by Hillary DePiano | Oct 28, 2011 | NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month)
Start early? Blasphemy! you say. That’s against the official NaNoWriMo credo. Yes, it is. But I tell you again, I think it’s OK to start writing your NaNoWriMo novel early. And I’m personally giving you permission. Updated October 2014 because they...
by Hillary DePiano | Oct 25, 2011 | My Writing, Uncategorized
It’s coming up on the holidays and you’re looking for something for your school to do. But you don’t want to offend or exclude which can limit your options. If only there was something that had the spirit of a holiday play without any religious or...
by Hillary DePiano | Oct 20, 2011 | Announcements, NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month)
If you’re new to NaNoWriMo or if you’ve only ever participated online and haven’t gone to the in-person events, you’ve missed out on one of the coolest National Novel Writing Month traditions. Collectible stickers! Every year, NaNoWriMo puts...
by Hillary DePiano | Oct 18, 2011 | Announcements, Me, but Elsewhere, My Writing, On Writing: Craft and Commiseration, Personally...
So, here’s a little something I’ve never talked about on this blog before… Back in 2008, Hilarity Ensues, an imprint of Priced Nostalgia, put out a book called Through the Flashlight’s Beam: a collection of classic scary stories for reading...
by Hillary DePiano | Oct 17, 2011 | External Stimuli, NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month), On Writing: Craft and Commiseration
The following post is a guest post from Megan of Help4Writers on Tumblr in honor of NaNoWriMo. Megan is a high school senior but has been writing for many years and loves to talk shop with other writers. Her blog has writing prompts, advice, reference and more so go...