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Created on: May 06, 2010
Many people write, yet not all of them could write smart and organized. Some people join writing course to improve their writing ability and some of them learn it by themselves. Most people choose to write articles and only few of them are able to reach readers mind. Sometimes they write articles which only can be understood by them. This is why we often find empty articles, we read them many times but we can not figure it out. We can not understand what the writers want to say. We can not understand what it means. Here in Helium, there are several things that make articles easy to read.
Helium: Smart writing community
Yes! People know that Helium is the place where to write a smart articles. This image create a mind pattern about writing conscious. “We write because we know”. ” We write because we want others to understand our ideas”. Realizing this fact, the writers then write down their idea on an outline.
Outline
Even though not all writers make outline before they write, at least the create it in their mind for it. This is because most of the writers want to create the best article they can do. They will maximize their effort to make the best start. Creating an outline could help the writer organized their article and keep on focus. Outline also help the writers to explore the article deeper. It also triggers the ideas from the writer's mind.
Automatic Grammar Checking
The second factor is the automatic grammar checking. Before the articles are submitted, the writers should check the grammar first. This will minimized the errors in paragraphs. This tool is very effective, especially for the beginners who wants to learn writing.
Peer critique
Helium's image, outline and automatic grammar checking come out from the writer's mind, peer critique come out from the reader's mind. This probably the best thing happens in Helium which affect the writing. Peer critique enable the writers to figure it out. What the readers understand and what the readers do not. This is because the readers could also give their comments. Not all of the comments should be listened but one or two of them could help the writers to revise the articles for the best result. That's why each writers are suggested to submit their articles for peer critiques. The more they ask for peer critique, the more their articles could be easy to read.
Those are several things that make helium article easy to read. Not all could be implemented but there is nothing to lose to try it.
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