After a traffic accident that had her hospitalized for months, Donner started working with screenwriter friends and became a creative executive/story editor on Motown Productions.
Setelah mengalami kecelakaan lalu lintas yang membuatnya dirawat di rumah sakit selama berbulan-bulan, Donner mulai bekerja dengan teman-teman penulis skenario dan menjadi editor eksekutif / cerita kreatif tentang Motown Productions.