By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills Tweet this: Fun Ways to Celebrate Mother’s Day May 8, Mother’s Day, will soon be here. I’m issuing you a challenge. This year plan a celebration your mother or the woman you honor as mother never forgets. Today’s blog will give you a few ideas to make this momentous occasion truly special. Generation Celebration Invite the …
5 Things We Want to Hear When We’re Down
By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills Tweet this: 5 Things We Want to Hear When We’re Down When we’ve been slammed with bad news or rude comments, our first instinct is to either cry, run, or punch someone in the nose. Too many times the situation heads us toward depression. Not fun. Being down is like finding yourself at the bottom of …
Highways, Speed Bumps, and Traffic Lights
By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills Tweet this: Highways, Speed Bumps, and Traffic Lights Writers seldom become successful and create a marketable book—overnight. At least that wasn’t my experience. The victories and triumphs are waylaid with rejection slips, disappointments, and lots of rewrites. But when the first sale was made, I knew it was worth every drop of sweat and tears. My …
Exploring Your Ancestry
By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills Tweet this: Exploring Your Ancestry Have you ever been curious about your ancestors? Ever wonder about what ethnicity flows predominantly through your veins? Many people have ideas about where they came from through family stories and documents, and these are exciting. But I wanted to know who went before me and from what country. The curiosity …
Sneak Peek into DEADLOCK – Latest Release From DiAnn Mills
Tweetable – Sneak Peek into DEADLOCK – Latest Release From DiAnn Mills via @DiAnnMills http://bit.ly/1jTYH3Y #WritersLife #DeadlockBook (Click to Tweet) We have with us today Special Agent Bethany Sanchez, our heroine in Deadlock. She’s just finished working a case involving a series of murders that had law enforcement officials scrambling for evidence. DiAnn: Good morning, Bethany. You’ve been busy, but I’m glad …
Houston—The Most Diverse in the USA
Tweetable – Houston – The Most Diverse City in the USA via @DiAnnMills http://bit.ly/1MSkWRb #WritersLife in #Houston (Click to Tweet) I love Houston. It’s my home, and that makes it the most special place on the planet. Oh, I know you’re thinking of cowboys and oil wells, Texans and Astros. And those things are true. But Houston appeals to many people groups. …
Fall is in the Air!
Tweetable – Latest From DiAnn’s Desk – Fall is in the Air! via @DiAnnMills http://bit.ly/1QR74ro #WritersLife #FallDecorating (Click to Tweet) I love this time of year, and it’s because I’m an autumn in every sense of the word. Love the rich oranges, browns, and golds. The scent of spices and baking goodies. So I took a little time to decorate our home …
DEADLOCK – Available Now!
Tweetable – Latest From DiAnn’s Desk – DEADLOCK Available Now! via @DiAnnMills http://bit.ly/1VmiwfY #NewBookRelease #DeadlockBook #ChristFic (Click to Tweet) DEADLOCK by DiAnn Mills Available NOW! Dear Reader, Crisp temps of fall usher in a time to relax and curl up in a favorite reading chair. This is the perfect time to read Deadlock, a romantic suspense set in Houston, my city. This third …
Never Too Old!
Tweetable – Latest From DiAnn’s Desk – Never Too Old! via @DiAnnMills http://bit.ly/1TPqHWx #WritersLife (Click to Tweet) In 1996, my husband said to me, “Stop telling me someday you’re going to write a book. Do it now. Quit your job. I give you one year to get anything published.” My youngest son was a senior in high school. Was I too old to …
A Taste of Double Cross
Tweetable – Latest From DiAnn’s Desk – A Taste of Double Cross via @DiAnnMills http://bit.ly/1FnmSue #DoubleCrossBook (Click to Tweet) For readers who haven’t read DOUBLE CROSS, Book 2 in the FBI: Houston series, here’s the prologue! PROLOGUE Special Agent Laurel Evertson had done everything required of her and more to gain Morton Wilmington’s affections. The gaudy diamond on her left hand …