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

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

by Hillary DePiano | Nov 26, 2018 | NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month)

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...
In your own way, in your own time (NaNoWriMo pep talk)

In your own way, in your own time (NaNoWriMo pep talk)

by Hillary DePiano | Nov 12, 2018 | NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month), On Writing: Craft and Commiseration

“They are making me feel bad,” my five-year old said, holding back tears. She glared across the playground where half a dozen kids were scrambling up the brand new climbing rope mountain like monkeys. “They’re making it look like it’s...
NaNoWriMo 2018 Bullet Journal Style Word Count Coloring Calendar

NaNoWriMo 2018 Bullet Journal Style Word Count Coloring Calendar

by Hillary DePiano | Nov 3, 2018 | NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month)

You ever see one of those really pretty bullet journal pages and wish you had something like that for tracking progress but have absolutely no artistic ability? I was having that very feeling when I decided to make this cool NaNoWriMo 2018 word count coloring...
NaNoWriMo and writing when the world is on fire

NaNoWriMo and writing when the world is on fire

by Hillary DePiano | Oct 29, 2018 | NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month), On Writing: Craft and Commiseration

What a month, huh? Trying to think about writing with current events being what they are feels exactly like this GIF. And, at times like this, it’s hard not to wonder what the point even is? When the world is a screaming vortex of bad and even tomorrow...
Forget your novel! How to Prep Your LIFE For NaNoWriMo.

Forget your novel! How to Prep Your LIFE For NaNoWriMo.

by Hillary DePiano | Oct 15, 2018 | NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month)

How do you prepare for a big undertaking like NaNoWriMo? You can just stumble into your novel-writing journey headfirst drunk buffalo style and hope it all works out. But you’ll have your best shot at success if you do a little preparation before the month...
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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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