http://www.hillarydepiano.com/2009/07/30/inspiring-the-next-generation-of-writers-to-commit-manslaughter/ fiction, non-fiction author and playwright Hillary DePiano Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:53:00 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.hillarydepiano.com/2009/07/30/inspiring-the-next-generation-of-writers-to-commit-manslaughter/comment-page-1/#comment-1065 Hillary DePiano.com » Stuck in your NaNoWriMo? Behind on word count? Constructive cheating that can actually help your novel Tue, 29 Nov 2011 02:06:29 +0000 http://www.hillarydepiano.com/2009/07/30/inspiring-the-next-generation-of-writers-to-commit-manslaughter/#comment-1065 [...] In your BOOK, people. Killing a character can be great for the word count: finding the body, planning/attending the funeral, mourning, and the aftermath of what the death means for the other characters are all very wordy prospects.  It doesn’t have to be depressing, all of these can be played for comedy dark or otherwise, but it’s a great way to get your pen moving even if it feels like your book is already flat-lining. [...] [...] In your BOOK, people. Killing a character can be great for the word count: finding the body, planning/attending the funeral, mourning, and the aftermath of what the death means for the other characters are all very wordy prospects.  It doesn’t have to be depressing, all of these can be played for comedy dark or otherwise, but it’s a great way to get your pen moving even if it feels like your book is already flat-lining. [...]

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