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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

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Arts & Humanities > Internet Writing & Blogging Experience with ReviewStream.com: 1 of 14

Earning money with ReviewStream is very simple. You write reviews of anything you can think of, from books to movies to cosmetics to your physician and submit them to the site The site has two paying rates. You can get paid the full rate (which as of 2010 is $2,50) or you can be paid a bulk rate (which is the regular rate di...
Style & Beauty > Makeup How young is too young to wear makeup?: 2 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 allo...
Arts & Humanities > Internet Writing & Blogging What freelance writers can do if they don't have enough work: 1 of 6

When choosing a career in freelancing, whether you are a writer, a programmer or an internet marketing professional, you need to make sure to have enough work going to be able to pay your bills. But every now and then, especially at the very beginning of your career, you might find yourself without work. Here are some tips t...
Jobs & Careers > Career Path & Goals How important is studying abroad for your career?: 1 of 5

Nobody is more aware of how difficult it is to find a job than recent university graduates. College students more often than not concentrate on the unique and amazing college life instead of the mundane task of job hunting, and not many of them realize how much studying abroad can help their future career. And for years, I d...
Travel > Travel Planning & Advice Studying abroad without blowing your budget: 1 of 4

Studying abroad when you have a tight budget can be a real challenge. Affording a tuition fee alone isn't something everybody can do. At the same time, studying abroad can be an amazing experience and it can help your professional career like nothing else. Here are several tips on how you can study abroad without blowing you...
Jobs & Careers > Job Search (Other) Top 5 tips for finding freelance work: 1 of 4

Freelancing career can offer a great amount of freedom, but it’s also extremely demanding. Freelancers need to know where to find work and how to proceed to land the best paying jobs. The beauty of freelancing is that you don’t need to have experience, as long as you know how to find freelance work. Here are some...
Arts & Humanities > Fantasy & Science Fiction Has the fantasy genre become stagnant?: 5 of 19

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 world And looking at all those fantasy books (some better than others),...
Arts & Humanities > Writing at Helium Should you begin Helium articles by repeating the article's title?: 13 of 46

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 while ...
Entertainment > TV Genres & Trends Make it stop: The trend of pop up ads during television programs: 4 of 14

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 T...
Education > Education (Other) Advice to people thinking of studying abroad: 1 of 3

While studying abroad can make for an amazing experience a decision to spend an extended period of time far from home is not one to be made lightly. A semester abroad or even an entire degree earned in a foreign University can provide you with a invaluable life lessons and will be a great asset for your future employers. Lea...