Part 1 Exploring the Art of Character — Wednesday, February 4 The purpose of a story is for the reader to hook arms with a character and walk together into an adventure—to imagine, envision, care, and feel. The writer uses a character to persuade readers to experience life from a different point of view. Not only does the reader enter ...
Part 2 Exploring the Art of Plot — Wednesday, February 11 Plotting is an art, a skillful expression of a writer’s creativity and imagination. It’s aesthetic, evocative, and invokes powerful emotions through the action of three-dimensional character who are striving to achieve a goal. A story is birthed when a writer develops a hero or heroine who accepts the challenge ...
DiAnn's Saturday Workshops: 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm CENTRAL WS 13: DEVELOPING DEEP POV - Presented by DiAnn Mills. DiAnn walks you through ways to enrich your story by developing deep POV. When: March 13-14, 2026 Date and Time: Saturday, March 14, 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Central Where: ACFW Virtual
DiAnn is excited to keynote and teach at the Mid-South Christian Writers Conference where she will be joined by more than a dozen professional writers, agents, and editors. Join us and take your writing skills to the next level. Details When: March 20-21, 2026 Where: Central Church of Collierville, 2005 E. Winchester Blvd. Collierville, TN 38017 Website
April 17-19, 2026, at Colorado Christian University, featuring sessions on writing disciplines, publishing, AI, and marketing from a faith perspective, with different passes for beginners and experienced writers.
May 25, 2026—May 29, 2026 1 Ridgecrest Dr. Black Mountain, NC
DiAnn will be on faculty at this virtual event, teaching about plotting!
Dates: July 16, 18, 2026 Location: Louisville, KY
DiAnn will be teaching a workshop seminar called, "Mastering the Tapestry: How Great Stories are Woven, Not Written"
Teaching: Continuing Education Class
Teaching: Writing Fiction
Dates: October 22-26, 2026