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I just finished a novel. What do I do next? Let it sit.

I just finished a novel. What do I do next? Let it sit.

by Hillary DePiano | Dec 8, 2011 | On Writing: Craft and Commiseration, Uncategorized

You’ve just finished a novel. Maybe you wrote it as part of November’s National Novel Writing Month. Either way, you’ve got this first draft happily sitting there and you’re wondering… what happens next? Before you do anything else…...

You just finished a novel. Here’s what you DON’T do next…

by Hillary DePiano | Dec 6, 2011 | My Writing, On Writing: Craft and Commiseration, Uncategorized

You’ve just finished a novel. Maybe you wrote it as part of November’s National Novel Writing Month. Either way, you’ve got this first draft happily sitting there and you’re wondering… what happens next? Here’s what you don’t...
Are you suffering from Post NaNoWriMo Letdown Syndrome?

Are you suffering from Post NaNoWriMo Letdown Syndrome?

by Hillary DePiano | Dec 3, 2011 | NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month)

Do you miss the NaNoWriMo insanity? Do you find yourself bummed out that you don’t have a 50,000 word deadline hanging over your head? When your gym teacher asks you to sprint, do you burst into tears? Have you woken in the dead of night, the name “Chris...
Daddy Issues now available for the Nook and on the iTunes iBookstore

Daddy Issues now available for the Nook and on the iTunes iBookstore

by Hillary DePiano | Dec 2, 2011 | Uncategorized

I’ve been directing you to Amazon for the eBook version of Daddy Issues up to this point but I’m happy to announce that you can also get the book for the Nook or from iTunes to access on your iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch or whatever iThingie you have....
So you didn’t win NaNoWriMo this year. You should still be proud of yourself for trying even if you fell short.

So you didn’t win NaNoWriMo this year. You should still be proud of yourself for trying even if you fell short.

by Hillary DePiano | Dec 1, 2011 | NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month)

If you passed the 50,000 word finish line and became an official NaNoWriMo winner, you’re riding high. It was so much fun to watch people all over the world celebrating their victories on Twitter, Tumblr and Facebook with animated GIFs, four letter words and...
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Hillary DePiano is a playwright, fiction and non-fiction writer who loves writing of all kinds except for writing bios like this.

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