Works - Hillary DePiano

Author Anxiety: On dealing with bad reviews

When you've poured your heart and soul into a writing project over months to years, it hurts to hear someone speak negatively about it. That's just human nature. You can't please everyone. In fact, the surest way to fail at any kind of creative work is to try. Even...

Save the Book: A Novel Approach to Writing Cinematically [Zoom Workshop] at RWO on October 13 @ 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm

Hey, so I goofed... Goof #1 is that I accidentally posted an older version of this post that said the event was on October 10th even though we moved it to the 13th earlier in the year. The details below are correct. Goof #2 is that I knew RWO was no longer accepting...

From the mailbag: Use a pen name or publish under your real name?

Some quick business before we begin: If you're local, I'm doing an intro to writing talk at the Parsippany Library this Saturday, September 26 at 1 pm. It's free of charge, but you do need to register ahead of time to reserve your place here. Speaking of local events,...

Books and Plays

Make Ready to Write: the ultimate writing prep guide for both plotters and discovery writers

The Monthologues by Hillary DePiano

The Servant of 123 Masters by Hillary DePiano

Vardiello by Hillary DePiano, adapted from the fairy tale by Giambattista Basile (The Tale of Tales)

The Raven / Lenore by Hillary DePiano, based on / inspired by Edgar Allan Poe

The Three Little Pigs and the Big Bad Storm by Hillary DePiano

Nana’s Happy Happy Good News Only Birthday Video Chat (livestreaming play)

Week Daze, an experimental comedy in one act by Hillary DePiano

The Fourth Orange and Other Fairy Tales You’ve Never Even Heard of by Hillary DePiano

Building a Writing Life: start a writing habit, find time to write, discover your process and commit to your writing dreams

Arm Candy by Hillary DePiano adapted from Pintosmalto by Giambattista Basile (The Tale of Tales)

The Fourth Orange: one-act comedy, prequel / sequel to Carlo Gozzi’s The Love of Three Oranges and The Green Bird

The Myrtle by Hillary DePiano, adapted from the fairy tale by Giambattista Basile (The Tale of Tales)

The (Completely Inaccurate) Legend of the Mummy Witch House by Hillary DePiano

Giambattista Basile’s The Tale of Tales as adapted by Hillary DePiano

The Complete Novels of Jane Austen: Now New and Improved! a short comedy in one act by Hillary DePiano

Masks, a 10 minute drama by Hillary DePiano

NaNo What Now? Finding your editing process, revising your NaNoWriMo book and building a writing career through publishing and beyond

The She-Bear by Hillary DePiano, adapted from the fairy tale by Giambattista Basile (The Tale of Tales)

Goosed! by Hillary DePiano, adapted from the fairy tale, The Goose, by Giambattista Basile (The Tale of Tales)

The Green Bird by Hillary DePiano a modern full length stage play adaptation of Carlo Gozzi’s commedia dell’arte classic

Three Padded Walls, a 10 minute meta suspense play by Hillary DePiano

The Love of Three Oranges by Hillary DePiano, based on a commedia dell’arte scenario by Carlo Gozzi

New Year’s Thieve, a holiday comedy in one act by Hillary DePiano

Polar Twilight, a holiday comedy in one act by Hillary DePiano

Daddy Issues (One Act Play) by Hillary DePiano

The Author: the award winning novella by Hillary DePiano

Author Anxiety: On dealing with bad reviews

Save the Book: A Novel Approach to Writing Cinematically [Zoom Workshop] at RWO on October 13 @ 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm

From the mailbag: Use a pen name or publish under your real name?

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