Rachelle de Bretagne's Writer Zone

Basic Information About Me

A writer since childhood, I have been involved in the written word all of my life. Winning poetry awards at the age of nine, I furthered my career by writing short stories for English, Australian, American and French women's magazines. For the past ten years, I have been an Internet writer, starting my career on Ciao.co.uk, Dooyoo.co.uk and Epinions. Disenchanted by writing product reviews, I turned to more creative work, and found my place at Helium.com where I can write on any number of subjects which interest me, in a magazine format. Having completed the NanoWrimo fiction novel writing quest two years running, I hold Certificates for my achievements, and enjoyed the experience of writing two novels. Working on my piece de resistance, I intend to publish my first serious work in the coming 5 years, the idea for which is already sketched, and the characters formed.

What I Like to Write About

Having spent a lifetime in the service of others in both my work and life in general, I enjoy writing about things that matter. As little people, we get a chance to make a difference, and the articles I write are help guides for people from all walks of life, looking for information and advice. If those words make a difference, then they have long lasting value.

Inspirational subjects I have written to on Helium

Reflections: God at Work
A reflective piece about the way we see God's work in our everyday lives.
Finding Inspiration
Everyone needs inspiration and perhaps the search is not as difficult as we perceive it to be.
Obstacles that hinder your way to success
We define our lives by our successes and achievements though often obstacles get in the way of seeing the clearer picture.
How to unlock your innate potential
Finding the unlocking device for your potential helps people to move forward with goals to improve their lives.
My interpretation of the Bible.
We all have our own individual views on such an important book. This is mine.

Winner of the NanoWrimo Novel writing contest two years running.

The National Novel Writing Month
Where writers can devote one month in writing a novel of any genre in aid of charity.

Getting back to roots of who I am and where I come from.

My Blog

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Reaching out across the world

Changing Loose Change into Hope.
Reaching hands around the world to help others less fortunate
How the financial crash has affected people all over the world.
A title which was created to gather information about how the financial crisis worldwide affects the little man on the street.

Link to My Helium AboutMe

My home on Helium.
This is where I reside as an Internet Citizen Journalist, giving me the chance to express myself in word on a wide range of topics, and that pays me very well for doing so.

Some More of My Works to help Helium writers

Tips for writing stronger debates on Helium.
Helping members to find focus and to make their arguments stronger in the debates section of Helium.
How to increase traffic to your Helium articles.
We all need readers. These tips are gleaned from experience.
Tips for avoiding article rejection.
We all get rejections and learn from them, although knowing how to avoid them helps us to develop our skills faster.

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Tamaal Ghosh

Posted on: Mar 05, 09 at 11:04 AM

Hi Rachelle. Stumbled across your page while looking into Betaville & am glad I di. Really well done. It's also 'cos of you I got roped into NaNoWriMo - never heard of them before; hope you're really proud of yourself! :)

Tiku

Posted on: Feb 06, 09 at 04:01 PM

I followed your steps and learned my first lessons at Helium. thanks Rachelle

Ritu Lalit

Posted on: Jan 31, 09 at 10:48 AM

This is excellent. It looks so good.

Shaheen Darr

Posted on: Jan 30, 09 at 07:03 PM

Great work Rachelle,as always!

Kerry Michael Wood

Posted on: Jan 30, 09 at 03:27 PM

When info comes up on a computer screen, it's immediately translated to Sumerian in my mind. I know a word or two in Sumerian but I can't remember either of them. I'd like to collect my lit crit essays into a Writer Zone and maybe make another for my original poetry. But I can never find steps 1,2 &3 for how to go about this. I posted a moment ago in the Memoir group but I was afraid to write the title of my memoir for fear the self promo ax would fall on my neck. I didn't know whether to sign my posting, figure out how to import a picture, or whether one or both of those things would be taken care of automatically. I'm still not clear on the difference between a group and a zone. Do I know append my name?

Lori Buttermark

Posted on: Jan 28, 09 at 12:58 AM

Hey Rachelle - As always you shine! Love the format and the content. Thank you for all your help, patience and suggestions. I'm finally launched. Happy Zoning Hugs..Lori:)

Bob Schmidt

Posted on: Jan 27, 09 at 04:17 PM

Thanks for helping me improve my zone Rachel! You are a blessing to other aspiring writers.

Kathleen Richardson

Posted on: Jan 25, 09 at 07:36 PM

Your layout helped me plan my zone. Love your "Help Wanted" poem.

Lisa Bells

Posted on: Jan 23, 09 at 01:07 PM

Hi, Rachelle. It is really a nice page. More blogs. I will keep tuning in.

Olivia Bredbenner

Posted on: Jan 17, 09 at 05:25 PM

One of the best Rachelle!! Olivia

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Poetry writings.

"Fool", said my muse to me, "Look in thy heart and write" - William Shakespeare.

Here is a mixture of poetry written by me over the last two years.

Poetry reflecting my life and thoughts.

Poetry: The Mountains.
Living in the mountains of France inspired this work.
Help wanted.
This one was inspired by the signs that you see in a coffee shop window asking for help, though I tried to add a twist to the verse.
Poetry: Sprinklers
Often we need a child's eye view to put things into perspective and to see the positivity in life.
Poetry: Carbon copies
From youth I always fought against being a carbon copy and this poem was written for a Helium contest on the subject.

For calmer moments of reflection.

Music to set your mind into the mode for writing.

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