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Meanwhile, on my other blogs… December 9, 2012

Don’t read all the sites I blog for? Here’s what you missed in the last week outside of HillaryDePiano.com.

E-Commerce & Social Networking Week in Review December 8, 2012
Straight from the source, here’s what happened in the world of e-commerce, social networking and selling online in the past week: Custom Banner Gets an Update Over the last few weeks, you’ve probably noticed lots of changes in the look and feel of eBay. As we continue to make updates to our logo and creative [...]

Using Glossi’...

Today’s entry into the Santa Claus is a Vampire Evidence Files

In honor ofPolar Twilight‘spremierethis December and its first holiday season, from now until New Year’s Day, I’ll be posting links, images, comics and quotes to support the ultimate Christmas conspiracy… that Santa Claus is, and has always been, a vampire.

Here’s today’s entry:

(viaMingle Freely: Vampire Santa’s Eggnog)

This is a real brand of homemade eggnog. The maker of it and I may try to do a co-promotion in the near future. I’ll let you know when it happens.

Today’s entry into the Santa Claus is a Vampire Evidence Files

In honor ofPolar Twilight‘spremierethis December and its first holiday season, from now until New Year’s Day, I’ll be posting links, images, comics and quotes to support the ultimate Christmas conspiracy… that Santa Claus is, and has always been, a vampire.

Here’s today’s entry:

Is Santa a Vampire?

Introducing the Santa Claus is a Vampire Evidence Files

In honor of Polar Twilight'spremierethis December and its first holiday season, I'm going to do something a little different this year. From now until New Year's Day, I'll be posting links, images, comics and quotes to support the ultimate Christmas conspiracy... that Santa Claus is, and has always been, a vampire.

I've never done an every day series on the blog before so I'm hoping it won't annoy anyone. Most of these posts will be very short, usually just the content and then the source. Kin...

Meanwhile, on my other blogs… December 2, 2012

Don’t read all the sites I blog for? Here’s what you missed in the last week outside of HillaryDePiano.com.

E-Commerce & Social Networking Week in Review December 1, 2012
Straight from the source, here’s what happened in the world of e-commerce, social networking and selling online in the past week: Just for U: YouTube arrives on Wii U The new YouTube app for Nintendo Wii U brings the YouTube videos and channels you love to your living room, and with the Wii U GamePad [...]

Timing isn’t everythi...

Another NaNoWriMo comes to a close

NaNoWriMo 2012 is over.

I’m so tired.

But…

There’s always that thrill when you cross 50,000 words and see the whole staff of The Office of Letters and Light cheering for you on the winner page. That will never get old.I also wrote more this month (overall across several projects) than I did any other month of the entire year which is awesome and, in a way, the point of NaNoWriMo for us career writers. In general, I love NaNoWriMo and all the great community that it brings. I’m a lifer.

There’s al...

NaNoWriMo Constructive Cheating: Increase your word count & actually help your story

Words…. (Photo credit: jah~)

You don’t have enough words to reach 50,000 yet. Maybe you finished your story before you hit your target word count. Maybe you’re just feeling word weary and can’t seem to make your characters DO anything. Or maybe you’ve already hit 50,000 words but you just really want to write more to show That Guy Who is Always Writing More Than You. (I hate that guy.)

Either way, you need more words and pronto.

As much as I love Chris Baty’s No Plot, No Problem, this is one of...

Meanwhile, on my other blogs… November 25, 2012

Don’t read all the sites I blog for? Here’s what you missed in the last week outside of HillaryDePiano.com.

E-Commerce & Social Networking Week in Review November 24, 2012
Straight from the source, here’s what happened in the world of e-commerce, social networking and selling online in the past week: Ebay Goes Mad for Hostess Twinkies You have probably heard the news by now that Hostess is closing its business and shutting down all of its factories. This is happening as a result of [...]

Timing...

NaNoWriMo Pep Talk: There’s no such thing as too far behind

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 single NaNo since 2003. I asked him to pop by to write up this week’s pep talk but it’s actually not for any of the reasons I just mentioned.

It’s because, every November, Elmore goes on a 2 week long volunteer mission trip where he has very little ac...

Meanwhile, on my other blogs… November 18, 2012

Don’t read all the sites I blog for? Here’s what you missed in the last week outside of HillaryDePiano.com.

E-Commerce & Social Networking Week in Review November 17, 2012
Straight from the source, here’s what happened in the world of e-commerce, social networking and selling online in the past week: Could pay-what-you-want pricing models spell more money for creators? In the fall of 2007, Radiohead releasedtheir seventh studio album In Rainbowsas a digital download using a pay-what-you-want mo...