Hello, and a very warm welcome to my blog.
My name is Hugh. I live in the city of Swansea, South Wales, in the United Kingdom.
My blog covers a wide range of subjects, the most popular of which are my blogging tips posts. I’ve learned a lot about the world of blogging since I first came here in February 2014. All of the tips and advice I give are free of charge and will cost you nothing apart from a little bit of your time.
Here is a list of categories I write about on my blog. Click on a category to view all the blog posts under that category.
- Adverts
- App Reviews
- Audio Story Corner
- Awards
- Blog Post Promotions
- Blog Promotions
- Bloggers Bash
- Blogging
- Blogging Tips
- Book Promotions
- Book Reviews
- Cee's Foto Challenge
- Charity Appeal
- Christmas
- Competitions
- Daily Squares
- Events
- Everyday Life
- Fiction
- Flash Fiction
- Flashback Friday
- Glimpses
- Guest Blog Posts
- Guest Bloggers
- Gutenberg – How To
- Humour
- Interviews
- Lens Artist Photo Challenge
- Monthly Wrap-Up
- More Glimpses
- Music
- Photography
- Poetry
- Reviews
- Short Stories
- Social Media
- Sunday Stills Photo Challenge
- Technology
- Television
- The Entertainment Files
- Thursday Doors
- Thursday Doors
- Time Travel
- Toby
- Wordless Wednesday
- Writing
- Writing Competitions
- Writing Prompts
I have always enjoyed writing, and the fact I suffer from a mild form of dyslexia has not stopped me from enjoying the passion I have for writing.
Now in my fifties, I thought it about time I let my writing become public. Becoming a blogger seemed to be the perfect way for me to do this. Blogging has put me in touch with hundreds of other writers, many of whom have been supportive and helped me with my writing.
More about Hugh
I lead a happy life and always try to stay positive. I share my life with John, my civil partner, and our two Cardigan Welsh Corgis, Toby and Austin.
Austin and Toby.
You will find some of my short stories and flash fiction on my blog, and I hope you enjoy reading them. Flash Fiction has become a big part of my writing, and I enjoy participating in various writing challenges.
Blogging is a marathon, not a sprint!
Blogging and Social Media Tips
As I mentioned earlier, I also write articles giving free blogging and social media tips. Click on the ‘Blogging Tips’ and ‘Gutenberg – How To’ buttons on the menu bar to access all my articles.
These articles have proved very popular. My free tips are a way of thanking everyone that supports my blog by visiting, reading and commenting on my posts.
If you have any questions about blogging, let me know what they are. I may respond with a brand new post that could feature you and your blog.
Blogging Awards and Tags
As much as I appreciate being nominated for blogging awards and tagged in blog post challenges, I took the decision a few years ago for my blog to become ‘award free’ and to no longer participate in ‘tagging’ challenges on here or on social media.
You can read why I took this decision by clicking here. However, I’d like to thank everybody who has (and who still does) nominated me.
What kind of blogs do I like to read?
If you blog about any of the following subjects, then leave me a link to your blog. I’d love to connect with you and read your posts.
- Blogging tips
- Blogging
- Social media tips
- Writing
- Writing tips
- Photography
- Photography challenges
- Flash fiction
- Flash fiction challenges
- Short stories
- Short story challenges
- Blogging challenges
- LBGT topics
- Science fiction
- Television
- Films/movies
- Technology
- SEO tips
New Column
I’m delighted to announce that I now have my own column (Diversity with a Twist) on the Carrot Ranch blog. Click here to read my first post. I hope you’ll join me and all the other guest columnists there.
My Books
My first collection of short stories is available on Amazon.
Glimpses is available as both a paperback and an eBook and contains 28 short stories and flash fiction full of twists, turns, and unexpected endings. The Kindle version is 99p.
Click the link below to order your copy.
My second collection of short stories and flash fiction, More Glimpses, is now also available on Amazon.
Price cut! – The Kindle version of More Glimpses is now £0.99. The paperback version is now £4.99.
Click here to buy a copy.
Alternatively, contact me to buy a copy.
Latest Interviews with Hugh – Click on the links
The Writer Next Door – Vashti Q
Sunday Blog Magazine – Getting To Know You
Bad Moon Rising – Books And Such
Bad Moon Rising – Books And Such (Oct 2019)
Latest Guest Posts by Hugh – Click on the links
How To Contact Hugh
Don’t hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.
You can contact me by clicking on the ‘Contact Hugh’ button on the menu bar at the top of my blog.
Thank you for visiting me today.
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hi Hugh – i have been following you in and off (you know how our blog circles expand and pull in with a certain ebb and flow)
but i recall the release of Glimpses (first volume / and the excitement in the blogosphere was fun) and then a couple months ago i saw where you left a comment that was humble.
i have been meaning to mention it – but the person was talking about how their book made it to one of amazon’s top lists for a day or something like that and you noted how yours was like 800 at one point? again – don’t recall it all
but it was the essence of your humility – “heck – my book was listed as …..” and just had the celebration of that as success
anyhow – see you around with your column at Carrot Ranch and hope
your year is starting off well!
Thank you so much for your lovely comment, Prior.
I do remember that comment. I was just delighted that I’d been able to make one of my childhood dreams come true by publishing a book. It was the best feeling in the world when Glimpses went live on Amazon. I was so proud of myself, even if it only made it to the dizzy heights of number 800 in the charts.
I’m looking forward to starting my column over at the Carrot Ranch. My first post goes live on 16th Feb. Another exciting day for me.
Thanks again for your lovely comments, Prior.
thanks for the reply and see you the 16th over at CR
Nice to meet you via Marsha. Cheers to both of you for your commitment to better blogging. … and to you for incorporating other aspects of blogging.
Thank you for coming over from Marsha’s blog, Frank. It’s good to meet you. I hope you’ll find plenty of interesting posts here on Hugh’s Views And News.
Interestingly, I met Marsha at Yvette’s (Prior) recent post. I recall you using “blogging break” in her intro. I love the term – used it for a long time – even have a mantra – Blogging breaks are good.
They are, aren’t they, Frank? I’ve taken several of them over the six and a half years I’ve been blogging. The longest was for six weeks, the shortest was only a couple of weeks. However, I’ve always got a lot done when taking them and have come back feeling refreshed and full of ideas.
I even wrote a post about different levels of blog breaks.
That sounds interesting, Frank. I’ve taken breaks for different reasons but always had the same outcome at the end of them. They’ve always worked for me, although I know of some bloggers who don’t believe that they work. I guess we’re all different, but when I take a break, it’s a complete one where I do not publish any posts, nor do I read any and leave comments.
Nice to meet you, Hugh. Annika Perry brought us to your blog.
Sincerely looking forward to following you into the future. 🙂
Have a good weekend❣️
Dina
The Fab Four of Cley
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Hi Dina, a big warm welcome to you and a big thank you to Annika for sending you my way. I hope you find plenty of interesting blog posts here on Hugh’s News And Views.
Have a wonderful weekend.
Best wishes,
Hugh ☃️
Thank you so much, Hugh. I’m sure I’ll find lots of interersting posts on your blog.
Best wishes
Dina