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The Fourth Orange Virtual Talkback

The Fourth Orange Virtual Talkback

by Hillary DePiano | Apr 10, 2020 | Evergreen, Living the Writing Life, My Writing, Playwriting and Theatre, Uncategorized

It’s a good Friday! (Sorry, I couldn’t help myself!) Why? Because The Fourth Orange (one act edition) is officially available in paperback and eBook today just about everywhere books are sold. It’s a funny family friendly one act fairy tale with...
Resolve to Let It Go

Resolve to Let It Go

by Hillary DePiano | Feb 20, 2020 | Evergreen, Living the Writing Life, On Writing: Craft and Commiseration, Uncategorized

Happy new years, friends! Is it just me or has this year simultaneously been flying by and also felt it’s already been at least five years long? Have you managed to wrap your head around the whole 2020 thing yet? I still can’t write it without feeling like I...
Decade in Review or why lists are your best friend

Decade in Review or why lists are your best friend

by Hillary DePiano | Dec 29, 2019 | Living the Writing Life, On Writing: Craft and Commiseration, Playwriting and Theatre

In a few days, we’ll be celebrating New Year’s Eve 2019 which marks not just the end of the year but also the decade. Social media has been abuzz for weeks with the twin takes of “Make a list of what you accomplished in the last 10 years!” and...
The Fourth Orange and Other Fairy Tales You’ve Never Even Heard Of

The Fourth Orange and Other Fairy Tales You’ve Never Even Heard Of

by Hillary DePiano | Jul 2, 2019 | Announcements, Evergreen, Living the Writing Life, My Writing, Playwriting and Theatre, Uncategorized

Here’s something exciting: The Fourth Orange and Other Fairy Tales You’ve Never Even Heard Of is finally ready to share with the world! This play has been 6 years in the making* and is without a doubt the most complicated thing I have ever attempted to...
Transforming princess to orange dress for The Love of Three Oranges

Transforming princess to orange dress for The Love of Three Oranges

by Hillary DePiano | Mar 11, 2019 | Evergreen, Living the Writing Life, Playwriting and Theatre, Uncategorized

You want to see something really cool? Jada of creamcheese.cosplay is making some absolutely amazing costumes for The Love of Three Oranges and documenting the whole process over on Instagram (a platform I am on but barely know how to use if you want to follow me and...
Turning what I wanted to write into what I needed to write

Turning what I wanted to write into what I needed to write

by Hillary DePiano | Sep 27, 2018 | Living the Writing Life, My Writing, On Writing: Craft and Commiseration, Uncategorized

The 2016 election threw us all for a loop that we’re still dealing with. Shortly after the election, I saw a tweet to the effect that you’ll probably be able to tell exactly where writers were in their manuscripts when the election happened and I thought...
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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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