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Ask a NaNoWriMo ML: What should I write? (Hint: It’s what you’re most excited about!)

Ask a NaNoWriMo ML: What should I write? (Hint: It’s what you’re most excited about!)

by Hillary DePiano | Oct 22, 2012 | NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month)

Here’s a question I’ve gotten from several Wrimos leading up to the start of National Novel Writing Month: What should I write for NaNoWriMo? Or, almost as frequently I get this version: I’m thinking about writing [Project 1] but I also have this...
No more excuses! This is the year you finally write that story.

No more excuses! This is the year you finally write that story.

by Hillary DePiano | Oct 15, 2012 | NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month), On Writing: Craft and Commiseration

I’m here to talk to you about that story. You know the one. That story you keep saying you’re going to write someday. I know, I know. You’ll write it later, when you have more time, after the kids graduate, when you retire, or whatever excuse you’re making this week....
Ask a NaNoWriMo ML: What should I write? (Hint: It’s what you’re most excited about!)

Ask a NaNoWriMo ML: What does participation entail? Do I have to attend events in my area?

by Hillary DePiano | Oct 11, 2012 | NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month)

Leading up to NaNoWriMo, I’m going to tackle a few Frequently Asked Questions for both the Wrimos in my area and around the web. This one comes from fontiptoes on Tumblr. So, I would really like to participate, but I am kinda clueless about the concept. Here’s...

Presenting the cover for the acting edition of my newest play, Polar Twilight!

by Hillary DePiano | Oct 2, 2012 | My Writing, Uncategorized

Even though Polar Twilight went on sale in July, I actually hadn’t gotten my author copies from Playscripts until this week. I didn’t even know what color the cover would be, though I was pretty sure it would be red. With a Christmas play, it seems like...
That time Michael Clarke Duncan and I watched Mariah Carey sing

That time Michael Clarke Duncan and I watched Mariah Carey sing

by Hillary DePiano | Sep 3, 2012 | External Stimuli, Personally...

I have run into very few celebrities in my life despite the fact that I used to work in entertainment. I’ve actually spoken to still fewer and I can actually think of only a handful that I’ve actually exchanged multiple sentences with. One of these was...
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