by Hillary DePiano | Mar 29, 2010 | Living the Writing Life
You should listen to this while you read this post.Frequently my characters are having a conversation. I know exactly what points I want that conversation to touch on and I even know some of the dialog word for word before I write it. But I don’t know what order...
by Hillary DePiano | Mar 29, 2010 | Living the Writing Life, NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month), Playwriting and Theatre
So, you’re thinking about writing a script in a month as part of the month long Script Frenzy (Screnzy) challenge? This sister event from the people behind NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) gives you the chance to challenge yourself to write a 100 page...
by Hillary DePiano | Mar 29, 2010 | NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month), Playwriting and Theatre, Writing Advice and Resources
David Mamet, award winning playwright of plays like Glengarry Glen Ross knows a thing or two about writing. He also isn’t afraid to tell it to you straight with some colorful language. As a producer of the TV show, The Unit, Mamet offered the following advice to...
by Hillary DePiano | Mar 29, 2010 | Living the Writing Life, NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month), Playwriting and Theatre
So over on this thread, a request came in from punkinelf for Script Frenzy wallpaper which is something that people like for NaNoWriMo. The idea is a calendar that you can set as the wallpaper on your computer desktop that tells you where you should be for every day...
by Hillary DePiano | Mar 29, 2010 | Playwriting and Theatre
“I can’t help but be strangely proud of it. Because out of all the sucky movies, mine is the suckiest.” -J.D. SHAPIRO, writer of Battlefield EarthEven the worst movies of our time didn’t start out that way. This article from the New York Post...
Hillary DePiano is a playwright, fiction and non-fiction writer who loves writing of all kinds except for writing bios like this.
