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Should you write by hand? Handwriting pros and cons

Should you write by hand? Handwriting pros and cons

by Hillary DePiano | Feb 29, 2020 | Evergreen, On Writing: Craft and Commiseration

Writing by hand There’s something about taking a favorite pen and a pretty notebook and just letting the words pour out. It’s an almost magical process where ideas can flow directly through your hand through the satisfying physical sensation of ink on...
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...
5 Tips to Get Into a Writing Habit in 2020

5 Tips to Get Into a Writing Habit in 2020

by Hillary DePiano | Feb 17, 2020 | On Writing: Craft and Commiseration

Everything has been a bit bananas over here (Why must kids get sick so often? Why???) and I’m a bit behind on the blog. While I try to get my feet back under me, I’m turning the blog over to Reedsy’s Thao Nguyen today for a great guest post on...
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...
My Year in Writing 2019: a rebuilding year

My Year in Writing 2019: a rebuilding year

by Hillary DePiano | Dec 15, 2019 | Living the Writing Life

My understanding of sports can be best summarized by the time I looked up at the TV and asked my husband if he was watching “Monday Monday Football Monday” and he just looked at me, looked at the TV, looked back at me and said… “It’s...
Write for the job you want

Write for the job you want

by Hillary DePiano | Nov 30, 2019 | Evergreen, My Writing, On Writing: Craft and Commiseration, Uncategorized

Write for the job you want, not the one you have There’s an expression that says, “Dress for the job you want, not the job you have,” and it applies well to your writing life. Even though you’re just starting out, you likely know where you...
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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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