I Will Call That Productive

@porwest (112876)
United States
October 24, 2023 3:42pm CST
It happens sometimes. I get on a roll. With writing, that is. I guess part of it is that I love to write, and beyond that I tend to have a lot of things to say. Yeah, yeah. I hear ya already. "That Porwest is REAL windbag, that guy." I write in several places. And no, I don't consider what I do on myLot as "writing," and so I don't count it. And that's not a dis against myLot or anyone here who puts a bit more time, effort and care into their musings here. I'm just saying that for me it's a different form even if it's ultimately still putting words to blank screen that people will eventually read. So, I got two articles written for HubPages. One that I hit the publish button for already and the other I left to sit in the waits just to let the other one digest a little bit before publishing the next one. Not that it necessarily matters. Different topics. Different audiences. And the way HubPages works is very different than how it works here. But I feel like getting that done was productive. I will look forward to soon counting all the loose change I will get from them. Yeah, you heard me right. Loose change. It's not like any of this writing brings in big bucks or anything like that. But it is still fun and, like I said, I will call it productive.
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@LindaOHio (222534)
• United States
25 Oct 23
I should check out HubPages. Haven't written there in years. Have a good day.
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@LindaOHio (222534)
• United States
25 Oct 23
@porwest At one time they increased their minimum words. Do you know what the minimum is now?
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@porwest (112876)
• United States
25 Oct 23
@LindaOHio I thought it was somewhere around 750. Let me check. Basically it says, "Write 700-1250 words and use multiple Text Capsules with descriptive, concise sub-headings to increase your chances of gaining search traffic."
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@porwest (112876)
• United States
25 Oct 23
I like the changes they made. They took away the "interactive" nature of it and turned it into an actual writing site.
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@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
25 Oct 23
I'm glad you're doing well on HubPages. Maybe I should try it again. When I'm not writing.
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@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
26 Oct 23
@porwest I never did a post because I couldn't figure out the site. I tried to find the Terms of Use but couldn't. So, I gave up. I'm sure I still have an account there.
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@porwest (112876)
• United States
26 Oct 23
@just4him It might be worth looking into again. I mean, I wouldn't let it take away from your mainstay, your books of course. But again, it's not really a good place for fiction and I am not sure what interest you have in writing nonfiction pieces. It's also not a good site for blog style stuff or everyday life necessarily.
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@porwest (112876)
• United States
25 Oct 23
Need time to write from writing. lol. When you were there were you doing fiction or nonfiction? Because I know fiction tends to not do well there. Although serialized fiction might. Never tried it.
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@May2k8 (19788)
• Indonesia
25 Oct 23
Go ahead as long as you have the materials to be productive.
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@porwest (112876)
• United States
25 Oct 23
Writing for me has always been something that just comes naturally, so it tends to work out.
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@RebeccasFarm (91297)
• United States
25 Oct 23
I hope it pans out in earnings for you.
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@porwest (112876)
• United States
25 Oct 23
I make enough to make it worth my while, but not enough to write home about. lol
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@RasmaSandra (98033)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
25 Oct 23
I call I day when I can post at least eight articled to Vocal Media productive but I do feel tired afterward, I used to be on Hubpages but only posted poems and then they stopped the commenting and I never earned anything so I closed my account,
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@JudyEv (382240)
• Rockingham, Australia
25 Oct 23
Good for you. Sometimes you just have to write but the opportunities are sometimes limited. I hope you get lots of loose change from your articles.
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@porwest (112876)
• United States
25 Oct 23
For me I never am at a loss for something to talk about. As some here may attest. lol. It is more time consuming considering the type of writing and length. But I really enjoy it and it does make enough to make it worth my while. So, for that reason I keep doing it—although writing is not something I do solely for making money.
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@kaylachan (84815)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
24 Oct 23
Productive isn't a bad thing. I like when I can be productive and get some things done. Glad you got some Articles written.
@Deepizzaguy (122195)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
24 Oct 23
I like writing myself since I can express my thoughts on the internet on subjects that I like to share with my readers.