by Hillary DePiano | Nov 21, 2012 | NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month)
Every year I end up telling at least a few people about my friend Elmore. That’s author Elmore Hammes aka thekanapolisfog over on the NaNoWriMo site if you want to buddy him. He’s not only written MANY books and short stories, he’s also won every...
by Hillary DePiano | Nov 6, 2012 | NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month)
Today is Election Day here in the USA. If you’re American, make sure you get your tushy out there and vote! Of course, it’s also still NaNoWriMo. Since a Presidential election only comes around once every four years, it’s sort of a novelty for it to...
by Hillary DePiano | Nov 5, 2012 | NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month)
As we’ve discussed, write-ins are local events that are great for both getting some extra writing done and making friends with other writers. (See:Â How to organize your own write-in event for NaNoWriMo) Once a write-in is on the schedule, though, participants...
by Hillary DePiano | Nov 4, 2012 | NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month), On Writing: Craft and Commiseration
I wrote a post two years ago called The Curse of NaNoWriMo Week Two: Common problems and their solutions and I suspect I’ll never really be able to top that one when it comes to dealing with the unique issues the second week of NaNoWriMo brings. If you’re...
by Hillary DePiano | Oct 28, 2012 | NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month), On Writing: Craft and Commiseration
With NaNoWriMo only a few days away, I wanted to cover some of the different novel writing software options available out there. One of the most famous programs around is Scrivener so it seems as good a one to start with as any. Scrivener is an official sponsor of...
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...
Hillary DePiano is a playwright, fiction and non-fiction writer who loves writing of all kinds except for writing bios like this.
