by Hillary DePiano | Nov 29, 2007 | In Their Words, Living the Writing Life
You won! So it’s official. Our word-counting robots have analyzed your November novel, and they’ve delivered their final, binding assessment: Winner. You did it! You did it! You did it! This was, without a doubt, one of the hardest years on record for...
by Hillary DePiano | Nov 28, 2007 | In Their Words, Living the Writing Life
"By now, NaNoWriMo has taught you that writing is not for the faint of heart. You must be stalwart and brave, like pioneers of old, unafraid of uncharted lands or crossing vast frontiers. It was exciting at first, wasn’t it? Preparing for the journey,...
by Hillary DePiano | Nov 16, 2007 | In Their Words
"There’s a keg of beer on the porch." -Louie, every three seconds "I swear to god, there must be something wrong with me." -my mother, every few minutes when she’s been drinking Grandma: How old is your grandmother?Hill: Well,...
by Hillary DePiano | Nov 8, 2007 | In Their Words
"The Four Levels of Comedy: make your friends laugh, make strangers laugh, get paid to make strangers laugh; and make people talk like you because it’s so much fun." -Jerry Seinfeld I am all over the first two levels. Even as I kid, I used to be able...
by Hillary DePiano | Nov 5, 2007 | In Their Words, Living the Writing Life
If you have been reading my blog for a while now, this will be very familiar. National Novel Writing Month. NaNoWriMo. It’s this internet contest (for last of a better word) where you make a commitment to write at least 50,000 words (a short novel) in a month....
by Hillary DePiano | Jan 17, 2007 | In Their Words, Uncategorized
One positively must not wear a pleased expression on his countenance when confronted with that large lizard like amphibious reptile who has long jaws armored skin and webbed feet and who is known as the crocodile. It has been discovered that one simply cannot cherish...