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The writing doesn’t have to stop just because NaNoWriMo did

The writing doesn’t have to stop just because NaNoWriMo did

by Hillary DePiano | Dec 1, 2017 | Evergreen, NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month)

There are so many people on my social feeds right now talking about how much they miss writing now that NaNoWriMo is over and I know this is crazy but hear me out… what if you just kept writing? Like, what if you didn’t stop just because we flipped the...
The fantastic premiere production of The Tale of Tales at Rutgers Prep

The fantastic premiere production of The Tale of Tales at Rutgers Prep

by Hillary DePiano | Nov 30, 2017 | Announcements, My Writing, Uncategorized

Since early 2003, you’ve been hearing me talk about my project adapting the Italian fairy tale collection, Giambattista Basile’s The Tale of Tales aka the Pentamerone, into a whole bunch of plays. There are six tales plays from this project finished so (of...
The last few days of NaNoWriMo: becoming the writer you want to be

The last few days of NaNoWriMo: becoming the writer you want to be

by Hillary DePiano | Nov 26, 2017 | Evergreen, NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month)

There is less than a week before we emerge, blinking, into sparkling December. While a handful of you have already finished your novel and are now winding the month down, adding finishing touches and picking out the sweater you’ll wear in your author photo, the...
It’s NaNoWriMo Week Two so take quitting off the table and just keep writing

It’s NaNoWriMo Week Two so take quitting off the table and just keep writing

by Hillary DePiano | Nov 12, 2017 | Evergreen, NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month)

Wrimos, to be on pace, you should be hitting 20,000 words TODAY. If you’re not there yet, do not fret! There’s still plenty of time to hit 50,000 and beyond, you just gotta stick with it! We’re due at the halfway point by Wednesday and then...
October 2017: (figurative) flaming pineapples

October 2017: (figurative) flaming pineapples

by Hillary DePiano | Nov 1, 2017 | Living the Writing Life

A theme in these monthly writing status updates is me saying, “I feel like I accomplished nothing this month!” and then posting a really big word count and this month is no exception. And I mention it because I’m starting to suspect this is not just...
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