by Hillary DePiano | Sep 28, 2021 | Announcements, My Writing, Uncategorized
I’ve been on a blogging and social media hiatus basically since the pandemic started but that doesn’t mean I haven’t still been working. But things have been kind of crazy and time’s blurring together so I figured now might be a great time to...
by Hillary DePiano | Apr 10, 2020 | Evergreen, Living the Writing Life, My Writing, Playwriting and Theatre, Uncategorized
It’s a good Friday! (Sorry, I couldn’t help myself!) Why? Because The Fourth Orange (one act edition) is officially available in paperback and eBook today just about everywhere books are sold. It’s a funny family friendly one act fairy tale with...
by Hillary DePiano | Feb 20, 2020 | Evergreen, Living the Writing Life, On Writing: Craft and Commiseration, Uncategorized
Happy new years, friends! Is it just me or has this year simultaneously been flying by and also felt it’s already been at least five years long? Have you managed to wrap your head around the whole 2020 thing yet? I still can’t write it without feeling like I...
by Hillary DePiano | Nov 30, 2019 | Evergreen, My Writing, On Writing: Craft and Commiseration, Uncategorized
Write for the job you want, not the one you have There’s an expression that says, “Dress for the job you want, not the job you have,” and it applies well to your writing life. Even though you’re just starting out, you likely know where you...
by Hillary DePiano | Nov 18, 2019 | Evergreen, My Writing, On Writing: Craft and Commiseration, Uncategorized
Consider yourself warned: There’s a point, usually around the halfway point of your story but not always, when you will hit a moment of crisis. This story is a mess, my writing is awful, the characters are flat and dull, and the whole thing is falling apart. Why...
by Hillary DePiano | Nov 15, 2019 | Evergreen, My Writing, On Writing: Craft and Commiseration, Uncategorized
It was summer. My daughter was five years old and just learning to go underwater. All-day long she’d done tentative little dips, dunking her face, sliding across the surface of the water. Then she dropped her goggles. She lunged for them, but it was too late....
Hillary DePiano is a playwright, fiction and non-fiction writer who loves writing of all kinds except for writing bios like this.
