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Tolerance for Courageous Sucking

by Hillary DePiano | Dec 4, 2008 | On Writing: Craft and Commiseration

Nobody likes feeling like a noob, especially when you’re getting constant pressure on all sides to never stick out in an unflattering way. And, in this godforsaken just-add-Wikipedia era of make-believe insight and instant expertise, it’s natural to start believing...

life is kicking my ass right now

by Hillary DePiano | Dec 1, 2008 | Uncategorized

I’m really hoping to be able to come up for air in a few days. . . Right now, too. . . busy. . . for. . . air. . . !

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Hillary DePiano is a playwright, fiction and non-fiction writer who loves writing of all kinds except for writing bios like this.

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