by Hillary DePiano | Jun 25, 2012 | External Stimuli, My Writing, Uncategorized
At the beginning of Act 2, Scene 3 of The Love of Three Oranges, the stage directions read: Strike the cauldron. It’s a different part of the forest. Change the lights if you want. Move a log. Go nuts. This is, of course, the least professional stage direction...
by Hillary DePiano | Jun 19, 2012 | External Stimuli, Me, but Elsewhere, My Writing
Clearly, blogging has gotten complete out of hand the last few weeks. I took the time to explain a bit of why over on The Whine Seller so I won’t repeat myself here. I will say, in addition to being busy, one of the reasons I’ve been so quiet is that there...
by Hillary DePiano | May 16, 2012 | External Stimuli, Personally...
I madly loved Lemony Snicket’s Series of Unfortunate Events series. One of the running themes of the book is that the oldest Baudelaire child, Violet, can’t think properly unless her hair is tied back (she’s an inventor). I love this detail because I...
by Hillary DePiano | May 8, 2012 | External Stimuli, My Writing, Uncategorized
Beloved children’s author Maurice Sendak, best known for his book Where the Wild Things Are, passed away today at 83. But I’d be remiss if I didn’t point out that, among his beautiful illustrations and award winning books, he also designed a 1982...
by Hillary DePiano | Apr 19, 2012 | External Stimuli
Two women at the [a place I frequent] are making a sign & they’re trying to figure out the correct grammar of some awkward phrasing. They call me over and ask for my writer perspective. Both are retired teachers so I start (jokingly) giving them a hard time...
by Hillary DePiano | Apr 13, 2012 | External Stimuli, On Writing: Craft and Commiseration, Personally..., Playwriting and Theatre
I love that quote above. Obviously, when it comes to writing, it’s particularly relevant. So many writers lament that they just aren’t inspired to write or that their muse isn’t telling them what to write or whatever way they justify it to themselves...
Hillary DePiano is a playwright, fiction and non-fiction writer who loves writing of all kinds except for writing bios like this.
