Kenton Verhoeff

One of the benefits I’ve found with home schooling is that science is sometimes left up to me to determine the topic of my day (rarely, but on occasion). Today I decided I wanted to study the stars, the galaxy outside our universe and my source was an unusual but effective video that just happens [...]

(Hey – my mom wrote this – but my twitter ID is kentonv – tweet, tweet.)
First Tweets – 140 Characters to Twitter Bliss
Conversations with those who aren’t interested in the blog-o-sphere, twitter, tweets and peeps may not be interested in why we twitters, tweet our peeps. But, if you’re interested, here’s the scoop.
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“From doing chores in the kitchen (Mom makes me cook dinner or wash dishes occasionally to remind me that it’s part of life), to writing my book Unikra and editing with ACE Writers, my life somehow seems fairly normal. At least I think it’s like any other 13 year old.” Says Kenton Verhoeff, Colorado’s 13 [...]

I’m changing my internet name to Tok Smith, so if you see Tok Smith instead of Kenton Verhoeff, it’s the same person.

A seminar or conference offer opportunities to learn and make money. If you’ve never attended a conference, you don’t know what you’re missing. Learning at a multiple level event offers many specific ways to get an education and make money.
Networking with other professionals
Sometimes people leave out kids when they have an event that might include the [...]

Mom has several writer buddies on the Internet who share tales of woe, plots, and characters with her when she’s writing. I’ve been introduced to some of them, via the web… And they’re all a bunch of nuts, but I love them! Recently, mom and this one writer got together and started showing off characters [...]

Some people will do anything to get their name in lights. My mom!!!  OMG of all people in the world to pull this. My mom allowed herself to be interviewed by a SQUIRREL. Not even a real squirrel, this critter is a character in one of Lea Schizas books. Some character Lea dreamed up with [...]

What do history and kids have in common? You probably wonder if it’s something to do with education, and it is. You can gain a wealth of information by reading historical accounts of people who are successful. How about a bio?
One of my favorite things to do is wonder around a local museum visiting with [...]

You might not know this, but the best thing you can do if you’re a writer and want to get published is join a writer’s group. Not just any writer’s group, but one of those groups where editing the work is primary in the process of moving to the front of the league. Critiques are valuable [...]

Blogger Money – Kids Write Content for Money
Did you know you could make money when you build a blog based on content? High quality content will make you money on the Internet if you promote it well and generate enough high volume traffic. You have to write a lot of articles and build your marketing [...]

Grammar isn’t really my favorite topic, but occasionally a lesson comes along that makes a lot of sense, and I know I just need to listen up and learn the basics. Writing paragraphs means more than one sentence. Sentences include nouns and verbs. Plots include characters and settings.
If you’re a student trying to learn to write, [...]

One of my favorite Christmas Stories is one my Mom wrote. It’s about a Little Angel who wants to see the baby Jesus. It’s kind of kiddish, but if you have younger siblings, they’ll love it. I just wanted to let you know and invite you to stop by mom’s site “Jan Verhoeff” and get [...]

Bring a pen and paper, your favorite plate of goodies, and enjoy an evening of chatter, gab, and education as writers talk about writing. When my mom first invited me to a writer’s meeting, I thought I’d be bored, but I’m not bored. I learned a lot, and showed some things I’d learned about writing, [...]