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Getting The Drama Book Store or any brick and mortar bookstore to stock your self-published play or book

Getting The Drama Book Store or any brick and mortar bookstore to stock your self-published play or book

by Hillary DePiano | Apr 5, 2016 | Evergreen, My Writing, Playwriting and Theatre

I mentioned back in this post that I was a vendor with the Drama Book Shop which is one of the largest and most influential theatre bookstores in the world. That means they physically stock some of my plays in their awesome store. This questions asks for some...
What’s the deal with sellers listing “used” copies of my newly self-published book?

What’s the deal with sellers listing “used” copies of my newly self-published book?

by Hillary DePiano | Mar 29, 2016 | Evergreen, Playwriting and Theatre

Here’s another one from the mailbag about self-publishing a stage play… I’ve noticed that on both your sales pages and mine, there are listings for “New” and “Used” copies of our respective books. How can that be if...
Video of Blue Pearl Theatrics’ production of Three Padded Walls

Video of Blue Pearl Theatrics’ production of Three Padded Walls

by Hillary DePiano | Mar 24, 2016 | Evergreen, External Stimuli, My Writing, Uncategorized

If you missed Three Padded Walls in its run Off Off Broadway, now you’ve got the chance to watch it in full. Blue Pearl Theatrics was kind enough to put a video of the whole performance up on YouTube for your viewing pleasure. Please note that, while the script...
eBooks, printed books and the format details of selling a self-published stage play

eBooks, printed books and the format details of selling a self-published stage play

by Hillary DePiano | Mar 22, 2016 | Evergreen, Playwriting and Theatre

Should you publish your play as a printed book or eBook only? What formats should you use? What platforms? Dipping back into the mailbag today for another one of the questions I got on my big post about self-publishing a stage play.  Thanks for your helpful post on my...
Tips for getting a self-published play out there and produced

Tips for getting a self-published play out there and produced

by Hillary DePiano | Mar 17, 2016 | Evergreen, Playwriting and Theatre

Once you self-publish a play, how do you get it produced? That’s what we’re talking about with this question from the Mailbag. (In this series, I’m answering some of the questions I got in response to my big post about self-publishing a stage play.)...
Whether you’ve finished your NaNoWriMo novel or not, NaNo What Now? is your guide to the next steps

Whether you’ve finished your NaNoWriMo novel or not, NaNo What Now? is your guide to the next steps

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

I’ve got a brand new book out today in eBook and paperback, NaNo What Now? Finding your editing process, revising your NaNoWriMo book and building a writing career through publishing and beyond, and you may be wondering if this book is for you. To give you a...
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