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A Playwriting Parent Reviews: Action! Writing Your Own Play by Nancy Loewen

A Playwriting Parent Reviews: Action! Writing Your Own Play by Nancy Loewen

by Hillary DePiano | May 21, 2016 | Evergreen, Playwriting and Theatre

As both a playwright and a parent, it delighted me when my daughter starting integrating playwriting into her games. She’s always telling me about the play she’s writing and every keyboard is an opportunity for her to work on “her script”...
Can you give your play a wider retail footprint if it’s already traditionally published?

Can you give your play a wider retail footprint if it’s already traditionally published?

by Hillary DePiano | May 10, 2016 | Evergreen, Playwriting and Theatre

Self-publishing a play can be a good idea and I covered a bunch of questions on that over in this big post. But I’ve since gotten some follow up questions to that big post and wanted to make a little series of the answers. One of the things I cover in that big...
A quickie from the mailbag on self-publishing and imprint names

A quickie from the mailbag on self-publishing and imprint names

by Hillary DePiano | May 3, 2016 | Evergreen, Playwriting and Theatre

Also, I noticed that your books have their own publishing moniker: Hilarity Ensues. How can I get my own imprint if I’m using CreateSpace? It seems like they don’t give you that option. I have a registered LLC that I own and we also possess the Trading As...
April 2016: Camp NaNoWriMo & the revision that wouldn’t die

April 2016: Camp NaNoWriMo & the revision that wouldn’t die

by Hillary DePiano | May 2, 2016 | Living the Writing Life, My Writing, On Writing: Craft and Commiseration

“I can’t believe it’s already May,” I said to my husband. “Everything is moving so fast! …Except for the election which is taking FOREVER!” I’m not one to talk politics much online but I will say this: Every election...
Free copies of NaNo What Now for Camp NaNoWriMo participants (winners or not)

Free copies of NaNo What Now for Camp NaNoWriMo participants (winners or not)

by Hillary DePiano | Apr 29, 2016 | Announcements, NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month)

Camp NaNoWriMo is kinda weird, isn’t it? It’s quieter than the November event, for one, and I also find it much harder to keep yourself motivated without all the trappings of the main event. But for those of you that stuck it out, I have a little present...
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