by Kelli Donley | Jan 28, 2015 | Goals, Media
This week I finished reading “The Outsiders.” Do you remember the movie? I remember bits and pieces, and that the drive in movie theater from the movie (in Tulsa) burned down not too long ago, causing a storm of emotion. (And fundraisers to rebuild,...
by Kelli Donley | Jan 5, 2015 | Goals, Good to Great, Media
Hi friends! Did you have a nice holiday? Celebrate the New Year with bubbly and fireworks? I hope it was delightful. I am happy to have taken some time away to spend with friends and family. I had a break from work and have returned full of excitement about the tasks...
by Kelli Donley | May 8, 2014 | Celebrate!, Goals, Good to Great, Media, Writing
This week marked a milestone: I finished the first draft of my second novel, “Basket Baby” and sent it off to a handful of friends who agreed to edit. I’ve been working on this story since 2009 and am profoundly happy to see what it has become. I’m evolutions behind...
by Kelli Donley | Mar 3, 2014 | Goals, Good to Great
I haven’t been reading as much as usual. There was a time of my life when my parents would take away my books as punishment and make me fish. (Today, I dream of summer vacation in Wyoming, fly fishing with family friends, and reading until the sun sets or the...
by Kelli Donley | Jan 2, 2014 | Goals, Good to Great
Beginning of the New Year public proclamation! I am giving up artificial sweeteners. No more diet soda, or sugar-free anything. There is plenty of research backing up this decision, and a good bit of personal motivation too. Actually, a good friend was recently...
by Kelli Donley | Jan 2, 2013 | Goals, Novel, Writing
23,200 words completed on novel 2 in the current draft, with about 10,000 more to be edited and added. Internets, hold my feet to the fire. I need to be adding 10-15,000 words a week to meet my April deadline for Novel 2. The story is there, it’s just… My...