by Hillary DePiano | Nov 7, 2010 | NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month)
We’re entering the second week of NaNoWriMo and you’ve probably heard the warnings already. NaNoWriMo week two is shrouded in infamy. It’s not really the second week’s fault, it has more to do with where you are in your story at this point in...
by Hillary DePiano | Oct 27, 2010 | NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month), On Writing: Craft and Commiseration
Most of the things I’ve posted about NaNoWriMo have to do more with the writing, about getting your story to the 50,000 word mark and beyond. Now however I want to focus a little bit more on the nitty-gritty. I think you should separate your NaNoWriMo novel into...
by Hillary DePiano | Oct 26, 2010 | NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month)
We’re all writers, right? But the sneaky little fact is that most of us are totally nerds too. I’m a total nerd about NaNoWriMo. You probably guessed that when you saw my NaNoWriMo Advanced Word Count Calculator. (If you want to see my nerdiness up close,...
by Hillary DePiano | Oct 8, 2010 | NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month)
You decided to sign up for your very first NaNoWriMo. Congratulations! You have guts for signing up for such a difficult challenge and also for putting it out on the line and making the month long commitment. If it’s your first time, you’re...
by Hillary DePiano | Mar 29, 2010 | NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month), Playwriting and Theatre, Writing Advice and Resources
David Mamet, award winning playwright of plays like Glengarry Glen Ross knows a thing or two about writing. He also isn’t afraid to tell it to you straight with some colorful language. As a producer of the TV show, The Unit, Mamet offered the following advice to...
by Hillary DePiano | Mar 24, 2010 | Living the Writing Life, NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month), Playwriting and Theatre, Writing Advice and Resources
Script Frenzy is coming up (the challenge to write a 30 day script in the month of April from the makers of NaNoWriMo) and you are thinking about writing a Stage Play. Whether you are a frequent playwright or stage performer or someone who doesn’t know when to...
Hillary DePiano is a playwright, fiction and non-fiction writer who loves writing of all kinds except for writing bios like this.
