Taking photos for use in your own online articles is ridiculously easy, and seeing as they add so much value to your work, there is no excuse not to use them! In this episode of the Online Writing Insider (Documenting with Photos), Jason Menayan and Her Brilliance (moi) share tips on documenting projects and other…
Read MoreOn Writing Well: The Importance of Structure in Writing
I am an incorrigible planner. I plan everything, down to the last detail. Yet when I am writing, I forget my planning ways, and try to write spontaneously. “I’ll be creative today!” I tell myself. “Structure is for construction, not for writing.” Yet inevitably, I run out of steam and give up on my piece.…
Read MoreThe Citizen’s Financial Responsibility Act
I particularly enjoyed reading this week’s Fascinating Fiction story, The Citizen’s Financial Responsibility Act. First published as The Citizen’s Financial Responsibility Act by Theo20185 on HubPages, this story has a bit of a Matrix feel to it, plus offers interesting commentary on debt and coporate greed. I hope you enjoy listening to it! If there…
Read MoreIntroducing the Hub of the Day Feature
This Monday, we will be introducing a feature that I am particularly excited about: the Hub of the Day. One Hub of the Day will be chosen by HubPages staff every day based on its interesting subject matter, good writing, and beautiful formatting. The Hub of the Day will be showcased before the HubPages community…
Read MoreY Chromosomes – Bundles of Genetic Fun
The Y chromosome is a fascinating thing, as anyone who has read leahlefler’s Hub The Y Chromosome: Ancestry, Genetics, and the Making of a Man could tell you. In this episode of Weekly Advice from Everyday Experts (Y Chromosomes – Bundles of Genetic Fun), Jason Menayan and Simone Smith discuss leahlefler’s fascinating exploration of the…
Read MoreIntroducing the Share and Share A Like Contest
Guess what? We’ve got a contest next month! The HubPages Share and Share a Like contest is HubPages’ first ever social contest in which we encourage you to write online articles that your social media friends are likely to read, enjoy, and share. In this contest, we’ve opened up most of the voting to the…
Read MoreHow to Spark Interest
What is it that sparks the interest of a reader or journalist? What makes an online article go viral? Find out in this episode of the Online Writing Insider (How to Spark Interest) in which PR expert Pia Chatterjee and internet meme fan Simone Smith discuss just various means by which online writers can attract reader and…
Read MoreOn Writing Well: How to Write a Great First Sentence
As a writer, I’m sure that you want each of your sentences to be equally perfect. To choose one as a favorite would be like a mom preferring one child over another. A terrible thought, indeed! Yet, today, I am going to persuade you, for the sake of your prose alone, to attend to one…
Read MoreWhen Evil Comes
While the HubPages Fascinating Fiction podcast is still in its infancy, we have already two stories with the word “evil” in the title! There must be something particularly alluring about the dark side. With When Evil Comes, akirchner (who typically writes nonfiction Hubs) took a walk on the wild side and explored the world of…
Read MoreNew Email Notification Features
Next week, we will be rolling out some pretty nifty new notification features, making it easier (and more pleasant) for you to keep up on HubPages activity than ever. The new features will include: A digest of all notifications: summarizing all the HubPages goings on you have been following in one convenient place A new place…
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