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By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills Reading is as vital to my career as writing. Establishing reading goals for 2020 along with my personal, professional, and spiritual objectives means scheduling a plan. I like what Stephen King says: “If you don’t have time to read, you don’t have the time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that.” I’ll add my own …
By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills During Lone Star Literary’s book blog tour for Fatal Strike, I learned a lot about what readers prefer in a romantic suspense novel. The responses can help me weave what reader preferences into my stories. The following 16 responses interested me, and I wanted to share them with you. Good character development The edge of the …
By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills Content from this post first appeared 8-17-17 I was a guest at a book club of a special group of ladies who read my books and encourage me. These ladies are grandmothers and great grandmothers, full of life and energy. With the release of Fatal Strike, I think you’ll enjoy what happened at this Texas book …
By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills This week I’d like to take the opportunity to thank my readers! Click Here To View Video You are appreciated!
By Cathy Baker @DiAnnMills This week Cathy Baker @CathyBaker is my guest blogger. Do you have the perfect reading spot? “The unread story is not a story; it is little black marks on wood pulp. The reader, reading it, makes it live: a live thing, a story.” —Ursula K. Le Guin You’re handed a book by your favorite author and told …
By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills I recently introduced you to my June 4th ebook release LONG WALK HOME where three people from separate cultures faced the realities of life in southern Sudan. Today’s post shares my continued passion for the Sudanese people and additional story and character insights. Illiteracy remains rampant, and many are unable to read the Bible. Your purchase …
By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills In today’s blog, I want to share about my upcoming June 4th ebook release LONG WALK HOME. Long Walk Home is a snapshot of how three people from separate cultures faced the realities of life in southern Sudan. I shed many tears in the writing process, and I imagine you may too as you read it. …
By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills Readers come in all shapes, sizes, and ages. Some prefer short nonfiction pieces while other readers reach for book length. Fiction readers select type and genre of stories according to their taste and whim. Avid readers devour one book after another while many prefer to linger on each word. Word lovers highlight and underline passages that …
By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills Mark your calendar for Wednesday, August 1! I’m excited to announce Tyndale Fiction’s Road Trip Scavenger Hunt! So happy you are here. To participate, collect the key words through all 13 stops in order, so you can enter to win our grand prize giveaway! Some details: The adventure begins on Wednesday, August 1. You’ll have two …
By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills Watch DiAnn as she shares about her latest release High Treason here: REMINDER! Join DiAnn LIVE on her Facebook personal profile page https://www.facebook.com/diann.mills.5 on Tuesday evening, February 6th at 7pm Central and learn details on how you could win one of the following gift cards: $25.00 Starbucks Gift Card $25.00 Amazon Gift Card DiAnn will launch her new …
