by Hillary DePiano | Sep 23, 2011 | External Stimuli, Living the Writing Life, On Writing: Craft and Commiseration, Personally...
Hey! Hey you guys! Remember how I said I was all behind and then I was like, whatever, I’m going to try to hit 300,000 words before the month is out anyway? Check it… Awwwwwwww yeeeeeeeeeaaaaaah! Look at that fat stack! And at least some of those words...
by Hillary DePiano | Sep 22, 2011 | External Stimuli, Playwriting and Theatre
Playscripts was kind enough to invite me back to do a second guest blog post which just went up yesterday. This one’s called… Adapt or Perish! Five Things to Consider Before Starting an Adaptation If you have a second to visit their blog and read the whole...
by Hillary DePiano | Sep 18, 2011 | External Stimuli, On Writing: Craft and Commiseration
YA authors & writers, I feel that it’s only fair to show you what you’re up against… Real teenagers in their natural habitat (Facebook). Deep stuff…
by Hillary DePiano | Sep 9, 2011 | External Stimuli, On Writing: Craft and Commiseration
Except I’m figuring out plot points in the middle of a sentence instead of techie stuff. [SOURCE]
by Hillary DePiano | Aug 7, 2011 | External Stimuli, Living the Writing Life, Personally..., Uncategorized
As soon as I got my author copies of The Love of Three Oranges, I gave a copy to my parents. From that day in May until a few days ago, that copy has sat on their coffee table. A few days ago, they had straightened up and finally moved it to the bookshelf. Then, on...
by Hillary DePiano | Jul 29, 2011 | External Stimuli, Uncategorized
Sometimes I read books on recommendations from friends or bloggers whose opinions I trust. Sometimes I read things because I feel like I should be keeping up with the industry. Sometimes I read things I feel are probably “good for me” the...