stuff4kids Interviews JKenny
Insights from a Detail-Oriented Nature Lover
What does writing on HubPages mean to you? And has that changed over the two years since you started?
Writing for HubPages means an awful lot to me, because it gave me my first chance to write about the things I love for a wider audience, e.g. other than myself and maybe my mother. Over the course of two years, that hasn't changed at all. What has changed is my confidence, it's flourished and blossomed to the point where I'm finally working properly on fulfilling my dream of writing and publishing a novel.
Most of your Hubs are on Natural History, Human History, Environmentalism, Science, and Myths. But every now and then you throw us a curved ball - a poem or an article about online dating - how do you decide what to write about?
For me it all comes down to inspiration, I tend to focus more on Natural and Human History because those are the things that inspire me the most. However, every now and then I feel like doing something different, hence the aforementioned curved ball. Incidentally the online dating articles were inspired by my own experiences in what can be a rather chaotic and illogical world.
In your profile you point out that you are an avid reader. What are you reading right now?
At the moment I've just started reading Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth. I watched the TV series a while ago, and really enjoyed it for its realistic and filthy portrayal of Medieval life.
You clearly pay attention to detail in all your carefully crafted Hubs. Are you a natural perfectionist or is that something you have to work at?
To be honest I've never really considered myself a perfectionist, because I believe that perfection is impossible, and like beauty it is often only found only in the eye of the beholder. I simply have an eye for detail and thus always take my time when putting my Hubs together.
As a keen bird and nature watcher you must love being outdoors. How do you get the balance between that and writing?
I tend to use the weekends I have off as my time for bird watching and simply revelling in the outdoors. While normally I use weekday evenings for writing, as I often find it to be the perfect cure for a long hard day at work.
Finally, what's your favorite pudding?
Easy answer- a bowel of lukewarm Ambrosia custard, although a nice warm chocolate brownie is a very, very close second.
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