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May 2, 2024 Dear Writers, Thank you for signing up for Writing with Hart: News and Opportunities for Writers. I’m so glad you’re here! A shout out to two former writing students this month. The first, Ron Tinsley, just released his memoir Promise: A Story of Race, Culture and Black Potential. I got to read an early

Ask for What You Want, Writers.

And if you don’t get it, be creative. April 2nd, 2024 Dear Writers, Thank you for signing up for Writing with Hart: News and Opportunities for Writers. I’m so glad you’re here! Shout out to my former Writer Magazine colleague Yi Shun Lai for the publication of her debut young adult novel A Suffragist’s Guide to the

Impatience is the Enemy of Writers

Sometimes a story needs to sit in a drawer for a month . . . or a year. September 1, 2022 Dear Writers, Thank you for signing up for Writing with Hart: News and Opportunities for Writers. I’m so glad you’re here! I’ve been thinking a lot about the revision process this week, because I finally had

My Free Webinar on How to Write Personal Essays for Magazines & Newspapers

Dear Writers, I wanted to let you know about a free one-hour webinar I’m teaching on Wednesday, June 22nd, 10 AM PST/1 PM EST. The subject: how to write personal essays for magazines and newspapers. My essays have appeared in The Washington Post, CNN, Real Simple, Orion, The Los Angeles Times, Parents, The Advocate, the We Need

How to Begin Your Book-Length Memoir, Part Two!

Fan Mail, Hate Mail & When to Respond to Both

Life got a bit bananas late last month when CNN decided to feature my story about combatting book bans with novel-writing, Little Free Libraries, and an inflatable T-rex costume. I learned so much from this adventure. First, always ask to see the footage as it’s being filmed, so that the lighting set up doesn’t make you look