Daniell “Lil Dan” Harshaw is an empowering, young author who was born on the Eastside of Detroit in April 1977. As a youngster, he grew up in a middle-class neighborhood that eventually depleted overtime due to drugs, guns, and violence. By his late teens, facing the harsh realities of inner city street life became more than an understatement for Daniell, when he began encountering run-ins with the law. In 1995, he received a lengthy prison sentence and served time in a Michigan Correctional Facility. Realizing that life in the streets often reaped more negative outcomes than positive, Daniell reconstructed his outlook on life while in prison and soon began writing. He was strongly influenced by a man named Omar X who further encouraged him to utilize writing as a means of letting his emotions, thoughts, ideas, and life experiences shine through. In addition, a man by the name of Shaka wrote a book entitled “Crack, Volume One”, which further encouraged Daniell to keep writing and sharing his life experiences with the world. Over the years, Daniell’s passion and skills grew as he continued to manifest these aspects through a variety of different writing styles. His determination and willingness soon led to the publishing of his first book Bulletproof Love, “Loyalty Before Betrayal” (2010), an urban tale focusing on reality of life in the streets. He has also gone on to produce several other works that ultimately appeal to the urban lifestyle.

my achievement was getting my work out so the people can see my gift at writing and telling a story.