by Hillary DePiano | Aug 12, 2026 | 4TheWords
Highlights in a hurry new free Chrome extension for the popular gamified writing site 4TheWords counts your writing on (nearly) any website extension promises total privacy: only counts the number of words and never the actual content take advantage of the writing RPG...
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...
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…...
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...
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...
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...
Hillary DePiano is a playwright, fiction and non-fiction writer who loves writing of all kinds except for writing bios like this.
