by Hillary DePiano | Sep 22, 2011 | External Stimuli, Playwriting and Theatre
Playscripts was kind enough to invite me back to do a second guest blog post which just went up yesterday. This one’s called… Adapt or Perish! Five Things to Consider Before Starting an Adaptation If you have a second to visit their blog and read the whole...
by Hillary DePiano | Sep 2, 2011 | On Writing: Craft and Commiseration, Playwriting and Theatre
You finished a book. Getting all the way to The End, no matter how long it took or how good you think what you wrote is, is a major accomplishment. You need to take a moment, pat yourself on the back and bask in a job well done. Except that, at some point,...
by Hillary DePiano | Jul 18, 2011 | In Their Words, On Writing: Craft and Commiseration, Playwriting and Theatre
“Revision is when you first get to recognize the distance between what you wanted to write, what you thought you were writing, and what you actually did write. That recognition often makes you want to throw up.” -Carolyn See Let’s say you are listening to the...
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 | Mar 29, 2010 | NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month), Playwriting and Theatre, Writing Advice and Resources
David Mamet, award winning playwright of plays like Glengarry Glen Ross knows a thing or two about writing. He also isn’t afraid to tell it to you straight with some colorful language. As a producer of the TV show, The Unit, Mamet offered the following advice to...
Hillary DePiano is a playwright, fiction and non-fiction writer who loves writing of all kinds except for writing bios like this.
