by Karon Brandt

Created on: April 19, 2009   Last Updated: April 09, 2011

This "journey" requires some soul searching and self-disclosure.

Helium's members have formed a strong sense of Community. Writers use their ability to focus their thoughts into written forms - like painters use paint and sculptors use clay.

I think natural-born writers *must* write, as instinctively as fish must swim and birds must fly.

We all learned reading, writing and arithmetic in school, but the ones who write w-a-y beyond the assignment may have a hidden talent for writing. I suspect young writers-to-be, from early-on, begin to feel urgent twinges to put words on paper in diaries, journals, personal notes, and, perhaps, through writing the rough draft of the next best-selling book.

The "lucky" wannabes reveal their talents over a lifetime; the "unlucky" get stifled, and their abilities are never brought to fruition.

Today, many writers use keyboards to express feelings, chronicle events, and communicate through written words instead of face-to-face or by telephone. Some writers find satisfying outlets by sending texts or e-mails.

The passionate writer may find more gratification through journaling emotions, determining priorities through lists of points and counterpoints, and providing closure to tough life events by giving them written form.

Enter Helium, a whole new writer's world, where one can be published with a byline and know his works will be read by millions. This kind of freedom to write and be read, offers a bigger reward than turning in an assignment to someone for a grade or writing a personal note to a friend.

Helium writers are given a virtual publishing platform where they are guaranteed a world-wide audience for their writings: they can join in thoughtful debates; they can chronicle life events for others; they can share their experiences and hobbies with the like-minded.

Fulfilling every writer's dream, Helium guarantees writers their works will be read. All works are evaluated by peer-critics, and Helium lures a readership of millions per month. Helium also showcases writings for outside publishers and acts as a broker on behalf of all writers/members to get their works published elsewhere.

Helium nurtures its writers with positive feedback and free services: forums for open feedback on articles, peer critiques on a finished work or one in progress, and writing mentors for those who ask for one-on-one help.

Writers world-wide - from the novice to the published professional to the next best, top-selling author who feels drawn to the

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