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 | Jun 25, 2011 | External Stimuli
Every time I go to the doctor’s for my yearly checkup, we go through the same routine. I hand the woman at the desk my insurance card and she fiddles with the computer for a while before saying, “I know you aren’t a new patient, why can’t I find you in the computer?”...
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 | May 18, 2010 | External Stimuli
You just have to look at the picture. I have to keep this thing in my office until someone buys her!
by Hillary DePiano | Mar 23, 2010 | External Stimuli, My Writing, Uncategorized
Just wanted to point out this review of The Love of Three Oranges as written by the sister of a cast member. The author wrote lots of very nice things about the play in general and I thank her for it!You can read the review here.