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 earlyContinue reading “Here’s how to help your favorite writer in just five minutes…”
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Stressed? Read a Novel!
It’s Mental Illness Awareness Week. Do you know where your novel is? I wrote in my chapter on Mental Illness in Better with Books about how cognitive neuropsychologists at the University of Sussex found that reading can reduce stresslevels by almost 70 percent. Participants in the study demonstrated reduced muscle tension and slower heart rateContinue reading “Stressed? Read a Novel!”
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