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With years of writing experience, I decided to build a more diverse portfolio here on Helium.

I first published one of my short stories when I was 16 and ever since then, I kept improving my writing skills.
I write advice columns and how-tos for fiction writers

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Pets & Animals > Cat Psychology What is it about catnip that makes cats go crazy?: 6 of 40
Everybody knows that catnip drives cats crazy. What people might not know is that not every cat will "get high" on catnip and not every exposure to this herb will have the same effect. Nobody knows for sure why catnip is cats' favorite drug, though there are theories that it's closely connected to one of the active product o... More..
Relationships & Family > Love & Lust Soul mates: Do they really exist?: 8 of 48
In 2005, the world's population (according to Wikipedia) was almost 6,5 billion. And only one of them is meant for you. Only one of them is your soul mate. That's a bit depressing, don't you think? Let's just start with the whole concept that there's this one person who's meant for you and who will make you happy. I know, I m... More..
Style & Beauty > Makeup How young is too young to wear makeup?: 5 of 26
Nowadays children grow up so fast, you blink and you miss the most important events in their lives. Young girls want to appear all grown up as soon as possible, want to make themselves beautiful. One of the tactics' available to them is make-up. And the question parents need to ask themselves is when exactly should they allow... More..
Arts & Humanities > Business of Writing (Other) Which is better for writers: Finding a print or online publisher?: 3 of 15
Everyone who decides to write a book, sooner or later, realizes how difficult it is to get published. Almost every large publishing house doesn't accept unsolicited manuscripts. So for someone who just started, it's almost impossible to get noticed. It's completely different with the on-line publishers. Because the costs of c... More..
Arts & Humanities > Writing & Rating at Helium Should you begin Helium articles by repeating the article's title?: 12 of 58
Good opening line is crucial for catching a potential reader's attention. It's been proven that within the first 3 seconds after opening a website, the reader makes a decision whether to click away, or to stay and read the entire article. On Helium, writers publish their articles to earn money from the page views. And whi... More..
Jobs & Careers > Blogs & Online Writing Jobs Experience with ReviewStream.com: 4 of 14
Earning money with Review Stream is very simple. You write reviews of anything you can think of, from books to movies to cosmetics to your physicians.The site has two paying rates. You can get paid the full rate (which as of 2008 is $2) or you can be paid a bulk rate (which is the regular rate divided by 5. At the moment $0,4... More..
Entertainment > TV Genres & Trends Make it stop: The trend of pop up ads during television programs: 5 of 16
When pop up ads appeared on the Internet the quickly became the most irritating phenomena I've ever encountered. They were the reason why I switched to Opera and its brilliant pop up blocker. What annoys me to no end, is the fact that even if I change my TV to a new one, it won't solve the problem of pop up ads invading my TV... More..
Business > Online Business (Other) Can you earn money with MySearchFunds just for searching the Internet?: 1 of 3
At first, the concept of earning money simply by searching the web seemed a bit unreal. However after registering with MySearchFunds I found out it really works that way.MySearchFunds is a company working with the biggest search engines out there, such as Ask.com, Google and Yahoo and has a pretty simple Modus Operandi. After... More..
Relationships & Family > Cheating & Trust Issues Can a relationship with a cheater work out?: 10 of 25
Relationship with a cheater can work, even if infidelity isn't something you can forgive easily.Apart from love, every good relationship is based on trust and communication. When your partner cheats, he or she is breaking your trust. And if it's more than a one night stand and a moment of weakness, we also talking lies and mi... More..
Arts & Humanities > Fantasy & Science Fiction Has the fantasy genre become stagnant?: 8 of 20
If you take a look at the most popular fantasy books nowadays you'll see they have a lot in common with each other. A young boy with mysterious destiny, on his quest to save the world. Or a team of misfits, again, saving the world. Or dragons, saving the worldAnd looking at all those fantasy books (some better than others), I... More..