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Hazel Hart

Hazel Hart is a writer and editor of historical and contemporary fiction.

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Still Under Construction

After over a month, I am still finding my way around the blog builder. It is now December 22, and I am determined to get something workable by January 1, 2026. We will see how that goes.

  • Researching with AI

    AI answers a question about coffee Today I opened a new canister of coffee, and it tasted a little flat. A look at the expiration date showed that its best by date was this month, August 2026. I immediately checked…

  • Finding My Way

It is November 12, 2025 as I write this. I have read instructions, watched videos, made multiple attempts to edit this page, and I haven’t had much success. Here’s hoping this will work. If you are reading this, I have achieved today’s goal.

  • My First Book

The Night Before Christmas, my first novel, took thirty years from the first draft to publication.

  • Words Matter

In the 1960s, I majored in English thinking once I learned the rules of grammar and sentence structure, they would stay the same. Little did I know. New style guides come out every year with updated rules.

And then there are the words. What was a receipt in the nineteenth century is a recipe now. As soon as I figure out how to add a link to the post, I’ll do that.

Pierce Family Saga

  • Cordelia’s Journey
  • For Want of a Father
  • Hiram’s Boy
  • Hiram’s War
  • Hiram’s Girls: For Want of a Home

The Adventures of Hannah True

  • Uprooted
  • Undercurrents
  • Overcoming
  • Reputation

  • Contemporary Fiction

  • The Night before Christmas
  • Family History
  • The Nancy Nolan Show
  • Possessing Sara
  • The Survivalist’s Daughter
  • What One of Us Knows