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Months of craft work & a new outline later, I’m still stuck in the exact same spot

Months of craft work & a new outline later, I’m still stuck in the exact same spot

by Hillary DePiano | Sep 18, 2016 | On Writing: Craft and Commiseration

Reader, I am frustrated. It’s about the MG book I’ve been working on for a while now that is based on two of my plays. “A while” here meaning a period of time impossible to properly quantify as I originally spent a year writing what I realized...

Becoming your Default Hyperbole Number

by Hillary DePiano | Sep 12, 2016 | External Stimuli, Personally..., Uncategorized

It is my personal theory that everyone has one. “I can’t pick you up right now, bud. I’m already carrying 37 billion things.” “The doctor’s went fine apart from the fact that I had to sit in the waiting room for 37 hours before they...
August 2016: failing at taking breaks & other established character flaws

August 2016: failing at taking breaks & other established character flaws

by Hillary DePiano | Sep 2, 2016 | Living the Writing Life, My Writing

I think this might be the first time I’ve written my writing recap after the month has already ended.  Here’s what August 2016 looked like in writing… Yearly Goal 556,549/600,000 words (93%) Monthly Goal My goal was to take August off. This meant, I could write...
Tips for performing a fantasy play and making magic & special effects on a school budget

Tips for performing a fantasy play and making magic & special effects on a school budget

by Hillary DePiano | Aug 30, 2016 | Evergreen, Me, but Elsewhere, My Writing, Uncategorized

I did a guest post for the Playscripts blog on Friday called Frugal Fantasy: Making Magic on a Less Than Fantastical Budget filled with tips for making magical effects happen on the stage even if you’re working on a school or community theatre budget. It’s...
Find Masks in Bullying, Ink. a brand new anthology from YouthPLAYS

Find Masks in Bullying, Ink. a brand new anthology from YouthPLAYS

by Hillary DePiano | Aug 29, 2016 | Announcements, Uncategorized

My new short play, Masks, deals with bullying and I’m pleased to announce that it’s been included in the brand new anthology on that topic from YouthPLAYS called… (Not an official logo or image in any way, just something I threw together in five...
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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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