by Hillary DePiano | Nov 12, 2019 | Evergreen, My Writing, On Writing: Craft and Commiseration, Uncategorized
Don’t get ahead of yourself In an old Garfield book we had growing up, there’s a week-long gag about him becoming a writer. In one comic, he says something like, “Lots of people say they want to write a book, but very few actually do something about...
by Hillary DePiano | Nov 11, 2019 | Evergreen, My Writing, On Writing: Craft and Commiseration
Build your tribe While we’ve been talking about getting the voices in your head on board with this whole writing thing, friends and family can help or hinder your writing in a million ways. One of the best things you can do to help your writing life is finding...
by Hillary DePiano | Nov 10, 2019 | Evergreen, My Writing, On Writing: Craft and Commiseration, Uncategorized
For years, I thought I could only write if I had the perfect circumstances. My favorite mood-setting music, my special writing spot in an inspirational setting and at least three hours of uninterrupted time. I rejected so many perfectly good moments when I could have...
by Hillary DePiano | Nov 9, 2019 | Evergreen, My Writing, On Writing: Craft and Commiseration, Uncategorized
Stephen King once said, “If you don’t have time to read, you don’t have the time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that.” To be a writer, you need to read. Read often. Read widely. Read what you know you’ll love. Read what you think...
by Hillary DePiano | Nov 8, 2019 | Evergreen, My Writing, On Writing: Craft and Commiseration, Uncategorized
Write what you know? It’s hard to think of a writing cliche more prevalent than, “Write what you know!” The problem is that it’s not well understood and that confusion has lead many a would-be writer astray. Should you write what you know?...
by Hillary DePiano | Nov 7, 2019 | Evergreen, My Writing, On Writing: Craft and Commiseration, Uncategorized
I have talked to so many would-be writers whose writing dreams stalled before they had begun and all for the same reason: when they started writing, what they wrote was so bad they just couldn’t continue. What if they just weren’t good enough to be a...
Hillary DePiano is a playwright, fiction and non-fiction writer who loves writing of all kinds except for writing bios like this.
