B. Danielle Watkins, author, screen-writer, and journalist, was born and raised in Buffalo, New York. Growing up in Buffalo she was exposed to many different variations of the arts. B. Danielle’s love for literature began at a young age. She began writing at the age of 9 starting with poems and short stories. When once asked in an interview “How Did You Become a Writer?” B. Danielle stated “Well to be honest, I have been writing all of my life. I remember winning an award in 4th grade for a story I created for an assignment. I have always had a very active imagination, I guess that’s contributed to growing up in the home alone sometimes you have to play by yourself, and make it interesting. I used to write plays as a child, and then gather the neighborhood kids and practice all day, and when our parents came home from work that evening we would put chairs in the yard and perform like we were on Broadway. In 2000, at the age of 15, I got a poem published in a collection along with ton of other amazing writers. This particular project, however, I never expected or intended for it to ever be shared with the world. The manuscript sat on my computer for three years before I even considered doing anything with it. It was something that I did because my friends enjoyed the story, and I enjoyed their reactions. One of my close friends from New York, who is a film maker, read it and encouraged me (well bullied me) to pursue publishing options, and I was abrasive to say the least. As Marsha Ambrosius stated in her song “Lose Myself” “I had a paralyzing fear of facing failure”. But God makes no mistakes, and it sat for three years because I had to mature before I got to this point, and now here I am, not only a writer, but a Self-Published Author.” Her first novel “No Other Man (A Three Part Tragedy)” was released August 26, 2011. Since its release it has been featured on many websites, and received exceptional reviews. With her follow-up novel released an amazing seven months later, entitled “Redeye” sealed her spot among new newest up and coming romance novelist. With the final installment being released one month shy of the year anniversary of the original, Watkins’ fate was sealed as a writer. In May of 2013 she was officially announced as the head of the Creative Writing Department for M.PoWeR Productions LLC, based out of Atlanta, Georgia. Currently, Ms. Watkins is a contributor to the online publication, entitled The Onyx Edition, the writer/creator of a new webseries entitled Sinful Paradise, the writer of a LGBT based webseries entitled Blue Diamond, as well as producing her own film entitled BlacButterflii: The Saigon Ruse Story. With these many projects underway Watkins has proven that being a novelist was just the beginning. She currently resides in Las Vegas, Nevada. She is a Graduate of Winston Salem State University, with a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology. She is a member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc. With whom she held many positions, including a state executive board officer for the state of Nevada.
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