by Hillary DePiano | Jan 20, 2010 | External Stimuli, Living the Writing Life
Just about every year you see an article or two going on about how New Year Resolutions “don’t work” or they “just discourage you.” I feel like the people who say that are just as bad as the people who say NaNoWriMo is no good because its...
by Hillary DePiano | Dec 9, 2009 | External Stimuli
I have a little cardboard sign that says this which has been on my desk all through high school, college and even through my 9 to 5 office jobs. I found it recently and went to put it up my wall because, frankly, its still appropriate to my life and always will be. So...
by Hillary DePiano | Oct 25, 2009 | External Stimuli
I’m researching an item I’m going to sell on eBay for a TA client. This involves learning the history of the Sunshine Cracker company (bought by Keebler/Kellogg if you were curious). I try to find out their most famous product.It is the Cheez-It snack...
by Hillary DePiano | Oct 13, 2009 | External Stimuli
Because, frankly, this was kinda awkward. PS: I forgot I even had a MySpace account!
by Hillary DePiano | Sep 8, 2009 | External Stimuli, On Writing: Craft and Commiseration
I was chatting with an old friend on the phone a few years ago and I asked if she was planning to go to our high school reunion. She was going to be out of town anyway the date it was being held but she followed her answer up with, “Besides, Hill, high school...
by Hillary DePiano | Aug 31, 2009 | Announcements, External Stimuli, In Their Words, On Writing: Craft and Commiseration
“We have to continually be jumping off cliffs and developing our wings on the way down.” -Kurt VonnegutIn The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, flying is described as throwing yourself at the ground and missing. Isn’t that what writing...
Hillary DePiano is a playwright, fiction and non-fiction writer who loves writing of all kinds except for writing bios like this.
