Writing the Hub "My Son Becomes A Man"

I've been writing on Hubpages quite a bit, under the name graceomalley. I'm beginning to develop my own way of writing hubs, and it's not quite like what others are doing. A few days ago I read the advice that a hubber should be able to turn out a 600 word hub in an hour. This is from a very experienced and successful hubber, whose picture is permanently on the Hubpages home page. She's also a bit of an overacheiver if you ask me. She's homeschooling six kids while renovating her home and earning one third of her household income by writing online and editing.

Well, I don't write that fast. Then again, I'm writing pretty different stuff. This hubber's latest article was 600 words on styles of chandeleirs. Had great pictures. She's learned a thing or two renovating that house. My latest, by way of contrast, was 2,000 words about the meaning of manhood. I included what it is like for me as a mother to live with my teenage son as he grows into a man, reflections from my dating experience, events in sports, and a childhood incident of domestic abuse. It's a complicated subject really.

Here's the link: http://hubpages.com/hub/My-Son-Becomes-A-Man-What-Manhood-Means-To-A-Woman

I'm finding my way on Hubpages. It's not like I took forever to write that article. It was all done on the same day, including writing the text, finding pictures and posting links. It was a Saturday, and my family was milling around me all day, asking for stuff. I made a big pot of chili, did laundry, and was on the hostess crew for a church potluck that Saturday too. I got to spend some time in the car with my son, though I missed my daughter's basketball game - but that was the fault of the potluck, not my writing.