by Hillary DePiano | May 22, 2014 | On Writing: Craft and Commiseration
Writing well is not enough. Crafting a solid plot or a good read is not enough. Working hard and hustling is not enough. Luck is not enough. There are thousands of people out there who can do each of those things above that will never find success as a writer. Talent...
by Hillary DePiano | May 20, 2014 | On Writing: Craft and Commiseration
I was having an email chat with a friend about the classic writing advice to show, not tell, and I wrote up three super quick examples of it. And then I thought, heck, since I took the time to write them, maybe I ought to just share them here too in case anyone else...
by Hillary DePiano | May 15, 2014 | External Stimuli, My Writing, Uncategorized
I frequently get emails from students who are studying or performing The Love of Three Oranges in school and have some questions. I love to hear from people about the show and I welcome messages of any kind. If you’ve got a question or just want to say Hi,...
by Hillary DePiano | May 13, 2014 | My Writing, Uncategorized
The Love of Three Oranges opened this weekend at R.A. Long High School in Longview, WA (it also runs May 16-17, with a matinee at 2 p.m. May 17 if you’re in the area but busy this weekend) and two reviews of their production have already gone to press. I wanted...
by Hillary DePiano | Apr 22, 2014 | My Writing, Uncategorized
I’ve got two great photographs from West Linn High School’s production of The Love of Three Oranges courtesy of this review from the WestLinn Tidings. They did the show as a more traditional commedia play with masks and it looks great! The Love of Three...
by Hillary DePiano | Apr 17, 2014 | On Writing: Craft and Commiseration, Writing Advice and Resources
Writing advice comes in all types because so do writers. We all write very differently both in style and in process so it makes sense that writing advice doesn’t just come in one flavor. Let’s face it, there is never going to be that one single thing that...
Hillary DePiano is a playwright, fiction and non-fiction writer who loves writing of all kinds except for writing bios like this.
