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After 30 Years of Teaching, Here’s What I’ve Learned about First Pages (opens the original)
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September 2, 2026Dear Writers,Welcome to StoryCellar! I’m glad you’re here. I’m Oregon-based journalist and author Melissa Hart; I worked as Contributing Editor at The Writer Magazine for 10 years, and my writing has appeared in The New York Times Magazine, Smithsonian, The Washington Post, CNN, Salon, Slate, Real Simple, The Advocate, Orion, The Los Angeles Times, and numerous other publications. (See my work at <a href="http
Pretend to Be an Extrovert? If I Can Do It, You Can Do It! (opens the original)
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Dear Writers,Welcome to StoryCellar! I’m glad you’re here. I’m Oregon-based journalist and author Melissa Hart; I’m also a Creative Writing Instructor for the MFA program at Southern New Hampshire University, and I worked as Contributing Editor at The Writer Magazine for 15 years.(You can find many of my archived articles here: The Writer - Advice and inspiration for today’s writer) and my anytim
Tree Teams, Fake Blood & Raccoon Costumes: (opens the original)
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July 3, 2026Dear Writers,Welcome to StoryCellar! I’m glad you’re here. I’m Oregon-based journalist and author Melissa Hart; I’m also a Creative Writing Instructor for the MFA program at Southern New Hampshire University, and I worked as Contributing Editor at The Writer Magazine for 15 years.(You can find many of my archived articles here: The Writer <s
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