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Author Anxiety: On dealing with bad reviews

Author Anxiety: On dealing with bad reviews

by Hillary DePiano | Oct 12, 2026 | Evergreen, Living the Writing Life, On Writing: Craft and Commiseration

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From the mailbag: Use a pen name or publish under your real name?

From the mailbag: Use a pen name or publish under your real name?

by Hillary DePiano | Sep 22, 2026 | Classes and Workshops, Living the Writing Life

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New Omnibus Edition collects the five plays from the Fairly Obscure Fairy Tale Plays series all in one volume!

New Omnibus Edition collects the five plays from the Fairly Obscure Fairy Tale Plays series all in one volume!

by Hillary DePiano | Sep 7, 2026 | Announcements, Living the Writing Life, Playwriting and Theatre

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Make Ready to Write is available for pre-order!

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...
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...
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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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