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Meet your Home & Garden steward team

Stewards come from all around the globe, from all sorts of backgrounds. Our team is no different - with members from Michigan, Virginia, Texas, New York, Nevada, and even the UK and Trinidad. We are fathers, mothers, husbands and wives, working stiffs and freelancers, young and older. We all share a love of the written word, as well as a love of all things related to our homes and gardens.

Read all about us right here. Interested in joining us? Check out our Help Wanted section, below, right.

Please welcome our newest steward, Brooke Shambley, in the Furniture subchannel.

Channel Steward

Jim Bessey

...As a senior steward, and as the Channel Steward for the Home & Garden Channel, I'm trying to help make a difference here at Helium. I'm always happy to answer questions, help with titles, and offer critiques and encouragement.

This task is far too large to handle alone, so I rely on a dedicated team of stewards within our channel...  Read More

see also: Jim's Helium Zone for ceramic tile

Furniture

Brooke Shambley

 I am a writer. Well, aren't we all? I went to college intending to be an English major and came out with a degree in Art, a minor in Music, and another minor in Leadership. I admit, I was extremely daunted by the proposition of two senior theses. However, most importantly I found that as I wrote in the collegiate setting, my professors in English sought to transform my writing into a form more scholarly and more "fitting", instead of just leading me to discover ..... Read more

 See also:  Your Guide to the Furniture Channel and The Basics of Interior Design

Interiors

Natalia Jones

I am a freelance writer from Trinidad. ... Those who know me would tell you that I am always ready to give my opinions, so this vocation was probably inevitable.

I am also a steward assigned to the Home and Garden Channel. My love of all things beautiful drove me to take a short course in Interior Design, which I absolutely enjoyed. My special interest in the Home and Garden Channel though is to stimulate awareness of the impact of our lifestyle choices on the environment... Read More

see also: Natalia's zone for Eligible Titles in the Home Interior Channel

Home Repair

Francis Jock

...I am your Home Repair Sub-Channel Steward. Together, we can build the best community of Home Repair article writers on the Net...

I love to write for the joy of writing. For the fulfillment and satisfaction of placing thought on paper (or screen) for others to contemplate, enjoy, argue, love or hate. I write from my experience and beliefs, my concept of what it means to be human, not just another American writer.

 I write for myself, nothing more, because I am only one voice, a distant voice at that, trying not to be drowned out in the cacophony of literature...  Read More

see also: Francis Jock, Freelance Writer

Cleaning

Diane Quinn

Because of my work here on Helium, I've been a contributing writer for a magazine, had articles purchased in Helium's Marketplace and am pursuing other freelance writing opportunities...

...You can find me as a sub channel steward for Cleaning in the Home and Garden Channel. When called upon, I also mentor new writers or offer help in the form of critiques for my fellow writers.

Helium has provided a comfortable forum where I can express my ideas, share a little life wisdom, or even vent annoyance over a ridiculous daily headline...  Read More

see also: Diane's Green Cleaning Zone

Interiors

Alexandra Heep

Expressing myself through writing has been a lifetime dream... I am grateful to have found Helium, and a platform from which to speak as a writer...

...I am one of the Site Steward Assistants for Helium. My assigned sub-channel is Home Interiors. I also serve as a guide for members who have English as their non-native language. Please feel free to contact me at any time with any questions or concerns in those areas...  Read More

see also: Alexandra's hand-made jewelry on Etsy

Real Estate

Tim O'Dell

...My dream would be to work from home making a comfortable living with my writing and traveling the world on the proceeds. I think that is a long way off however, so, for now, I'll just do what I can to keep Helium readers entertained!

I am also a sub-channel steward at Homes and Gardens keeping an eye on Real Estate...  Read More

see also: Tim's personal blog site

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Guide to writing articles for Helium's Home & Garden Channel

by Jim Bessey

Writing for Helium's Home & Garden channel adheres to the same principles you will follow for many of our other channels, with one important difference: you may find yourself offering "how-to" advice to our readers.

When you do offer advice for working with power tools and construction equipment, please include some safety tips for potential novices - just in case!

Otherwise, writing articles for any of our sub-channels calls for the same professional approach you would use anywhere on Helium to produce a high-quality Internet magazine article...  Read More

Trees & Shrubs

Glory Lennon

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

I love plants and gardening and because of this love I've written a garden column for over a decade for our local paper.....

I have just been appointed keeper of the Tree and Shrub Sub-channel in the Home and Gardening channel. ... So if you have any concerns, queries or comments do feel free to let me know. I am here to help and, of course to speak for the trees and shrubs, for they have no tongues as we all know.... Read More

see also:  Glory's Ornamental Grasses zone and Landscaping with Trees Zone

Perennials

Theresa Rose

I am a new member of the Channel Stewards team. I've joined the Home and Garden channel to become the sub-channel steward for gardening and the areas that fall under gardening.

I look forward to sharing my love of plants and gardening with all Helium members, and I am always available to help anyone who seeks help on anything pertaining to gardening and plants.

You can reach me by using the "Contact Author" link. I look forward to developing this sub-channel into an even more active and popular venue - both for readers and writers...  Read More

see also:  Theresa's Writer's Portfolio   and   All About Plants and Gardens, hosted by Theresa

Vegetables & Herbs

Cherry Kelly

...From the business site you may also access a family extra - combat robots - follow link off home page.

Personal fun site shows garden pictures, art work, Cherry's Pages contain more art work, poetry and short stories. http://pages.prodigy.net/cherryak

Prior to going into business for myself (with help of my husband) I spent several years in graphic arts, full charge accounting, as well as sub-teaching and sales...  Read More

see also: Cherry's personal website

Landscaping

Pat Merewether

...Writing is one of my favorite ways to spend time. I've written feature articles, book reviews and interviews for many national and local magazines...

I'm a Foster Mom for the Havanese breed of dog. The group is called HALO and rescues pups from puppy mills, abusive situations, or people who just cannot care for their Havi any longer. I love it!

I'm a Master Gardener and love to grow just about everything and anything...  Read More

see also: Pat's art at artwanted.com

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What is a steward?

Stewards are writers' and readers' guides around Helium.  Their "contact this writer" buttons always work, and if they don't know, they will find an answer to your questions.

They have amassed articles in their chosen subject, and many others, and are willing to share that knowledge with any who would seek it.

Imbibed in the spirit of giving, stewards help readers find material, writers find their voice and everyone find Helium.

Conduits in the information chain, stewards bring Helium news to the public eye.  They twitter and stumble upon most everything, even if they digg it, too.

Real world knowledge comes from their hands on experiences.  Stewards open windows.

Quality is the steward mantra.  In their own writing, in the writing of their mentees, on the Helium site, they strive to bring the best information to the fore through writing, rating and education.

Many stewards inhabit the forums.  They are the writer's pipeline into Helium.  By suggesting titles, opening debates and listening to the writers, stewards find ways to bring knowledge to everyone.

Stewards learn.  They keep their minds open to opposing opinion, marketing strategy, hot topics, demands for content and new ways to educate themselves, all while finding new ways to help Heliumites the world over.

If you need a hand, a steward will be there. 

If you would like to lend a hand, become a steward. Read Barbara Whitlock's article on the Steward Program.  Contact me for more details.

Meet all the Helium Stewards.

We are all here for you.

Ann Marie Dwyer, Parenting Steward

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