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Hillary took a difficult-to-understand process and made it simple and easy to follow. This was a great workshop.

MJAY

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This was an excellent class. I love how Hillary broke down Scene and Sequel to their basics and then built them up in an easy-to-understand way. I look forward to more of her classes.

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Workshops, Talks, and School Visits

From online writing workshops for adults, classes for schools and libraries to visits to groups currently producing or studying any of my published works, here are a few of the talks, visits and workshops I can offer for your group or space. To inquire about any of the opportunities below, please contact me using this form.

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Are you performing one of my plays? I am happy to offer visits (either in-person or via Skype or Google Video chat) to student groups of any age who are currently producing any of my plays free of charge. A great opportunity for the cast and crew to ask questions about the play and their individual characters during the rehearsal process!

I’ll come see the show! While my schedule and distance won’t let me attend everything, I also love to attend productions or rehearsals whenever possible and am more than happy to stay after for talkbacks or other Q&A sessions either with the audience as a whole or just your cast and crew.

Studying one of my plays in your class? I’m happy to visit or video chat with your class to discuss the script for no charge provided your class has purchased copies of the play they are studying.

Interested in having me talk to the students about theatre, writing or getting started in playwrighting either virtually or in-person? You can see a sample of the workshops and talks I can offer in the Workshops and Classes option.

Workshops and Talks

I am available for a variety of workshops and talks for libraries, writing groups and schools about writing craft, publishing, productivity and more either in person, online or via video chat (Skype, Google, etc) for a fee or a bulk purchase of one of my books. For a full list of the talks and workshops I’m currently offering, please see this list.

Looking for someone to do a Q&A or other group session with your writing group? From publishing, marketing and story craft across multiple genres, I’m happy to come talk to your group in an interactive setting!

Author Anxiety: On dealing with bad reviews

Author Anxiety: On dealing with bad reviews

When you've poured your heart and soul into a writing project over months to years, it hurts to hear someone speak negatively about it. That's just human nature. You can't please everyone. In fact, the surest way to fail at any kind of creative work is to try. Even...

From the mailbag: Use a pen name or publish under your real name?

From the mailbag: Use a pen name or publish under your real name?

Some quick business before we begin: If you're local, I'm doing an intro to writing talk at the Parsippany Library this Saturday, September 26 at 1 pm. It's free of charge, but you do need to register ahead of time to reserve your place here. Speaking of local events,...

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