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I serve as New Writer Outreach Manager for Helium, which gives me the opportunity to share Helium with prospective writers and welcome them into our unique writing community. Helium offers wide opportunities for writers - from professional writers looking

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Arts & Humanities > Writing & Rating at Helium How to not let life derail you while writing for Helium: 3 of 19
Helium is the one place you can indulge your addiction and not lose out. In fact, the more you indulge the more you get. Connecting with other writers, refining our craft in a competitive environment, watching writing and rating scores rise and fall - all lead to the exhiliration that drives writers further at Helium. How can... More..
Arts & Humanities > Helium Dos & Don'ts How to cite sources in magazine style and Helium articles: 1 of 6
The key to citing your sources is NOT to cite them like you did in school. Rather, integrate your sources into the flow of your article. This article shows you how. Good writers need to be good researchers. Good researchers need to be careful never to steal another's words or ideas. You prove your research integrity in schoo... More..
Parenting & Pregnancy > Toddlers Bringing baby home: Preparing your two-year-old: 1 of 5
The most common advice for how to prepare your two-year-old for a new baby focuses on "talking to him." I'm going to go against that wave and advise you to say little and do much. Toddlers are too young to understand "the talk." Better to "do the walk."Preparing your two-year-old for a new baby brother or sister requires pare... More..
Arts & Humanities > Writing & Rating at Helium Writing articles that earn high ratings at Helium: 5 of 24
Raters at Helium are a microcosm of web readers. If you can sell raters on your article chances are you'll win a wider web audience. Here's how. Remember that the competition is intense on your readers' eye, and you want to grab their attention fast and hold them. Clearly state what your article is about. Then sell them on ... More..
Arts & Humanities > English Language The decline and corruption of the English language: 4 of 16
Those who love the English language often groan when others butcher or re-create the language. But one must also realize that language evolves over time. This article provides evidence to demonstrate that language evolves necessarily, and those who pull against changes play a valuable balancing role, but may not win in the lo... More..
Arts & Humanities > Writing & Rating at Helium Tips for writing effective leads and introductions for Internet-based articles: 1 of 4
You are one click away from losing your reader. How can you grab your reader's attention and hold it? The key lies in creating effective leads and introductions. This article shows you how to sell readers and raters on your Helium articles.Hook you reader, sell your reader, hold his attention, and entertain! Hook them so they... More..
Arts & Humanities > Writing Process (Other) The scintillating, seductive, and saving power of semi-colons: 1 of 4
Using semi-colons properly adds power, energy, and sophistication to your writing. It can increase the efficiency with which you use words, while saving you from run-ons, comma splices, and sentence fragments. Learn to use semi-colons correctly. They are functional as well as fun! The Helium writing community shared their wi... More..
Arts & Humanities > Writing & Rating at Helium Writing for readers on the Internet: 1 of 4
To be a successful writer on the web, you need to think like a reader on the web.Web readers speed through online articles, cover lots of territory and read for chunks of information, a pattern known as the "search-and-retrieve mentality." If you want to catch their eye, try these eye-stoppers:* White is beautiful. Use lots o... More..
Arts & Humanities > Writing & Rating at Helium Raising Helium to the next level: Helium's Writing Standards: 6 of 22
The key to selling your writing is to match your work to the publisher's expectations. Helium is no different: Learn Helium's Writing Standards to ensure that your writing will succeed on the site. To ignore these standards is arrogant and misguided. You can find these in the User Guide, prominently available on the main menu... More..
Arts & Humanities > Writing & Rating at Helium Article writing: Sharing real world experiences in articles: 3 of 11
Helium encourages writers to share their real world experiences; yet using personal experience effectively in articles can pose challenges. What makes an article too specific to an individual? How can one craft that experience under shared article titles?This article helps writers learn how to share experiences more effective... More..