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 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 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...
by Hillary DePiano | Mar 24, 2011 | NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month), Playwriting and Theatre
If you’re a veteran of NaNoWriMo, one of the biggest questions you may have about Script Frenzy is how many words do I have to write? Even though Screnzy is based on the number of pages you write, for many of us judging our progress by word count is a habit and...
by Hillary DePiano | Mar 22, 2011 | NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month), On Writing: Craft and Commiseration, Playwriting and Theatre
Wikipedia says: A log line or logline is a brief summary of a television program or film, often providing both a synopsis of the program’s plot, and an emotional “hook” to stimulate interest. But for many of us, that isn’t enough info to get...
by Hillary DePiano | Nov 15, 2010 | NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month), On Writing: Craft and Commiseration, Writing Advice and Resources
Today is November 15. You know what that means? It means you should be halfway done with your NaNoWriMo novel right now. In other words, if you’re trying to hit a word count of 50,000 you should be at 25,000 by the end of today. Take a look at your current word...
Hillary DePiano is a playwright, fiction and non-fiction writer who loves writing of all kinds except for writing bios like this.
