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This week this granny went back to college just so she could be taught by this man, Dr. Hensley. If I can manage to practice one thimbleful of what this man teaches, I will die a successful writer.
Dr. Hensley iis the author of more than 50 books and 3,000 newspaper and magazine articles.
If you have ever seen the Christian movie, THE BRIDGE (also titled, THE MOST) — Dr. Hensley wrote the story that this was based on. And he was only 19 at the time.
http://www.turnbacktogod.com/movie-most-the-bridge/
But it isn’t talent alone that has made him such a great success. It’s also his work ethic and his passion for the craft.
If you live in Indiana or any of the surrounding states, and you’ve always dreamed of becoming a writer, do everything you can to take a class with this man.
I met Dr. Hensley at an American Christian Writers Conference in April 2009. I was extremely nervous to show him my work, and while he did make a lot of marks on my paper, I was grateful because he is passionate about making his students better. You can just tell he cares.
I hope his head is better, though. Right before class an overhead projector fell on his noggin. Ouch.
“Should I get you an ice pack?” I asked.
“Nah,” he said. “I went through worse in Nam.”
photo via www3.delta.edu
