Hi there friends! It’s August again, which means it’s Hubbie season! I’m super excited to announce that voting will open next Monday (August 10th) for the 5th Annual HubPages Hubbie Awards. You will have 2 weeks to cast your vote, so get started thinking about which Hubbers and Hubs you’d like to nominate. If you’re joining us…
Read MoreHubPro Editor: Meet Emily Drevets
You spent some time in Egypt. What did you like most about living there? It was magical to live near the Nile. One of my friends lived in a houseboat. Occasionally, he would host parties and there was something so special about getting to watch the city lights of Cairo in the river water. Could…
Read MoreHubPro Editor: Meet Helena Bonde
You’ve lived in a number of places. Which was your favorite and why? I’ve lived in Washington, DC, Stockholm, Sweden, Concord, NH, a small town in northern Germany, and San Francisco. There are things I love about all of those places, but I live in San Francisco now, and I’m happier than I’ve ever been.…
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HubPages Welcomes Back an Old Friend: Introducing Engineer Tim
Today I’m pleased to announce that an old staff member from the early days of HubPages has returned to the Team. After some time off traveling the world with his lovely wife, Engineer Tim Martin is back with us! We’re sure happy to have him. You can get to know Tim better in his interview below:…
Read MoreHubPro Editor: Meet Brandon Gordon
Who is your all-time favorite author, and why? Oh, man. I have a Ph.D. in English, so asking me my favorite author is a bit like asking a parent to pick a child. If forced, I think I’d have to go with the late David Foster Wallace. I chose him partly because of the breadth…
Read MoreHubPro Editor: Meet Rebecca Schuetz
What is your ideal vacation? My ideal vacations involve visiting people who mean a lot to me and letting them show me their favorite things about the city. Right now, a friend is in med school in Baltimore, a city where my dad used to live, so I would like to visit there. Some of…
Read MoreHubPro Editor: Meet Kate Rix
What is your favorite genre to read for fun? That’s a fun question to answer. I studied English literature in college and I still like to read the classics, because there are so many of them! I recently read Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison, quickly followed by Light in August by William Faulkner. That…
Read MoreHubPro Editor: Meet Katie Harper
You have a history degree. What is your favorite time period to learn about? My undergraduate degree and my in-progress Ph.D. are both in 20th-century European and British history. I like thinking about how societies deal with enormous change or sudden catastrophe, and modernity’s recurring dream of rebuilding society from the ground up. To that…
Read MoreHubPro Editor: Meet Betty Wang
Are you a cat or a dog person? Totally a dog person. I might almost go as far as saying I’m a crazy dog lady. Almost. Could you briefly tell us a little bit about your previous experience doing professional editing? I’ve been involved with the world of professional editing since I was on my…
Read MoreHubPro Editor: Meet Joanna Fonte
Let’s start with an icebreaker: what is your favorite food? Well that would have to be cheese. Hard, or creamy, nutty, smoky, or stinky, shaved, fondued, or simply grabbed with fingers and stuffed into mouth. If you are what you eat, then I am made of cheese. (Either that or Oaxacan or Korean food or anything you can find…
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