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In which I have not one, but two new books releasing this fall

In which I have not one, but two new books releasing this fall

by Hillary DePiano | Sep 29, 2014 | External Stimuli, Living the Writing Life, My Writing

Sometimes I make poor life decisions. Sometimes I do dumb things like stay up all night reading when I know perfectly well the baby will be up before dawn. Or I go to the bank without to bringing the check I needed to cash. Or I completely forget that my wedding...
The Love of Three Oranges (one-act version) cover reveal

The Love of Three Oranges (one-act version) cover reveal

by Hillary DePiano | Sep 23, 2014 | My Writing, Uncategorized

Look what I just got in the mail! It’s… not orange! I feel like that’s kind of a plot twist… Anyway, now that you’ve seen the cover, go ahead and read all but the last few scenes of the play for free here....
The Green Bird and the specter of Julie Taymor’s Broadway production

The Green Bird and the specter of Julie Taymor’s Broadway production

by Hillary DePiano | Sep 9, 2014 | External Stimuli, My Writing, Uncategorized

I started an adaptation of Carlo Gozzi’s The Green Bird* back in 2002 but abandoned it… only to pick the project back up again this year. There are three big reasons why I walked away and ultimately came back to this play and I’m going to devote a...
The Love of Three Oranges (one-act version) is now available through Playscripts, Inc

The Love of Three Oranges (one-act version) is now available through Playscripts, Inc

by Hillary DePiano | Sep 3, 2014 | Announcements, My Writing, Uncategorized

Not to get all clickbait on you but you won’t believe what just happened… You know how I told you last Friday that I sent my final edits on the one-act version of The Love of Three Oranges to Playscripts on 8/20? Check this out… Well, golly! That was...
There’s nothing more disgusting than warm chocolate chip cookies right out of the oven, right?

There’s nothing more disgusting than warm chocolate chip cookies right out of the oven, right?

by Hillary DePiano | Sep 2, 2014 | Evergreen, External Stimuli, On Writing: Craft and Commiseration

“The most disgusting thing is chocolate chip cookies right out of the oven. Like when the chips are all warm and gooey.” And as my cousin said this, she shuddered like the mere thought of it made her sick to her stomach. The rest of us were like… are...
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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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