Hillary DePiano, Author at Hillary DePiano

My 2019 New Year’s Write-olutions

Posted by Hillary DePiano on Jan 1, 2019 in Uncategorized | 0 comments

I am usually an adjustable person when it comes to change but the new WordPress compose window is such a nightmare, I’m actually going to keep this somewhat short literally just so I don’t have to deal with it for more than I have to. I’ve said before that Setting smaller, specific goals with wiggle room is the secret to good writing...

2018 Writing Year in Review

Posted by Hillary DePiano on Dec 31, 2018 in Word Count Updates and Writing Goals | 0 comments

I said going in that it was going to be a hard year because I’d have less writing time than ever before and that turned out to be true in many frustrating ways… BUT it gave me a lot of time to stop and think about how I work and to refine some things and find my groove. That’s why you’ll notice I started getting a lot much more done...

Q4 Autumn 2018: NaNoWriMo Takeover!

Posted by Hillary DePiano on Dec 28, 2018 in Personally..., Word Count Updates and Writing Goals | 0 comments

This might be the latest in the month I’ve ever gotten one of these updates out but December was a wild month so let’s get right down to it… September 2018 Total Words Written This Month 41,248 New Words Only23,165 Overall After massive writing months in July and August, September was relatively smaller, in part because we went away for a...

Hair of the Dog Post-NaNoWriMo Writing Challenge

Posted by Hillary DePiano on Dec 6, 2018 in National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), On Writing: Craft and Commiseration | 0 comments

You know what the very best cure for a NaNoWriMo hangover is? Hair of the dog! Just keep on writing! But sometimes that’s not always so easy, especially if you’re feeling a bit burned out and missing all the motivation and fun of the big NaNoWriMo event. My Wrimos were lamenting this very thing and wishing they had just a little bit more of a...

The end of NaNoWriMo and using the magic of the event before it runs out

Posted by Hillary DePiano on Nov 26, 2018 in National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) | 0 comments

My fellow Wrimos, November ends very soon. There are mere days left in NaNoWriMo. Some of you are still typing away, frantically trying to reach your writing goals and I am right there with you, trying to get as many words down between now and then to get there (at this exact moment, I am 21,957 away from my target so it’s going to be a busy week!)....