With fall around the corner, we’ve just seen the end of writing conference season. Many of you are returning from Florida, Massachussets, Portland and other places, with your manuscripts in your bag and with copious notes on how to improve your writing. But not everyone thrives at writing conferences, and ever so often an aspiring…
Read MoreHow to Sound Like a Human Online
In previous Online Writing Insider podcasts, we have alluded to the importance of sounding like a human online. Sounding authentic, and having a distinctive voice, helps you, as a writer, develop an audeince. Sounding human will also prove to your readers that you are not inauthentic (e.g. not a real expert about the subject you’re…
Read MoreThe Corpulent Vampire
A lot of folks really loved Once Upon a Childhood: Pirate Gold– a short story by Hyphenbird that we featured on an earlier Fascinating Ficiton podcast, so I thought it would be fun to share another of Hyphenbird’s short stories. The Corpulent Vampire is the tale of an undead aristocrat who, despite an all liquid…
Read MoreThe History of the Ouija Board
The Ouija Board has been used for ages to communicate with the great beyond. But for how long has this mysterious implement been in use? Where did it come from? Listen in to this week’s podcast (The History of the Oija Board) to find out! The Ouija Board – A History, the Hub by kentuckyslone…
Read MoreLast chance to vote for HubPages!
Public voting for South by Southwest (SXSW) ends tomorrow, September 2, at 11:59 a.m. CST. So if you have not voted already, and would like to, please do so. Your vote will help Paul get selected from among over 3,000 other candidates, and will help HubPages get attention at the South by Southwest conference. The…
Read MoreCharacteristics of Online Content that Drives Traffic
The best practices of online writing (at least when it comes to search engine friendliness) have been shifting in very interesting ways. Have you updated your writing style accordingly? Listen in to this week’s Online Writing Insider podcast (Content Characteristics that Drive Traffic) to discover some important methods that can help your writing be found…
Read MoreEmerald Wells Cafe 13, Speakeasy Night
The most popular fiction series on HubPages right now is the Emerald Wells Cafe series by mckbirdbks. Each installment of the series revolves around another day at the Emerald Wells Cafe- sometimes an evening, too. For this podcast, mckbirdbks was kind enough to share one of the most popular installments of the series: Emerald Wells Cafe…
Read MoreNot too late for vote for our SXSW proposal (just takes a minute)!
Hey everyone, Have you had a chance to vote for Paul’s SXSW (South by Southwest) speaking proposal, entitled Bringing Back the Love When Google Hates You? If not, it’s not too late! Your vote will help Paul get selected from among over 3,000 other candidates, and will help HubPages get media attention, which benefits us…
Read MoreTo Wed? Or Not to Wed?
That is the question…. addressed in an awesome Hub by michelleonly3 titled To Wed or not to Wed- Making the Biggest Decision of Your Life. The Hub is, as michelleonly3 puts it, a brutally honest discussion of the issue that both Marina Lazarevic and Yours, Truly found to be very insightful. Listen in to this…
Read MoreOn Writing Well – Managing Your Writing Life
There are so many people that I meet every day, who, having heard that I’ve finished a novel look at me sorrowfully. “I wish I could do that,” they say to me, “but between work, housework and kids, I don’t know where my day goes.” My heart goes out to them. Writing is harder work…
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