Hi Hubbers, I just wrote an article about living car free that's over 3,000 words. To me, that's too long, but I can't figure out what to cut. I'm also planning on writing a hub with tips about how to get around using public transportation, going into more detail about things to watch out for. Shall I take out the individual transport sections?
Please help me with passing the Quality Assessment Process. Here's my article How to Live Car Free in the City. What can I do to improve? Thanks!
I don't think it was too long, though I did skim through some sections. You have set up the headings nicely, so it was easy for me to see what I wanted to see and what I wanted to skip.
First (I am from So. CAL) and I don't think I ever met anyone who didn't drive when I was there. If you think you must cut, it might be in the sections that pertain particularly to your area-- like the lovely shot of the walk into Eaton Canyon, so it would apply more to anyone in any city. But, really, I think it is very enlightening, and don't think the length is a problem.
Sorry, this is just cursory... but I may go back and re- read. Cheers!
I would not worry about it being too long. If it is too long, people will skim, but at least they will open.
What I would worry about is that long introduction. The people that are reading your article are looking for info on how to live without a car in the city, and do not care/are not interested in your jobs, car accidents, etc. What I would do is make the introduction very short, just enough to get them to scroll down, and then introduce the subject quickly. I think the "Adaptations" section is the most powerful, but you might need to put the car free lifestyle capsule above that.
I appreciate your articles here and on your other account. My green/no car solution happens to have four legs, and since all of my horses are on pasture I do not have to spend fuel hauling hay and grain to feed them. Every month I have to go to town so I take public transportation too. I realize not everyone can do so, but the effects of habitat loss are visible even here.
The situation there in California is so much worse.
Thanks to both of you. That first section is actually one I was thinking of editing out. My intention was to show people ways of telling when it's not feasible to get rid of your car, but the way I wrote it didn't come across that way. Someone else told me the same thing, so I will take out that story. Thanks again. Anyone else?
I have seen your article and realized it got published on toughnickel.com right now. So it is featured. I thought of suggesting some more points. But, no need now.
Articles moved to niche sites should be edited and improved too.
Yes, true, Mark. Improvement is always welcome. We keep learning and correcting ourselves always. It's an unending process.
Please do suggest your other points. I'm always looking for improvement. I have other transportation hubs I plan on publishing too, and could possibly apply your tips to those.
OK. I've decided to split it up into two articles. One will focus on the lifestyle of someone who doesn't have a car, and the other will be more about alternative transportation, itself––basically taking off the second half of the current hub and fleshing it out in a new hub. Again, thanks for your help.
Minimum 700 words and maximum can be up to 2500 if it is a great, interesting, and useful one.
You can visit the HubPages Learning Center page for full details of a good, stellar article.
The is no actual required minimum or maximum--length is just a variable that effects quality. In some areas like describing an IT fix for a specific error, shorter can be better.
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