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Looking back on past writing goals and tweaking them for the future

by Hillary DePiano | Jan 17, 2011 | Living the Writing Life, On Writing: Craft and Commiseration

I’m frequently asked how I work or how I get “so much done” (which I think is funny because I feel like I never get enough done) but I get the question enough that I feel like I should address it. A huge part of how I get anything done, especially in...

Photos of The Love of Three Oranges from Vernon Hills High School’s production

by Hillary DePiano | Jan 4, 2011 | Announcements, Uncategorized

Way back in the Fall of 2008, Vernon Hills High School had done a performance of The Love of Three Oranges which went so well they were asked to performance it in an Illinois Drama competition! One of the actors from that production was kind enough to email over some...

Disney, I have several questions about this holiday decoration

by Hillary DePiano | Dec 8, 2010 | External Stimuli

Disney, you know this thing? It’s cool, I’ll grant you and I love all the random characters on it but I have several questions. Let’s talk about this: Pluto’s House. Forget the fact that Mickey’s dog apparently doesn’t live with him...
Photos from EF International Academy’s production of The Love of Three Oranges

Photos from EF International Academy’s production of The Love of Three Oranges

by Hillary DePiano | Dec 4, 2010 | Announcements, Me, but Elsewhere, Uncategorized

EF International Academy was kind enough to share photos from their recent production of The Love of Three Oranges and I, in turn, am happy to share them with you!You can read more about it here. (Website is not in English)

I do not think your novel is about what you think it is about

by Hillary DePiano | Nov 15, 2010 | External Stimuli, Living the Writing Life, On Writing: Craft and Commiseration

Inigo Montoya sits across from you at the coffee shop. He’s your novel critique partner. You’ve already given him your notes on his latest work. He wasn’t exactly pleased with your line edits. He actually said, “My name is Inigo Montoya. You...
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