by Hillary DePiano | Nov 18, 2015 | Evergreen, NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month)
I have a special relationship with 30,000 words. Before that point, it’s a long slog, plodding uphill with a story that feels like dead weight hanging over my shoulders. But once I hit 30 large, I reach what I call the “Get this novel out of my freaking...
by Hillary DePiano | Nov 17, 2015 | Living the Writing Life, Uncategorized
A few years ago, I was obsessed with the question: What would happen if Frosty’s magic hat had been put atop something other than a snowman? What if you put it on a coat rack? Would that come to life? I started writing a play about it with a very clear idea of...
by Hillary DePiano | Nov 12, 2015 | My Writing, NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month)
So, remember how I told you I had a Class Two sprain on my ankle? Well, we later found out it was a Class Four sprain. Then I dropped three large folding tables on my toe on the same foot at our NaNoWriMo kick-off party. When I went to get that x-rayed, the doctor was...
by Hillary DePiano | Nov 8, 2015 | Evergreen, 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, there’s a...
by Hillary DePiano | Nov 6, 2015 | Announcements, My Writing
I’m having a kind of crazy year and I think it’s probably easiest to just show you what I mean rather than try to explain. Not counting all the events I’m running (and fundraising stunts I’m coordinating) for NaNoWriMo or family holidays and...
by Hillary DePiano | Nov 5, 2015 | Evergreen, NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month)
This is another Frequently Asked Question I get every year. What is a NaNoWriMo rebel? How do you become one? What are the rules of being one? Simply put, anyone who is creating their own version of the NaNoWriMo challenge instead of following the official contest...
Hillary DePiano is a playwright, fiction and non-fiction writer who loves writing of all kinds except for writing bios like this.
