by skimhenson | Mar 14, 2012 | faith, writing words to live by
The Write2Ignite! Conference is this weekend in Greenville, South Carolina. The two-day event is for writers whose articles and books appeal to children and young adults. A presenter for the conference, who I didn’t know until I got her message, asked if I planned to...
by skimhenson | Mar 11, 2012 | time well spent
“I like painting, but I figure I don’t have time since it’s with oil-based paint and the cleanup takes so long,” said my daughter. “If I can’t paint more than an hour, it isn’t worth it,” “Oh, and did I mention I’m painting with oil-based...
by skimhenson | Mar 9, 2012 | book reviews and interviews, funny ones
The four of us talked about beach property and mountain homes and grandkids and places to travel. It was the first evening of the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference and the table organizer forgot the place cards for Jerry B. Jenkins and his wife,...
by skimhenson | Mar 7, 2012 | following our dreams, writing words to live by
So, why does Seth Godin blog? Reading his quote (under the picture) makes you wonder, doesn’t it? “I’m writing to do justice to the things I notice, to the ideas in my head and to the people who choose to read my work,” he said. I read this and swooned....
by skimhenson | Mar 3, 2012 | about me, book reviews and interviews, funny ones
Can you imagine being Kermit, especially around all this metaphorical talk about Eat That Frog? It’d be best to read that blog post first. It’s a main course to this one. I’m quick to point out I never intended Jim Henson’s most famous Muppet to end...