Writing & Publishing

Authors can use Flipboard to promote their own articles and share other content. I explain how it works, in addition to known problems and issues with the platform.

I'll show you proper page layout, how to set margins and font usage, as well as cover design and more, using Microsoft Word with Lulu and Kindle Direct Publishing.

How should you reach out to bloggers to review your self published book? What are Amazon policies about these reviews? Best practices are discussed.

I show you how to track your AdSense earnings for each individual article on all HubPages Network Sites. This is a detailed tutorial specifically for HubPages.

Are you a poet who wants to be published? Have you entered a writing competition and had your poem included in an anthology? Some of these contests are scams. Here are some tips to avoid being conned.

In April, 2018, HubPages' staff invited me to Maven's conference in Canada where plans for the merged companies were discussed. This is my review.

So you want to write a movie, but where to start? Screenwriting is a unique format that can take a little getting used to, so here are three tips to write better screenplays.

Anyone with good English and something worthy to say can start earning some extra cash right now for free. How? With HubPages, the easiest, most instructive and best paying platform to make money on the internet.

Whether or not writers should ever work for free is one of those divisive topics. I've been a professional writer for more than twenty years. Long enough to know that there's more to writing than money.

I've discovered many unresolved issues with InfoBarrel while researching the site. I explain the reasons why I feel it will eventually fail.

Many self published authors seem enamored with getting mass distribution for their books. And they want it now! But that can be difficult to achieve. Learn why.

Readers' letters published online and offline offer new freelance writers the easiest route to publication. Many new writers don't realize that readers' letters may be professionally written. This article explains how to research, write, and sell readers' letters to newspapers and magazines.

Authors with in-depth knowledge of a field can share their expertise with readers through guides and directories. Find out what it takes to self publish these specialty publications.

Many authors use digital devices when writing a novel, but you may also want a paper copy of your work. Here are some tips to find cheap paper for rough drafts.

Hating your job and wishing you could start earning money writing from home? Here's how I earn hundreds each month working only a few hours each week.

You start working as a freelancer by figuring out what you want to say, who you want to say it to, and where you want your work to show up. And by focusing on what you can control, without obsessing about what you can't.