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Expectations vs Reality when it comes to writing, publishing and beyond

Expectations vs Reality when it comes to writing, publishing and beyond

by Hillary DePiano | Apr 17, 2017 | Evergreen, On Writing: Craft and Commiseration

One of the first days after my husband’s parental leave ended, my parents offered to come over my house in the morning and watch both kids for me for a couple of hours so that I could have some time to myself. I was very excited. Sure, I’d have to still...
Writing by hand the new fashioned way: stylus, touchscreen, and thou

Writing by hand the new fashioned way: stylus, touchscreen, and thou

by Hillary DePiano | Mar 27, 2017 | Evergreen, On Writing: Craft and Commiseration

Because of the newborn baby in my life, I’ve been looking for unconventional ways to get work done when I’m one-handed because I’m nursing, holding the baby or whatever. One of these experiments is the return of voice-to-text dictation which long...
Coming Soon: The (Completely Inaccurate) Legend of the Mummy Witch House

Coming Soon: The (Completely Inaccurate) Legend of the Mummy Witch House

by Hillary DePiano | Feb 28, 2017 | Announcements

The best scary stories are the ones that are at least partly true… (This isn’t one of those stories.) Coming Spring 2017 I’ve got a brand new short comedy to share with you this spring in a super spooky collection from one of your favorite play...
Manage multiple writing projects & keep your word count on track with this writers yearly goal system

Manage multiple writing projects & keep your word count on track with this writers yearly goal system

by Hillary DePiano | Jan 3, 2017 | Evergreen, Living the Writing Life, On Writing: Craft and Commiseration

By popular request, I’m reposting this updated for 2017. It’s exactly the same as last year, only the dates are updated in the spreadsheet (I didn’t update the screenshots, so sue me). I do have a slightly different system I’m personally using...
Setting smaller, specific goals with wiggle room is the secret to good writing resolutions

Setting smaller, specific goals with wiggle room is the secret to good writing resolutions

by Hillary DePiano | Jan 1, 2017 | Evergreen, NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month), On Writing: Craft and Commiseration

It’s a brand new year which means it’s the traditional time of setting new goals and resolutions for the year ahead. For us writers, that can mean setting deadlines or striving for new writing habits in the coming year. I think taking a few minutes to...
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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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