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Page-a-thon? Get pledges & sponsors for your Script Frenzy project!

by Hillary DePiano | Mar 28, 2011 | Living the Writing Life, Playwriting and Theatre

Want to give yourself a little extra motivation to get that script done? Get a Screnzy sponsor! Just like a walk-a-thon or other fund-raising project, you can get a sponsor for your script in progress, getting friends and family to pledge a donation to The Office of...

Script Frenzy Desktop Background Wallpaper Calendars (2011)

by Hillary DePiano | Mar 28, 2011 | NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month), Playwriting and Theatre

Last year, I received a request for Script Frenzy Desktop Wallpaper. Apparently these are very popular with NaNoWriMo participants but the people who usually make them in November don’t make them for Screnzy so there was a need and I decided to be a sport and...
How many words are in 100 pages? Is Script Frenzy less words than NaNoWriMo?

How many words are in 100 pages? Is Script Frenzy less words than NaNoWriMo?

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...
What is a logline? How do you write one?

What is a logline? How do you write one?

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...
Comic: What it’s like reading your draft for the first time when you’re a pantser

Comic: What it’s like reading your draft for the first time when you’re a pantser

by Hillary DePiano | Mar 21, 2011 | On Writing: Craft and Commiseration, Playwriting and Theatre

(Click the comic to make bigger) Huge, massive, sloppy shout-out to Witty Comics for existing so art challenged hacks such as me can make comics. Love! (By the way, feel free to repost any comic I have here on your own site. Just maybe give me a link back,...
Get a professionally designed poster for your Script Frenzy script before it’s even finished with 30 Posters, 30 Days

Get a professionally designed poster for your Script Frenzy script before it’s even finished with 30 Posters, 30 Days

by Hillary DePiano | Mar 21, 2011 | NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month), Playwriting and Theatre

NaNoWriMo veterans may have heard of 30 Covers, 30 Days, which is a November challenge run by The Office of Letters and Light. While the rest of us toil to write our 50,000 words, 30 designers take on an even crazier task: designing a book cover for a...
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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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