Mummy Witch House Archives - Hillary DePiano

Hillary Writes All the Things 2017: my writing year debriefed

Posted by Hillary DePiano on Dec 27, 2017 in Goosed, Mummy Witch House, Pentamerone (Tale of Tales), The Complete Novels of Jane Austen Now New and Improved, The Fourth Orange, The King Stag, The Myrtle, WoC, Word Count Updates and Writing Goals | 0 comments

As 2017 draws to a close, let’s take a look at how my year in writing went. I’m going to try to keep this short. I’ll fail, mind you, but that effort surely counts for something, no? For more details on any of this, you can see my whole writing year month by month here. (Keep in mind that my Writing Year starts in December, ends in...

June 2017: plot bunnies and other distractions

Posted by Hillary DePiano on Jul 10, 2017 in Mummy Witch House, On Writing: Craft and Commiseration, Pentamerone (Tale of Tales), The Fourth Orange, Word Count Updates and Writing Goals | 0 comments

Time is absolutely rocketing by and it is unacceptable. Baby is getting all big and stuff which is very rude when I want her to stay tiny and snuggly forever. But she said, “Mama” a week ago so I forgive her. The other one said just about every word in the dictionary before Mama so at least this one knows where her bread is buttered. Mama is...

Evolution of an idea: The (Completely Inaccurate) Legend of the Mummy Witch House

Posted by Hillary DePiano on Jun 27, 2017 in Evergreen, Mummy Witch House, On Writing: Craft and Commiseration | 0 comments

I have a brand new play, The (Completely Inaccurate) Legend of the Mummy Witch House, which has just officially been published by Playscripts. You can read the play for free*, purchase scripts or license productions here. It’s a short, very silly, not-even-remotely-scary wacky horror comedy for middle school and up that I think you’ll enjoy for...

Coming Soon: The (Completely Inaccurate) Legend of the Mummy Witch House

Posted by Hillary DePiano on Feb 28, 2017 in Announcements, News, Contests and Giveaways, Mummy Witch House | 0 comments

The best scary stories are the ones that are at least partly true… (This isn’t one of those stories.) Coming Spring 2017 I’ve got a brand new short comedy to share with you this spring in a super spooky collection from one of your favorite play publishers. Wacky and weird, it’s a fast paced adventure with the obscure horrors...

January 2017: Moving Right Along

Posted by Hillary DePiano on Feb 6, 2017 in Mummy Witch House, Word Count Updates and Writing Goals | 0 comments

Welcome to another exciting update in which stuff is going on! Apparently we just blew through a whole month without my noticing which would worry me more if I wasn’t knee deep in the hoopla as those kids from Starship say (and by kids, I mean, probably senior citizens by now). But as the month is really and truly over now, it’s time once again...