by Hillary DePiano | Apr 30, 2012 | Living the Writing Life, NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month), Playwriting and Theatre
To everyone who has already crossed the finish line by writing the 100th page on their scripts, I offer a hearty congratulations! But if your page count is still a little bit less than 100 pages, you shouldn’t feel left out. There are still many hours left in...
by Hillary DePiano | Apr 26, 2012 | On Writing: Craft and Commiseration
I want to talk about a very powerful and tool called ManicTime. This slick little program is free (with a paid version that gives you additional features) and has a host of practical applications no matter what you’re doing on your computer. Â But it can be a...
by Hillary DePiano | Apr 25, 2012 | On Writing: Craft and Commiseration, Playwriting and Theatre
You offered to read your friend’s book. Or maybe it was a short story. Or a play. Either way, your friend wrote something and you promised to be a beta reader and give them some feedback. Except that now you’ve changed your mind. Maybe you’ve since...
by Hillary DePiano | Apr 19, 2012 | External Stimuli
Two women at the [a place I frequent] are making a sign & they’re trying to figure out the correct grammar of some awkward phrasing. They call me over and ask for my writer perspective. Both are retired teachers so I start (jokingly) giving them a hard time...
by Hillary DePiano | Apr 17, 2012 | Living the Writing Life, Personally...
I was just looking over our monthly credit card statement and it tells a sad story. With the exception of Long Suffering Husband’s weekly trips to get gas, every single transaction we’ve had in the last month is either a prescription from CVS for me and my...
Hillary DePiano is a playwright, fiction and non-fiction writer who loves writing of all kinds except for writing bios like this.
