Celebrating My 10-Year Anniversary!
Hi HP Community,
I wanted to acknowledge my 10 years at HubPages by thanking those special hubbers over the years and all of those great fellow writers I've met and learned from along the way. Without the help, support and encouragement I received, I would not have figured out, nor would I have developed the stamina to hang in here with this thing called online writing. Although I was not a novice to writing, I knew nothing about creating online content. It's an entirely different animal. What a whirlwind, trial-by-fire experience! But with all the ups and downs, it's the community that I still come back to, to see what's happening, to maintain connections. With the votes of fellow hubbers, I was honored to receive the Hubbie Award for "Community Activist" a few years back.
Special thanks to the first hubber to welcome me with enthusiasm: Rich (rcrumple). He told me I had promise and shared the ins and outs of this site.
Others who reached out to me with technical advice about writing the best hubs: Bill Holland (billybuc), Carolee Samuda (Cardisa), Sondra (TIMETRAVELLER2) - may she continue to RIP, Susannah Birch (WryLilt), and Brandon Lobo (lobobrandon). Of course, there were others but too many to remember and name. You know who you are, I'm grateful to you, too.
I also extend a very special thanks to all of my followers and all who took the time to read my articles and leave gracious comments. You are appreciated.
As I pay it forward, I encourage new writers to keep on keeping on, hang in there, stay connected to the community and keep writing. The years will fly by fast. One year will become 5, and 5 years will become 10. You can do it with the help of this great HP community, along with your hard work, discipline, and study of the craft.
Love you guys, be blessed,
Janis (janshares)
Thank you, Brenda, for celebrating with me. I'm giving you a special thanks for waking up my muse during dry spells or times of busyness. I credit you for inspiring the last five or six articles and getting me to hit the 100 mark.
Congratulations, Jan! It's always a pleasure reading your comments and keeping the connection.
Lol, my senior brain does not recall, Solaras!
Do you know what it was about? Thanks for the congrats.OMG, Solaras! Now it sounds familiar, lol. I remember it.
I tried to find it but couldn't. Hope you have some luck. It would be fun to relive it. Those were the days.
Mr. Eugene is really nice and appears to be the only honest person on the planet.
Euguene, you are a great help on the forums and always notify us of any glitches or incorrectly placed ads... I suppose you could read Janis' hubs to figure out where ads should go. The benefits of 2 in 1 
Just kidding...
Stay blessed!
Hooray...! Janis, congratulations. Ten years is a huge milestone. I'm so happy we connected here. Thank you for everything you do. We all learn from each other, and I still remember your words when you told me how to deal with writer's block. You are awesome, my friend.
Cheers!Congratulations! A decade of wisdom well-shared.
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