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See how it all got started @ Helium http://heliumblog.wordpress.com/2009/10/09/writer-testimonia l-how-helium-launched-my-writing-career/

Who knew so much could happen to an amateur horticulturist. just because she was lucky enough to stumble across HELIUM.

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Creative Writing > Short Stories Short Stories: Heartbreak: 2 of 26
"I still don't get that song." Jerry said as he tossed a stone into the water making it skip three times before it sank. "What's to get?" Mary asked bewildered. She propped herself up on her elbow, shading her eyes with her hand as she looked up at him. "Pretty self-explanatory. He says two out of three ain't bad and she dis... More..
Creative Writing > Novel Excerpts Novel excerpts: Lies: 1 of 13
" Dad, I don't get you! You've been bugging me for years to get a girlfriend and now that I have one you're still on me. I thought you'd be happy. At least now you know I'm not gay. Oh, and thanks so much for going behind my back asking all my friends if I'm gay," Luke hissed sarcastically. "You know I would never lie to you... More..
Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Husbands: 5 of 64
Once upon a time in a land so very near a young wife went to her husband and asked him if he could build her a bluebird house. "Sure babe" He replied "soon as I get the chance". Somehow, that didn't bode well. She had heard her friends complain that those were the most dreaded of all words any husband could utter. Surely, he... More..
Creative Writing > Novel Excerpts Novel excerpts: Uncertainty: 3 of 38
Violet’s in Bloom, chapter 9: Uncertainty Violet stood with pursed lips and a basket over her arm. She perused the pathetic excuses for tomatoes grimacing. Tomatoes weren’t supposed to look like peaches without the fuzz. They should be bright orange-red, she mused irritably. She remembered the beautiful, heirloom... More..
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Aliens: 2 of 25
How to eliminate your worst enemy. He glowered at her from the opened door hating every bit of her from her big brown eyes, her long, dark, silky hair all the way down to her cute little.... Whoa! He shook his head of such thoughts. He hated her. He had to remember that. So what if she looked hot today? She always did, blast... More..
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Sorrow: 2 of 25
"And that's suppose to make everything better, is it?" Shannon said as she glared at the winning lottery ticket in her hand. She threw it away from her but it fluttered down onto her lap as if to mock her. "My life stinks!" she shouted to her empty apartment then promptly burst into tears. Frank, the blasted reason for her s... More..
Arts & Humanities > Writing & Rating at Helium Where Helium writers find their inspiration: 3 of 36
While there may be many writers who simply can't find ideas to write about, Helium writers don't have that problem. They have, after all, stumbled across Helium. Why is that important? The truly amazing thing about Helium is the built-in inspiration. Writers at Helium get their inspiration from Helium itself. Helium has twen... More..
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Sanity: 2 of 24
Sean thought he'd felt nervous before but nothing compared to meeting your new girlfriend's kids and having your kids meet them. What insanity had possessed him to suggest this so soon, after only one date? But it had been a heck of a date! He and Mandy meshed, they connected, they enjoyed each other and all they did was tal... More..
Creative Writing > Satire Satire: Family conflict: 1 of 12
"Life's too short for ugly clothes." "You sound like something out of Cosmo. Please, tell me you are not reading Cosmo. Hasn't it been established that it rots the brain as surely as candy rots teeth?" Francine told her infuriatingly blase sister. Rolling her eyes, Gina stood in front of the full-length mirror in the only dr... More..
Arts & Humanities > Writing Tips How to develop distinct voices for your characters: 1 of 12
When you sit down to write a story you probably already have a character in mind for it. Male or female, young or old, nice and friendly or nasty and sharp-tongued, this person can be anything. You need to know who this person is, inside and out in order to proceed with the story. You need to decide all that before you can d... More..