by skimhenson | May 7, 2012 | Uncategorized
“I noticed you haven’t been blogging. Any reason?” emailed a writer friend a couple of weeks ago. I had not posted on my blog in April, not one single time. Yep, there was a reason. I contracted a terrible case of blog envy. I’m not sure when it began, but in...
by skimhenson | Mar 25, 2012 | writing words to live by
Okay, so Twitter was before Ernest Hemingway’s time. But you have to admit, he knew how to write a tweet. The author’s tight writing would surely have fit the character count, and his choice of words, worthy of a retweet. Here are writing tips handed to him when he...
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,...