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There’s nothing more disgusting than warm chocolate chip cookies right out of the oven, right?

There’s nothing more disgusting than warm chocolate chip cookies right out of the oven, right?

by Hillary DePiano | Sep 2, 2014 | Evergreen, External Stimuli, On Writing: Craft and Commiseration

“The most disgusting thing is chocolate chip cookies right out of the oven. Like when the chips are all warm and gooey.” And as my cousin said this, she shuddered like the mere thought of it made her sick to her stomach. The rest of us were like… are...
Notice anything different? Brand new site design for HillaryDePiano.com!

Notice anything different? Brand new site design for HillaryDePiano.com!

by Hillary DePiano | Aug 5, 2014 | Announcements, External Stimuli

Guys, look at this hotness. For the first time in ages, I’m actually proud of my author website. It’s something befitting where I am in my writing career and it looks nice and clean to boot. I’ve been going through old blog posts and I noticed...
A sequel to The Love of Three Oranges? Why not make it a trilogy?

A sequel to The Love of Three Oranges? Why not make it a trilogy?

by Hillary DePiano | Jul 29, 2014 | External Stimuli, My Writing, Uncategorized

Remember when I said I was working on a follow-up to The Love of Three Oranges? I lied. I’m working on two. And, no, the one-act version doesn’t count. I’m talking about two MORE plays. Back in May of 2013, I was having trouble with hardcore...
Photo gallery from Creative Revolution’s production of The Love of Three Oranges

Photo gallery from Creative Revolution’s production of The Love of Three Oranges

by Hillary DePiano | Jul 8, 2014 | External Stimuli, My Writing, Uncategorized

Creative Revolution just ended their run of The Love of Three Oranges and shared this great gallery of production stills from their run. See them all in a glorious full size slideshow here. One of my favorite things about looking through a gallery of production stills...
The Love of Three Oranges Mailbag: Teaching commedia dell’arte, movement, masks and more

The Love of Three Oranges Mailbag: Teaching commedia dell’arte, movement, masks and more

by Hillary DePiano | May 15, 2014 | External Stimuli, My Writing, Uncategorized

I frequently get emails from students who are studying or performing The Love of Three Oranges in school and have some questions. I love to hear from people about the show and I welcome messages of any kind. If you’ve got a question or just want to say Hi,...
You’ve got to stick out Camp NaNoWriMo until the very end! Here’s why…

You’ve got to stick out Camp NaNoWriMo until the very end! Here’s why…

by Hillary DePiano | Apr 15, 2014 | External Stimuli, NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month), On Writing: Craft and Commiseration

No matter how badly this month is going (and I, too, am oh so behind) you’ve got to stick this Camp NaNoWriMo journey out until the very end because… …my pep talk won’t come out until the end of the month and if you quit early, you’ll...
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Hillary DePiano is a playwright, fiction and non-fiction writer who loves writing of all kinds except for writing bios like this.

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