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Arts & Humanities > Writing at Helium Transitioning from blogs and Internet chat to writing for Helium

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I think the main thing to remember is that your blog and Helium have different audiences. Most blogs are really just personal journals that happen to be public to the world. You're probably writing a blog for yourself or your friends, maybe your family. On Helium, your audience is instantly global. This means that the slang and shortcuts your friends are familiar with may be incomprehensible to your readers here. Keep your audience in mind and it will no doubt have changes in your language usage and tone. That's a good thing. Breaking it down, here's a few things to keep in mind: * Use goo...

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