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Last chance for the original edition of The Green Bird before it goes out of print

Last chance for the original edition of The Green Bird before it goes out of print

by Hillary DePiano | Aug 3, 2016 | Announcements, My Writing, Uncategorized

The Green Bird is going out of print very soon as it moves over to Playscripts so if you want your copy of the original edition with the pretty green feather cover, you’ve got to act quickly! The books will be listed for sale for mere days more before I have to...
Vardiello, a modern commedia style fairy tale short play by Hillary DePiano

Vardiello, a modern commedia style fairy tale short play by Hillary DePiano

by Hillary DePiano | Jul 27, 2016 | Announcements, My Writing, Uncategorized

Now that my month of writing insanity is coming to a close, it’s time to start showing you the results of all my labors. I wrote A LOT of plays in the last few weeks and I’m pleased to finally share them with you! First up is Vardiello, a modern, commedia...
Camp NaNoWriMo July 2016 update: deadlines, politics and the bog of eternal writing blah

Camp NaNoWriMo July 2016 update: deadlines, politics and the bog of eternal writing blah

by Hillary DePiano | Jul 24, 2016 | Living the Writing Life, On Writing: Craft and Commiseration

At the moment I’m writing this, I’m sitting just a few words over 40,000 for the month.  This was a month of slow, painful editing so the fact that I’m track when all I’ve felt like I’m doing is spinning my wheels is nice. The serial...
I find your sloth very motivating

I find your sloth very motivating

by Hillary DePiano | Jul 20, 2016 | Evergreen, NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month), On Writing: Craft and Commiseration

I’m having one of those days when the writing is just not happening. I can’t make myself open my work in progress, the words are coming like molasses, and I’m just bopping around the internet doing absolutely anything to avoid doing some actual...
June 2016: Words are busting out all over!

June 2016: Words are busting out all over!

by Hillary DePiano | Jul 2, 2016 | Living the Writing Life, My Writing

Turns out, it’s waaaay easier to be transparent when things are going well… I usually write this monthly recap a few days before the month ends, whenever I have some spare time, and update the numbers later. That’s because I’m usually eager to...
Get 50% off the new eScript edition of Polar Twilight

Get 50% off the new eScript edition of Polar Twilight

by Hillary DePiano | Jun 29, 2016 | Announcements, My Writing

My vampire Santa Claus play, which is of course the inspiration for this MG series I’ve been writing and the prequel to my most quotable play, New Year’s Thieve, is now available in eScript exclusively from Playscripts! eScripts are electronic copies for...
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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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