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The Middle of NaNoWriMo: Halfway point pep talk

The Middle of NaNoWriMo: Halfway point pep talk

by Hillary DePiano | Nov 15, 2011 | NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month)

My fellow novelists, we need to take a moment. It’s November 15th which is, of course, the exact middle of National Novel Writing Month. I want to take a moment to personally congratulate each and every one of you for making it this far. Remember the curse of...

Occupy Your Life: A message from the 50,000 (words you’ll write during NaNoWriMo)

by Hillary DePiano | Nov 12, 2011 | NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month)

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Daddy Issues a “powerful piece of work,” “raw with emotion” that leaves you “weak with sadness”

by Hillary DePiano | Nov 10, 2011 | Uncategorized

I had a total panic moment yesterday where I wasn’t sure if I ever mailed out the ARC’s of Daddy Issues to the Goodreads winners which just goes to show how frazzled I am lately. I did mail them out when I was supposed to meaning my OMG Did I Close the...
NaNoWriMo themed motivational posters & other inspirational graphics

NaNoWriMo themed motivational posters & other inspirational graphics

by Hillary DePiano | Nov 9, 2011 | External Stimuli, NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month)

I’ve been looking all over the internet and Tumblr (which is like a weird sub internet) for inspirational posters and graphics themed around NaNoWriMo to share with readers both here and over on Words Count. I found surprisingly few so I started making my own....

Interview with SocialJersey.com about NaNoWriMo events, community and write-ins

by Hillary DePiano | Nov 7, 2011 | Announcements, Me, but Elsewhere, NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month)

Just a quick post to direct you guys to this interview that I did for SocialJersey about NaNoWriMo: Meet NJ Writers & Finally Complete Your Masterpiece. As you may suspect, the focus specifically was on National Novel Writing Month events in NJ but I think almost...
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