Dad Blogs Exposed! – Honea Express
This week I’d like to introduce you to Whit Honea, who started his Dad blog, Honea Express, way back in 2005 before Dad blogging was cool.
One of the first things I read by Whit was his post entitled “When Stuffed Animals Die” and from that moment, I was hooked! Not surprisingly, that post also got him named as a BlogHer Voices of the Year winner.
The thing I like about Whit is that he isn’t afraid to show his emotions. In fact, he himself will admit that “Every time I speak about my kids on a conference panel I wind up crying in front of everyone”. It absolutely shows in his mesmerizing posts about his family.
His writing skills are beyond anything I could dream of achieving in my lifetime, which I why I like to read his stuff and take away as much as I can. After all, there’s a reason why he’s been published by the likes of Babble, AOL, BabyCenter, The Stir, MamaPop, The Disney Blog, CBS: Los Angeles, Man of the House, UpTake & Orbitz…..Yeah, that’s a lot of writing.
Another great thing about Whit is that you can tell he cares about the people that read and take the time to comment on his stuff. The way he responds to the comments on his site and his twitter feed (@WhitHonea) show how invested he is in his craft.
Just in case writing for his own blog and the others I mention wasn’t enough, you can also catch Whit writing over at DadCentric, co-owning a production company called Limey Yank Productions and oh yeah, working on a book! Here’s an excerpt from his blog.
Not too busy though, right? I can barely find the time to write 3 posts a week so reading all of these jobs is a little overwhelming to comprehend. The best thing is that his work clearly isn’t suffering from it.
Most recently, Whit was involved in The New Face Of Dad campaign from Philips Norelco. It’s a great campaign that showcases some great Dads and really captures the way most Dads feel about parenthood. Here’s the full New Face Of Dad video and you can check out Honea Express for Whit’s personal video.
I really hope you take a few minutes to check out Whit’s blog, Honea Express, I promise you won’t be disappointed. You can also find him on Twitter @WhitHonea and on his Facebook Page. He’s also got an upcoming project with Limey Yank Productions that will be going live soon.
You can also let him know you popped in by showing him some love in the comment section below.
That wraps up another edition of Dad Blogs Exposed! I hope you enjoyed reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it! Til next time!
Cheers!
Thank you very much for the kind words! I’m sending my mom over now!
You kid but my Mom commented on my post just yesterday, lol!
Great Job! Whit, I enjoy your humor! 🙂
Much appreciated! Thank you 🙂
Ha ha…”when stuffed animals die” …I could write about that from my dog’s point of view too!
As if all that weren’t enough, Whit is a genuinely good guy! As nice as he is on his blog, he’s every bit as nice in person.
Thanks for the insight Dave! Hopefully someday I’ll be able to get my Canadian ass out there to meet him and some of the other great Dads of the US!
Takes one to know one, Dave. It’s been too long!
I’m off to check out Whit’s blog… just wanted to let you know I’ve awarded you a Liebster Blog award. Check out the details at http://www.thekoalabearwriter.com/2012/07/liebster-blog-award.html. 🙂