by Hillary DePiano | Oct 28, 2009 | Announcements, In Their Words, Uncategorized
I logged into my GoodReads account today and noticed a really nice new review of The Author that was posted by one of the giveaway winners:I’ve never read anything by Hillary DePiano……… I won a copy of this book in a giveaway. It was an awesome...
by Hillary DePiano | Aug 31, 2009 | Announcements, External Stimuli, In Their Words, On Writing: Craft and Commiseration
“We have to continually be jumping off cliffs and developing our wings on the way down.” -Kurt VonnegutIn The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, flying is described as throwing yourself at the ground and missing. Isn’t that what writing...
by Hillary DePiano | Aug 24, 2009 | Announcements, External Stimuli, In Their Words, On Writing: Craft and Commiseration
“I went for years not finishing anything. Because, of course, when you finish something you can be judged… I had poems which were re-written so many times I suspect it was just a way of avoiding sending them out.” -Erica JongI really hope this...
by Hillary DePiano | Aug 17, 2009 | Announcements, External Stimuli, In Their Words, On Writing: Craft and Commiseration
“Motivation is when your dreams put on work clothes.” -Benjamin FranklinThat’s what it boils down to, isn’t it? It’s a ton of fun to make up a story, picture yourself winning the Pulizer, pose in front of a mirror for the make-believe...
by Hillary DePiano | Aug 10, 2009 | Announcements, External Stimuli, In Their Words, On Writing: Craft and Commiseration
“Each juggler should be trained in the ignorance of the laws of physics.” -Stanislaw Jerzy LecThere has to be a certain amount of ignorance or just plain delusion in writing. It’s the delusion that people would want to read what you have to say,...
by Hillary DePiano | Aug 3, 2009 | Announcements, External Stimuli, In Their Words, On Writing: Craft and Commiseration
“I admire anybody who has the guts to write anything at all.” -E. B. White
Hillary DePiano is a playwright, fiction and non-fiction writer who loves writing of all kinds except for writing bios like this.
