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 | 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 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...
by DanieKimFord | Jul 18, 2012 | Better Made Potato Chips, Boston Cooler, Character Emotion, Detroit Foods, Faygo, GUilty Pleasures, HIW Series, How I Write, Synopsis, The Not So Dreaded Synopsis, Uncategorized, Vernors, World Building
The subject: Name a guilty pleasure – one that is writing related and one in real life Writing Guilty Pleasures One of my biggest guilty pleasures when it comes to writing is world building, synopsis and emotions. I like writing character emotions. Delving in...
by DanieKimFord | Jun 17, 2012 | HIW Series, How I Write, Pet Peeves, Reader Pet Peeves, Uncategorized
The question is: List your top 3-5 pet peeves as a reader that you’ve caught yourself doing in your writing. Answer: 1. This is the only one I’ve caught myself doing when I write. But it tends to be in the rough/first draft stage. Sometimes I tend to show...
by DanieKimFord | Feb 17, 2012 | Alfred Hitchcock, Genres, How I Write, Uncategorized
The question is: Why do you write in a particular genre? What attracted you to it? Do you like to read a genre you don’t or can’t write? Why? Would you like to try a different genre than you current write? Here’s the breakdown: I write in a variety of...