by DanieKimFord | Jan 13, 2018 | Books By Me, Current Release, Detroit, LGBT Characters, MCR, Motor City Romance Series, New Release, The Marriage Contract, We Need Diverse Books
Their marriage was supposed to be a business transaction. Only love wasn’t factored into the contract. And he never expected he would fall in love with his husband. Main Couple: Tristan Castillo & Grant Thornton Tristan Castillo wants to make his marriage...
by DanieKimFord | Jan 10, 2018 | #Starting Over, 2018 Goals, About Me, Accountability, January Goals, Learning and Growing, Maintaining Balance, Writing Career, Writing Goals
In many ways this is going to be a year of risk and discovery. It is the year of exciting explorations and flexibility. Risk because I made the decision to take a step back from self publishing at a rapid pace. I know that I need to get my name and my books and myself...
by DanieKimFord | Dec 22, 2016 | Uncategorized
by DanieKimFord | May 7, 2014 | #Struggle Plates, Cooking, Culinary, Food Pics, Uncategorized
Photoshopping Food? I know that photographer’s photoshop so-called “flaws” off of models. And I know that food styling is a big industry. I even took a class in it. There was even a food styling challenge on Food Network once as part of their...
by DanieKimFord | Apr 24, 2013 | Info Round Up, Links of Interest, Uncategorized, WWW
Art of Character- About characterization – the five cornerstones of dramatic characterization. One delightful tidbit from this link is “Characterization requires a constant back-and-forth between the exterior events of the story and the inner life of the...
by DanieKimFord | Aug 14, 2012 | Character Development, Character Interview, Characters, HIW Series, How I Write, Uncategorized
This week’s topic: Name 2 truths and a lie about your lead characters. You can reveal the lie later on in the post or the next day or the next week. Or even white it out so they have to highlight the answer to see it like a spoiler. The current story I am...
by DanieKimFord | Aug 13, 2012 | Carol's Daughter, Hair Journey, Hair Love, Hair Wars, Kinky/Curly, Transitioning, Uncategorized
I have been chemical free for over 7 years. Let me explain, I had to stop getting chemical relaxers for my hair after an illness and medication which completely changed my how my hair reacted to the chemicals in the relaxers. <—- Gotta love the shrinkage. So...
by DanieKimFord | Jul 25, 2012 | HIW Series, How I Write, Uncategorized, Where I Write, Writing Places, Writing Toolbox, Writing Tools
This week’s subject is: Where is your favorite place and/or your favorite alternate place to write? Most of the time I write at home either in my little office in my room or in the living room. The other places that I write is in the car (dictation or scribbling...
by DanieKimFord | Jul 24, 2012 | Culinary, Culinary Terms, Foodie, Tiny Tidbits, Uncategorized
Tiny tidbits is where I will explore some culinary and foodie questions that I get asked a lot or that I hear get asked often. 86 – We’ve all heard it in restaurants when orders are called. “86 the tomato” or also when refusing to serve a...
by DanieKimFord | Jul 20, 2012 | Fear of Success, HIW Series, How I Write, Obstacles, Time Management, Uncategorized, Writing Career, Writing Obstacles
So this week’s questions is: What’s your current biggest obstacle to success? Name at least 3 things you can do to overcome it. The biggest obstacle to my success besides me has been time management, focus/concentration and motivation. I also realized...
