by DanieKimFord | Oct 25, 2011 | Character Development, Characters, How I Write, Uncategorized
So every story needs characters. And authors have different ways of fleshing them out and developing them. What do I do? It’s a combination of different methods. Sometimes I use spreadsheets or worksheets. Sometimes I just start writing. Other times I get the...
by DanieKimFord | Oct 14, 2011 | Authors, How I Write, On the Bookshelves, Uncategorized
This is probably one of the harder questions for me to answer. This week’s topic: What does your bookcase look like? What’s on there? Which are your keepers? Which author(s) has/have influenced you the most? See I don’t really have a bookcase. I have...
by DanieKimFord | Oct 11, 2011 | Crafting, Hobbies, How I Write, Uncategorized
What do I do when I’m not writing? And of course reading, watching tv & movies and cooking goes without saying. But my hobby, my other passion besides cooking has been crafting. You will find me with a crochet hook, knitting needle, cross stitching or...
by DanieKimFord | Sep 30, 2011 | How I Write, Uncategorized, Writers Block
So this week’s topic is the controversial topic of writer’s block. Why do I say it’s controversial? Because there are different schools of thought on it. Some people believe in it, some don’t. Some think it’s an excuse, some think...
by DanieKimFord | Sep 29, 2011 | How I Write, Learning, Uncategorized, What I have learned, What writing has taught me
Last week’s question was: What has writing taught you? What have you learned over the years? And I’m late cause it was graduation last week and I was running around getting things together. Let go of the past and go for the future. Go confidently in the...
by DanieKimFord | Sep 19, 2011 | How I Write, Idea Surfing, Ideas, Uncategorized
This week (okay last week – I’m late with this post) the topic was ideas. Specifically – Where did the idea for your current wip come from? How do you come up with story ideas? The idea for my current WIP came from a dream. I fell asleep after...