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This is the very best part of being an author in the social media age…

This is the very best part of being an author in the social media age…

by Hillary DePiano | Sep 27, 2011 | Uncategorized

Twitter account? Free. RSS alerts on the name of your play on Twitter? Also free. Getting to see your real fans getting excited about auditions, quoting lines from the show back and forth and getting cast in your play? So freaking priceless. I see these kind of tweets...

300,000 words reached! Seven days earlier than planned! Mwahaha! (a caffeinated word count post)

by Hillary DePiano | Sep 23, 2011 | External Stimuli, Living the Writing Life, On Writing: Craft and Commiseration, Personally...

Hey! Hey you guys! Remember how I said I was all behind and then I was like, whatever, I’m going to try to hit 300,000 words before the month is out anyway? Check it… Awwwwwwww yeeeeeeeeeaaaaaah! Look at that fat stack! And at least some of those words...

Ever thought about adapting a novel, comic book, life or short story, or video game into a stage play? 5 Tips!

by Hillary DePiano | Sep 22, 2011 | External Stimuli, Playwriting and Theatre

Playscripts was kind enough to invite me back to do a second guest blog post which just went up yesterday. This one’s called… Adapt or Perish! Five Things to Consider Before Starting an Adaptation If you have a second to visit their blog and read the whole...

My 2011 NaNoWriMo project may be… my 2010 project. (a word count update post)

by Hillary DePiano | Sep 22, 2011 | Living the Writing Life

It’s been almost a month since my last works in progress update! I can’t believe September is almost over, you guys. This is insanity. I thought to schedule posts for while I was away in FL for eBay On Location but then while I was back home but really...
Teens in the wild…

Teens in the wild…

by Hillary DePiano | Sep 18, 2011 | External Stimuli, On Writing: Craft and Commiseration

YA authors & writers, I feel that it’s only fair to show you what you’re up against… Real teenagers in their natural habitat (Facebook). Deep stuff…
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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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