The Flagship Hub Program was something we ran on a limited basis from 2007-2009. It paid Hubbers $25 (above the standard 60% impressions-based share of ad revenue) for publishing an incredibly in-depth, informative Hub. Now, years later, we’ve had an opportunity to see how those 156 Hubs have done. Their overall performance is remarkable: Total…
Read MoreThe Best Way to Write a Sports Hub
Many people avoid writing about sports on HubPages because typical sports articles are too newsy to be successful in the long run. That said, sports are actually splendid activities to write about! In addition to being fun to write about (not to mention search-friendly), chances are that you know one or two sports very well,…
Read MoreShadesbreath Has Published a Novel!
While Shadesbreath may be one of HubPages’ most popular and beloved writers, there is more behind this Hubber, whose real name is John Daulton, than meets the eye! On his profile, John shares that Shadesbreath is but the sarcastic alter ego of his fantasy and science fiction writing self. This sci-fi-fantasy writer has been quite…
Read MoreIt’s 2012…time for some Hub spring cleaning!
Although spring doesn’t begin for us here in the Northern Hemisphere for more than a couple of months, the start of 2012 is as good a time as any to do some spring cleaning of your Hubs. It’s an especially important activity if you’ve been here for a while, and have seen traffic to your…
Read MoreOn Writing Well: Using All Your Senses
One of the hardest things to communicate as a writer is immediacy. As I sit here at my desk, I am very aware of all my senses- the sound of the keyboard tap-tapping as I write, the slightly acrid taste of my coffee, the glow of the overhead lamp, reflected on the screen- I am…
Read MoreTributes to earnestshub
The HubPages community learned on Monday, with great sadness, that earnestshub, a HubPages member for 3 years, had passed away. A treasured member of the community, earnestshub had published 146 Hubs sharing his expertise and passion for automobiles, and had gotten to know a lot of us through his frequent interactions in the forums. The…
Read MoreOn Writing Well: On NOT Losing the Plot
Much of the time, when writing prose, we get so carried away by character development and writing style that we forget all about the central structure of our work – the plot. Plot (or story, it really is the same thing) plays a critical role within creative prose. In fact as a judge of the…
Read MoreOn Writing Well: Making Verbs Work
Everyone Needs Verbs Have you ever read a sentence without a verb? No, right? It’s impossible! A few phrases and fragments may squeeze by without employing a verb or two, but any sentence worth it’s weight can’t manage without a couple of verbs. Verbs are the building blocks of writing. Without them, no action would…
Read MoreOn Writing Well: How to Handle Literary Influences
As aspiring writers, we all wish that we could write like the literary giants, many of whom we have admired for most of our lives. Yet, when it comes down to starting work of our own, we are often uncertain of how to handle these influences of the literary heroes whose work we have read…
Read MoreA Radio Interview with Stephhicks68
It is very exciting to see a Hubber in the news and even more exciting to hear one speak (after all, we only have writing and avatars to go by). For this reason, we’re particularly pleased about a recent radio program in which Stephanie Hicks (aka stephhicks68) was interviewed. Last week, stephhicks68 was interviewed by Bill…
Read More
HubPages Blog 