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Start reading Make Ready to Write here now!

Start reading Make Ready to Write here now!

by Hillary DePiano | Jun 7, 2026 | Announcements, Writing Advice and Resources

It’s finally here! Today Make Ready to Write is available for purchase in both eBook and paperback at most major retailers! Make Ready to Write the ultimate writing prep guide for both plotters and discovery writers by Hillary DePiano This is it! It’s...
Start reading Make Ready to Write here now!

Make Ready to Write is available for pre-order!

by Hillary DePiano | May 7, 2026 | Announcements, Living the Writing Life, Writing Advice and Resources

My guide to prepping a writing project for both plotters and discovery writers is finally coming in paperback and eBook to just about everywhere on June 7th because, well, I have kids and I thought that would amuse them. (You know because it’s…...
Working with your weirdness

Working with your weirdness

by Hillary DePiano | Mar 21, 2025 | Evergreen, Living the Writing Life, Personally...

One of the reasons I’m such a big fan of keeping records and analyzing how you work is you realize two things. The first is that we’ve all got our little quirks and you’ll almost immediately start to recognize patterns that amount to Your Individual...
Two new plays and a chance to win a custom monologue written by Hillary DePiano

Two new plays and a chance to win a custom monologue written by Hillary DePiano

by Hillary DePiano | Jan 8, 2025 | Announcements, My Writing

2024 was a busy year for me and I finished two brand new plays that I feel confident saying are some of my best work. My mailing list got a sneak peek at these plays last summer, but I’m finally making them available to everyone with a special contest to help me...
End of Year Odds ‘n Ends

End of Year Odds ‘n Ends

by Hillary DePiano | Dec 30, 2024 | Announcements, Living the Writing Life, Personally...

The relentless passage of time bringing anyone else down? Somehow, we have zoomed to the end of another year, one in which I have been lax at blogging. This is partly because I have been super busy with classes and workshops and new plays that we will discuss in...
4TheWords Price Increase: How to lock in the writing game’s old rates

4TheWords Price Increase: How to lock in the writing game’s old rates

by Hillary DePiano | Jul 15, 2024 | 4TheWords, On Writing: Craft and Commiseration

TL;DR: 4TheWords is changing it’s pricing model on August 1st, 2024, but you can lock in the current prices for years in advance for less than the cost of a single year at the new plan if you act quick and take advantage of trading in your crystals As...
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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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