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Hillary DePiano

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Hillary DePiano is a playwright and author of fiction and non-fiction, best known for her adaptations of Carlo Gozzi's The Love of Three Oranges and The Green Bird, which have been performed in theaters around the world. A folk and fairy-tale nerd, Hillary has mucked with myths from the nursery to the North Pole in over two dozen plays and other fiction works. As her alter ego, The Whine Seller, Hillary is also the author of multiple non-fiction titles including bestsellers about selling on e-commerce platforms like eBay, writing, and publishing. Since 2010, Hillary also has volunteered with NaNoWriMo and its sister event, Script Frenzy, as a Municipal Liaison helping writers of all ages get excited about literacy and the written word. She ...more

Average rating: 4.13 · 153 ratings · 27 reviews · 27 distinct works
The Love of Three Oranges

4.06 avg rating — 54 ratings — published 2003 — 5 editions
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Daddy Issues

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Beyond Amazon, eBay and Ets...

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The My Little Pony Collecto...

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The She-Ra Collector's Inve...

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The Author

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NaNo What Now? Finding your...

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An Evening with Edgar Allan Poe (October 29th-31st)

artwork by Melissa Schenter

See a spooky production of my Edgar Allan Poe inspired play, The Raven / Lenore as well as two other great creepy plays, from the comfort of your own home this weekend only!

The Rude Mechanicals, normally the home of kick-ass Shakespeare and Shakespeare-inspired theatre in the Tri-Cities, Washington, is doing a special Halloween production this weekend online. Featuring

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“There is no greater power than that of a laugh and happiness is a force which can save a person from the horrors of the world.”
Hillary DePiano, The Love of Three Oranges: A Play for the Theatre That Takes the Commedia Dell'arte of Carlo Gozzi and Updates It for the New Millennium

“It's like a fairy tale. . . on crack!”
Hillary DePiano, The Love of Three Oranges: A Play for the Theatre That Takes the Commedia Dell'arte of Carlo Gozzi and Updates It for the New Millennium

“NOEL: You can get excited about the future. The past won't mind.”
Hillary DePiano, New Year's Thieve

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“There is no greater power than that of a laugh and happiness is a force which can save a person from the horrors of the world.”
Hillary DePiano, The Love of Three Oranges: A Play for the Theatre That Takes the Commedia Dell'arte of Carlo Gozzi and Updates It for the New Millennium

“It's like a fairy tale. . . on crack!”
Hillary DePiano, The Love of Three Oranges: A Play for the Theatre That Takes the Commedia Dell'arte of Carlo Gozzi and Updates It for the New Millennium

“Writer's block is a fancy term made up by whiners so they can have an excuse to drink alcohol.”
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“LOVE is a friendship set to music”
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“Everything you can imagine is real.”
Pablo Picasso

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Hillary DePiano Lucinda wrote: "Dear Hillary,
Thanks so much for accepting my friend request! I am delighted to have won a copy of your novel "New Year's Thieve" {through a first-read giveaway}, which I am looking forward to read..."


Thank YOU for entering and for your interest in the play! It will go out in the mail first thing Monday, I hope you enjoy it! :-)


message 4: by L

L Dear Hillary,
Thanks so much for accepting my friend request! I am delighted to have won a copy of your novel "New Year's Thieve" {through a first-read giveaway}, which I am looking forward to reading and reviewing.
Kind Regards
Lucinda x



Daniel
Hillary, I've added the 5 books you have listed above, to my to-read list.


message 2: by Hillary (last edited Aug 25, 2016 01:38PM)

Hillary DePiano Maybe. I would like to think that we aren't that backwards a society that people would object to a female president. She definately seems like the best person for the job, I just worry about those backward minded people who still think women shouldn't have had the vote!


message 1: by Daniel (last edited Aug 25, 2016 01:37PM)

Daniel Tell me something, Hillary.

Do you think we are going to have a Hillary for president?


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