by Hillary DePiano | Apr 15, 2011 | Announcements, External Stimuli, On Writing: Craft and Commiseration
I’m not really one for memes but I love this one. You can follow on Twitter at authorowl or just follow the hashtag #AspiringAuthorOwl. You can see the whole list here but I have to share some of my favorites below: The story of my life!! Always… I’m...
by Hillary DePiano | Mar 29, 2011 | Announcements, External Stimuli, Personally...
One of the greatest comics of the modern era is The Oatmeal (who has a book out, you should hit that). I love most of his comics but one of my all time favorites is Why working from home is both awesome and horrible because of its relevance to my life. I think a lot...
by Hillary DePiano | Mar 24, 2011 | Announcements, External Stimuli, Living the Writing Life, Personally...
The gif above represents me popping in. I would call this a post of quickies but I know that’s going to be an absolute lie. I’m only on the first sentence in this post has long massive update written all over it. 😉 My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic Can...
by Hillary DePiano | Dec 8, 2010 | External Stimuli
Disney, you know this thing? It’s cool, I’ll grant you and I love all the random characters on it but I have several questions. Let’s talk about this: Pluto’s House. Forget the fact that Mickey’s dog apparently doesn’t live with him...
by Hillary DePiano | Nov 15, 2010 | External Stimuli, Living the Writing Life, On Writing: Craft and Commiseration
Inigo Montoya sits across from you at the coffee shop. He’s your novel critique partner. You’ve already given him your notes on his latest work. He wasn’t exactly pleased with your line edits. He actually said, “My name is Inigo Montoya. You...
by Hillary DePiano | Sep 24, 2010 | External Stimuli
We were at a friend’s wedding some time ago and in the middle of the ceremony, my husband leans over and whispers, “Why did they crucify Chuck Norris?” I look up and see this: I spent the rest of the ceremony trying to avoid looking at it because it...
Hillary DePiano is a playwright, fiction and non-fiction writer who loves writing of all kinds except for writing bios like this.
