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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.”...

Finish the book. Then worry about everything else. Seriously!

by Hillary DePiano | Jan 28, 2010 | Announcements, Evergreen, In Their Words, Living the Writing Life, On Writing: Craft and Commiseration

I wanted to take a moment to highlight this fantastic tweet from Anita Doreen Diggs. You can follow her on Twitter here @AnitaDiggs Finish your proposal (nonfiction) or manuscript (fiction) before worrying about agents, Kindles, e-books, the book tour, etc. There is...

Words of Wisdom from the skull in The Last Unicorn

by Hillary DePiano | Jun 6, 2006 | Evergreen, External Stimuli, In Their Words, Personally...

“It’s really not so good to have time. Rush, scramble, desperation, this missed, that left behind, those others too big to fit into such a small space–that’s the way life was meant to be. You’re supposed to be too late for some things....
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