Hillary DePiano
  • Home
  • About
  • Works
    • Performance Inquiries
    • Script Sort! Find stage plays for schools, community theatre and more
  • Blog
  • Writing Workshops
  • Contact
Select Page
State of the Writer: Updates on NaNoWriMo, my ankle & various other ways I have injured myself

State of the Writer: Updates on NaNoWriMo, my ankle & various other ways I have injured myself

by Hillary DePiano | Nov 12, 2015 | My Writing, NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month)

So, remember how I told you I had a Class Two sprain on my ankle? Well, we later found out it was a Class Four sprain. Then I dropped three large folding tables on my toe on the same foot at our NaNoWriMo kick-off party. When I went to get that x-rayed, the doctor was...
My November: 17 productions. 6 different plays. 15 states. 3 premieres.

My November: 17 productions. 6 different plays. 15 states. 3 premieres.

by Hillary DePiano | Nov 6, 2015 | Announcements, My Writing

I’m having a kind of crazy year and I think it’s probably easiest to just show you what I mean rather than try to explain. Not counting all the events I’m running (and fundraising stunts I’m coordinating) for NaNoWriMo or family holidays and...
Introducing Goosed! a new play in the style of classic Italian slapstick comedy

Introducing Goosed! a new play in the style of classic Italian slapstick comedy

by Hillary DePiano | Oct 22, 2015 | Announcements, My Writing, Uncategorized

It’s hard to say exactly what draws me to adaptation. Most of the time, I like something in it but hate the rest of it and I end up adapting it to “fix” whatever’s annoying me about the original. But every now and then, I read a story that just...
Prepare yourselves for a barrage of new one acts as I chop up my Tale of Tales full length play

Prepare yourselves for a barrage of new one acts as I chop up my Tale of Tales full length play

by Hillary DePiano | Oct 20, 2015 | My Writing, Uncategorized

It’s been 13 freaking years since I decided to read the Tale of Tales. Almost three years since I actually started reading it and realized I wanted to adapt, like, all of it. Nearly a year since I had to read it all over again because I realized I was reading an...
My play, Weak Days, to be featured in The Chameleon Theatre Circle’s New Play Festival this November

My play, Weak Days, to be featured in The Chameleon Theatre Circle’s New Play Festival this November

by Hillary DePiano | Oct 13, 2015 | Announcements, Me, but Elsewhere, My Writing, Uncategorized

In all the hubbub lately, I forgot to share that my play, Weak Days, won in the one-act category of The Chameleon Theatre Circle’s 16th Annual New Play Contest. They’ll be a reading of the play with minimal staging at The Chameleon Theatre Circle’s New...
Tale of Tales adaptation update and more in this State of the Writer post

Tale of Tales adaptation update and more in this State of the Writer post

by Hillary DePiano | Sep 15, 2015 | Living the Writing Life, My Writing

Here’s what I’ve been working on since we last checked in… Remember last year when I had The Love of Three Oranges (one-act version), Sell Their Stuff, New Year’s Thieve and the paperback of Beyond Amazon, eBay and Etsy all coming out within a...
« Older Entries
Next Entries »

About the Author

Hillary DePiano is a playwright, fiction and non-fiction writer who loves writing of all kinds except for writing bios like this.

Get new posts in your email

Upcoming Events

15 Jun
MASTER CLASS: Lights, Camera, Novel! Script-Writing Secrets for Novelists

Recent Posts

  • Start reading Make Ready to Write here now!
  • Grab a free copy of Building a Writing Life (and welcome to the new newsletter!)
  • Hands Free Writing with Dictation and Voice-to-Text on May 16, 2026 11 AM (EST) [Zoom Workshop]

Books and Plays by Hillary DePiano

Trending

  • Kanban for writers: organize book releases, revisions & more with project management boards
  • Review: Can 4TheWords, the fantasy game for writers, be used for editing and other off-site writing?
  • Should you write by hand? Handwriting pros and cons

Join My Newsletter

Be the first to know about world premiere opportunities, new releases, upcoming workshops and special offers!

  • X
  • Instagram
  • RSS
Copyright © Hillary DePiano 2026