I always look in my spam because that's where I find mine. Since I added Hubpages to my address book I now get them in my inbox. Hope this helps.
At the bottom of your hub, just above the comments box, click on the follow tab, make sure you are signed in first.
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.