by Hillary DePiano | Apr 17, 2020 | Evergreen, My Writing, Playwriting and Theatre
Whenever I adapt something, people always ask me what it was that I loved about the original that made me adapt it and, 9 times out of 10, I don’t adapt something because I love it but rather because I absolutely hate it and want to fix it. But this was not the...
by Hillary DePiano | Apr 10, 2020 | Evergreen, Living the Writing Life, My Writing, Playwriting and Theatre, Uncategorized
It’s a good Friday! (Sorry, I couldn’t help myself!) Why? Because The Fourth Orange (one act edition) is officially available in paperback and eBook today just about everywhere books are sold. It’s a funny family friendly one act fairy tale with...
by Hillary DePiano | Feb 29, 2020 | Evergreen, On Writing: Craft and Commiseration
Writing by hand There’s something about taking a favorite pen and a pretty notebook and just letting the words pour out. It’s an almost magical process where ideas can flow directly through your hand through the satisfying physical sensation of ink on...
by Hillary DePiano | Feb 20, 2020 | Evergreen, Living the Writing Life, On Writing: Craft and Commiseration, Uncategorized
Happy new years, friends! Is it just me or has this year simultaneously been flying by and also felt it’s already been at least five years long? Have you managed to wrap your head around the whole 2020 thing yet? I still can’t write it without feeling like I...
by Hillary DePiano | Nov 30, 2019 | Evergreen, My Writing, On Writing: Craft and Commiseration, Uncategorized
Write for the job you want, not the one you have There’s an expression that says, “Dress for the job you want, not the job you have,” and it applies well to your writing life. Even though you’re just starting out, you likely know where you...
by Hillary DePiano | Nov 22, 2019 | Evergreen, NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month), On Writing: Craft and Commiseration
NaNoWriMo is nearly over. Only 8 days until this whole wild challenge is behind us and we’re swept up in the holiday chaos that accelerates us all into the end of the year. I know some of you have already reached or even surpassed 50,000 words and I want you to know...