10 Questions with Helen of HelenChatter.com
Ten Questions with Helen of HelenChatter.com
1. Describe your blog in five sentences or less.
Helenchatter.com is simply my relaxed, non-serious home away from home. I use helenchatter whenever I feel a little homesick and out of myself (even when I am physically at home). It is a place where I can mentally return to myself. Hence, everything and anything goes at the site!
2. Link us to one post from your blog that best defines who you are.
3. What sets you apart from other bloggers?
I’m honest, I don’t censor myself, and I’m open. I also don’t fake games and pretend to be who I’m not. Not to say that others do this, but I think my “Don’t Care” attitude when it comes to blogging and the online world makes me feel a little less desperate to be popular, which allows me to be myself.
4. When and how did you first discover blogging?
I am one of the veterans of blogging — before it was made popular by blogging sites like blogspot, blogger, movabletype, and wordpress. I used to blog by hand, hand code each blog entry. Heck, I blogged before it was even called “blogging.” It was something I needed to do, and I thought it was so original at the time (1996) because very little people did it. It caught on really quickly.
5. What is your biggest pet peeve related to blogging or the internet?
Internet cliques, blog dramas, 20-somethings playing middle school games and writing random crazy stuff about anonymous people. Oh, and copycats and layout stealers. I abhor plagiarists.
6. Name one plugin, blogging widget, or service that you can’t live without.
MovableType. I can’t believe I used to hand code each and every entry.
7. If you could choose anyone, living or dead, to write a guest post for your blog, who would it be?
Anne Frank.
8. How has blogging made you a better person?
It’s allowed me to express myself and overall taught me how to be myself without fear and walls.
9. What are your tips for becoming a better blogger?
Be who you are, don’t hide, be honest, get your feelings out, use it as a medium for expression.
10. Name one great blog that you read on a regular basis. What makes it unique?
I really like Jann Arden’s blog. It is inspiring, beautiful, honest, and non-pretentious.
Great answers, Helen!
Wow, I can’t believe you’ve been blogging for that long ! I didn’t even know the wen existed before 1999… yes, it’s an embarrassement, I know ! ;-)
Nice profile and great answer, makes me feel like checking out your blog right now !
Aw, thanks guys! :D :D Too bad the darn commenting isn’t working still for HC! GRR!!
You know what you have to do. Wordpress :D
Great responses! I have never been to your blog, but now I am sure that I will have to.
I must be a real geek because I sort of think it might be fun to code every entry – time consuming yes, but if everyone else had to do this too, I would probably enjoy it! :) You must be a very dedicated blogger to have gone to these efforts.