She lived to 82 years old in a time when that would be like living to 110. I agree with her that While she is an interesting subject, I'm curious... what prompted this piece?"Regularity is the pivot upon which all household management turns; where there is a lack of system there is a lack of comfort, that no amount of individual effort can supply.
This is something I am trying to work on right now. I want to introduce some regularity to our family's life. My wife and I are sitting down with a calendar this week to begin scheduling "things".
Thanks for the comments. Both articles were done for Women's History Month earlier this year. They were promptly buried in Yahoo! Voices and I've been looking ever since for somewhere else to promote them and get some feedback. I prefer to write about history over sports, but it seems like simple sports articles make me some money, while the history ones generally get ignored.
You should combine the two. Write about the history of sports. Right now we've got Cabrera chasing the triple crown, you should write about the history of the triple crown in baseball. I guarantee it would get picked up. It's likely that there are some interesting stories there too. One suggestion, when people read about history it's nice if it is personal. If I'm reading about a woman that helped engineer the Brooklyn Bridge, make it to where I feel like I know her a bit through her actions/accomplishments and when possible the opinions of her contemporaries. Sports can be fascinating. Anything can, I look forward to reading more.
Unfortunately, the only Yahoo! beat I have right now is for the Olympics. I do as much as I can with the subject, especially articles about the history of the Games. Luckily, with the Winter Olympics in January 2014, I'll be able to transition soon to writing about them. I've tried repeatedly to get a baseball beat, but they don't have any openings. I understand your point about the Roebling article. If I'd been paid more than a few dollars and had access to more sources on her life and work, I would've done as you suggest. I like the challenge of writing and the chance to learn more, but there's a limit on how much I'll do for virtually no compensation in the case of a history article. Again, thanks for the comments and I look forward to learning more about Hubski.
You're welcome. What if you wrote about Olympic games during election years? How were the games politicized etc? That could satisfy your historical itch while being about the Olympics too. Hell, I'd read that. Welcome to Hubski.