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...
by Hillary DePiano | Mar 29, 2019 | Evergreen, On Writing: Craft and Commiseration, Writing Advice and Resources
This post is a sequel to my original post about Kanban for writers so you may want to start there. But, if not, here’s a quick recap: What is Kanban? Kanban is a project management system that started in manufacturing in which projects are visualized by easily...
by Hillary DePiano | Mar 22, 2019 | 4TheWords, Evergreen, On Writing: Craft and Commiseration
4TheWords review in a hurry: While sometimes buggy (as you’d expect from a work in progress), it’s well worth the occasional quirk for this fun and addictive game that motivates you to write more exactly as advertised! And while the site isn’t...
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...
by Hillary DePiano | Feb 27, 2019 | My Writing, Playwriting and Theatre
Did you see this awesome profile of J’Kalein Madison, a young actor making a splash in the local theatre scene in Waterloo, Iowa? What’s particularly cool is that Madison is a graduate of Waterloo West High School and had this to say about his theatre experience...
by Hillary DePiano | Feb 12, 2019 | Evergreen, On Writing: Craft and Commiseration, Uncategorized
Fitbit for Writers Can fitness trackers mean more physical exercise for writers? Can having a little gadget strapped to our wrists really make us take better care of ourselves? I decided to try it out for myself. Writing is a very sedentary act. It involves sitting,...