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NaNoWriMo: a quick note on Week Three

by Hillary DePiano | Nov 19, 2013 | Evergreen, NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month)

Can you believe it? It’s Week Three. Thanksgiving is only 10 days away and we’re edging ever closer to the end of this 30 day journey. Many of you have already won and hundreds more are right on pace to cross the finish line on time. The rest of us,...
Make your writing a priority in your life. Give yourself permission to write.

Make your writing a priority in your life. Give yourself permission to write.

by Hillary DePiano | Nov 15, 2013 | Evergreen, On Writing: Craft and Commiseration, Uncategorized

If you’re going to write a novel in a month, heck, if you’re serious about any writing at all, you’re going to quickly realize that the only way to make it happen is to make your writing a priority in your life. If you don’t feel like it is or...

NaNoWriMo Tips: 5 Reasons to get ahead early on your word count

by Hillary DePiano | Nov 8, 2013 | Evergreen, NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month)

People always ask me for my tips for winning NaNoWriMo and one of my biggest is that you should make every effort to get ahead early and front load your word count.  Here’s 5 reasons why: Use your excitement! The beginning of any new story is exciting. You’re...
Why I won’t be wishing anyone good luck with NaNoWriMo anymore

Why I won’t be wishing anyone good luck with NaNoWriMo anymore

by Hillary DePiano | Oct 31, 2013 | Evergreen, NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month), On Writing: Craft and Commiseration

(No time to read this? There’s a video/audio version here.) “Best of luck with your novel!” “Good luck with NaNoWriMo this year!” “Sorry you didn’t win last year but hopefully you’ll have better luck this year.”...
Over 100 productions of The Love of Three Oranges but how many performances?

Over 100 productions of The Love of Three Oranges but how many performances?

by Hillary DePiano | Sep 27, 2013 | My Writing, Uncategorized

Just a quick addendum to this post. As I mentioned, there have now been over 100 productions of The Love of Three Oranges since I wrote it in 2002. But nearly productions did multiple performances of the show during their run so you may be wondering, how many...
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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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