by Hillary DePiano | Apr 28, 2011 | On Writing: Craft and Commiseration
You’ve got this idea for a story that you are going to write someday. You’ve got that draft laying in a drawers somewhere that you swear, once you’ve got the time, you’re going to clean up and edit. You’d love to have your family history...
by Hillary DePiano | Mar 24, 2011 | NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month), Playwriting and Theatre
If you’re a veteran of NaNoWriMo, one of the biggest questions you may have about Script Frenzy is how many words do I have to write? Even though Screnzy is based on the number of pages you write, for many of us judging our progress by word count is a habit and...
by Hillary DePiano | Mar 22, 2011 | NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month), On Writing: Craft and Commiseration, Playwriting and Theatre
Wikipedia says: A log line or logline is a brief summary of a television program or film, often providing both a synopsis of the program’s plot, and an emotional “hook” to stimulate interest. But for many of us, that isn’t enough info to get...
by Hillary DePiano | Feb 23, 2011 | Announcements, My Writing, Uncategorized
I’ve got some exciting news I’ve just been itching to share with you! My play, The Love of Three Oranges which is based off the commedia dell arte scenario by Carlo Gozzi, will be joining the Playscripts catalog before the end of the year. Both my ...
by Hillary DePiano | Jan 17, 2011 | Living the Writing Life, On Writing: Craft and Commiseration
I’m frequently asked how I work or how I get “so much done” (which I think is funny because I feel like I never get enough done) but I get the question enough that I feel like I should address it. A huge part of how I get anything done, especially in...
by Hillary DePiano | Nov 15, 2010 | External Stimuli, Living the Writing Life, On Writing: Craft and Commiseration
Inigo Montoya sits across from you at the coffee shop. He’s your novel critique partner. You’ve already given him your notes on his latest work. He wasn’t exactly pleased with your line edits. He actually said, “My name is Inigo Montoya. You...
Hillary DePiano is a playwright, fiction and non-fiction writer who loves writing of all kinds except for writing bios like this.
