out me for some reason terrified me. I felt exposed. The inner critic was harsh. I stopped writing for a long time. I guess that was writer's block. I just turned my back on it. At some point, though, I knew that these obstacles were coming from ME. I was stopping myself, and I simply started again with a different attitude. Its not like the inner critic and my own misgivings were not still there; I just stopped paying so much attention to them and instead focused on the pleasure of writing. (less)

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What’s the best thing about being a writer?

Donna Peizer The best thing about writing is that feeling of being transported into another reality by the words that are flowing through you. The best thing about…moreThe best thing about writing is that feeling of being transported into another reality by the words that are flowing through you. The best thing about writing that time passes and you don't even realize it because you are so totally in the present. The best thing about writing is when your writing time is over, and it's like you've been dreaming. Maybe you even drool a little. Ha-ha!(less)

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Somewhere Different Now: Coming of Age, Interracial Friendship, and the Search for Courage

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How to Solve Your Own Murder (Castle Knoll Files, #1)

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