by Hillary DePiano | Jan 1, 2024 | Announcements, News, Contests and Giveaways, Me, but Elsewhere, On Writing: Craft and Commiseration
Looking for some help actually accomplishing all those shiny new writing goals you set for New Year’s? I’d love to help you out! Regular readers know I’m something of a productivity junkie and if you’ve ever wanted to have me take a look at...
by Hillary DePiano | Aug 30, 2016 | Evergreen, Me, but Elsewhere, The Green Bird, The Love of Three Oranges
I did a guest post for the Playscripts blog on Friday called Frugal Fantasy: Making Magic on a Less Than Fantastical Budget filled with tips for making magical effects happen on the stage even if you’re working on a school or community theatre budget. It’s...
by Hillary DePiano | Oct 13, 2015 | Announcements, News, Contests and Giveaways, Me, but Elsewhere, Weak Days
In all the hubbub lately, I forgot to share that my play, Weak Days, won in the one-act category of The Chameleon Theatre Circle’s 16th Annual New Play Contest. They’ll be a reading of the play with minimal staging at The Chameleon Theatre Circle’s New...
by Hillary DePiano | Nov 24, 2014 | External Stimuli, Me, but Elsewhere, National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo)
One thing we’ve just got to discuss before NaNoWriMo ends is the fact that Writer’s Digest actually did a whole issue devoted to NaNoWriMo. It was even the cover story! The whole issue was packed with tips about writing a novel in a month and support for...
by Hillary DePiano | Apr 27, 2014 | Me, but Elsewhere
Don’t read all the sites I blog for? Here’s a peek at what you’ve been missing: I’m a target for spammers… because of my name? On “de” piano spam I’m always getting. I am constantly being bombarded on Twitter by spam for… pianos. It’s weird because...
by Hillary DePiano | Apr 6, 2014 | Me, but Elsewhere
Don’t read all the sites I blog for? Here’s a peek at what you’ve been missing: Here’s one fan’s account of what it was like to meet Jim Cummings at a conventio… Here’s one fan’s account of what it was like to meet Jim...