Writing, more than any other profession, is incredibly lonely and isolating. We spend our time holed up in rooms, alone with our words. We work on several drafts, each of them subtly different from the other, and then are hurt when our friends ask whether our books will ever be done. Sometimes, only other writers…
Read MoreAn Interview with Alastar Packer
As the HubPatron of the Arts contest approaches, we want to introduce you to the special Hubbers who will be serving as judges on the poetry, creative writing, and photo gallery panels. Alastar Packer is one of the contest’s five creative writing judges. Check out our exchange as we discuss what attracts him to creative…
Read MoreOn Writing Well: An Interview with Melanie Gideon
Melanie Gideon’s A Slippery Year is one of my personal favorite memoirs. It also stayed on the New York Times’ top ten best-seller list for many weeks, and received rave reviews from NPR, NY Post, San Francisco Chronicle, New Yorker’s Book Bench, Christian Science Monitor, San Francisco Magazine, Elle, Kirkus, Booklist, BookPage and others. I…
Read MoreAn Interview with Haunty
One of the best Hubbers on HubPages is Haunty. Currently supporting the community as an Elite HubPages Greeter, Haunty has been on HubPages for two years and consistently turns out engaging Hubs on topics ranging from the world’s most dangerous animals to the effect of birth order on personality. We even covered a collection of…
Read MoreA Visit & Interview with Lela Davidson
Not too long ago, Lela Davidson was in the neighborhood (visiting San Francisco on business) and stopped by HubPages headquarters to say hello! Paul and Robin Edmondson, Jason Menayan, Pia Chatterjee, and myself got to catch up with her over lunch, and really enjoyed meeting this long-time Hubber in person- not to mention hearing about…
Read MoreJob Hunting, Kermit, and Indiana Jones-style Adventures: An Interview with Dave Powell
Each day, more and more amazing writers join HubPages, and it is an absolute pleasure to get to know them. One particularly cool new Hubber is Dave Powell, who has already published a handful of excellent Hubs- and brings with him some fascinating background to boot! Though busy getting started on the site, Dave Powell…
Read MoreHubCamp London in Review
It was a rainy afternoon today in London, but HubCamps are always a go, rain or shine! It was a blast to be joined by CASE1WORKER and CMHypno who took a trek into the city for the meetup. We got together at the Fleet River Bakery for a lovely afternoon filled with HubPages chat and plenty of…
Read MoreHubCamp Boston In Review
HubCamp Boston took place yesterday, and we all had a blast! Robin and I met up with Boston area Hubbers including thranax, J.S.Matthew, and Carolyn2008 at the Back Bay Hotel to swap insider HubPages tips and just shoot the breeze. It was a blast meeting Hubbers in person and we hope that everyone had as…
Read MoreThe Updated Text Capsule
Late last week, Paul Deeds pointed out in the forums that we’re introducing and testing some updates to the HubTool’s text capsule- and if you would like to have a look at it, you’re free to try it out! In case you didn’t see the forum thread, here’s a full description of the Text Capsule…
Read MoreOnline Writing Tips from HubPages Contest Judge Caroline Smith
Caroline Smith is an Assistant Professor of Writing at the George Washington University in Washington, DC where she helps college freshmen polish their writing skills through the First-Wear Writing program, a one-semester intensive writing course. Caroline majored in English at Moravian College and got her MA and PhDat the University of Delaware. She specializes in…
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