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Vardiello, a modern commedia style fairy tale short play by Hillary DePiano

Vardiello, a modern commedia style fairy tale short play by Hillary DePiano

by Hillary DePiano | Jul 27, 2016 | Announcements, My Writing, Uncategorized

Now that my month of writing insanity is coming to a close, it’s time to start showing you the results of all my labors. I wrote A LOT of plays in the last few weeks and I’m pleased to finally share them with you! First up is Vardiello, a modern, commedia...
Introducing Masks, a short drama about the heroes and villains in all of us

Introducing Masks, a short drama about the heroes and villains in all of us

by Hillary DePiano | Jul 25, 2016 | Announcements, Uncategorized

A few weeks ago, I was asked if I would consider writing a short play about bullying. Parents today knows that bullying is on a whole different level now than what we experienced as kids because of the internet and cell phones. It’s a really important thing to...
Camp NaNoWriMo July 2016 update: deadlines, politics and the bog of eternal writing blah

Camp NaNoWriMo July 2016 update: deadlines, politics and the bog of eternal writing blah

by Hillary DePiano | Jul 24, 2016 | Living the Writing Life, On Writing: Craft and Commiseration

At the moment I’m writing this, I’m sitting just a few words over 40,000 for the month.  This was a month of slow, painful editing so the fact that I’m track when all I’ve felt like I’m doing is spinning my wheels is nice. The serial...
I find your sloth very motivating

I find your sloth very motivating

by Hillary DePiano | Jul 20, 2016 | Evergreen, NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month), On Writing: Craft and Commiseration

I’m having one of those days when the writing is just not happening. I can’t make myself open my work in progress, the words are coming like molasses, and I’m just bopping around the internet doing absolutely anything to avoid doing some actual...
June 2016: Words are busting out all over!

June 2016: Words are busting out all over!

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

Turns out, it’s waaaay easier to be transparent when things are going well… I usually write this monthly recap a few days before the month ends, whenever I have some spare time, and update the numbers later. That’s because I’m usually eager to...
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