How Do You Climb Mountains?

Tweetable – Latest From DiAnn’s Desk – How Do You Climb Mountains? via @DiAnnMills http://bit.ly/1MbIdMH #WritersLife (Click to Tweet)   There are three types of mountain climbers: gazers, hikers, and movers. Be brave and pick out the one that fits your personality from the description below.   Mountain gazers are overwhelmed. Mountain hikers may one day reach the top. Mountain movers simply move …

DOUBLE CROSS GIVEAWAY!

Tweetable – Latest From DiAnn’s Desk – #DoubleCrossBook #Giveaway! via @DiAnnMills http://bit.ly/1HXBBSL (Click to Tweet) DOUBLE CROSS GIVEAWAY! Join in the fun! Click here for more details and to enter for a chance to win some amazing prizes You could be a WINNER! Prizes include: Keurig coffeemaker Double Cross puzzle Deck of playing cards FBI pen K-9 stuffed dog $20 Starbucks gift card …

The Moods of Color

Tweetable – Latest From DiAnn’s Desk – The Moods of Color via @DiAnnMills http://bit.ly/1eoa5CQ #WritersLife (Click to Tweet)   The Moods of Color In writing my novels, I chose specific colors for my hero and heroine that indicate their personalities and emotions. Colors establish mood, affecting the actions and reactions of those who experience them. Consider the following colors and explanations to see …

Celebrate Patriotism All Month Long

Tweetable – Latest From DiAnn’s Desk – Celebrate Patriotism All Month Long via @DiAnnMills http://bit.ly/1H1Sj4J #July4th (Click to Tweet)   Celebrate Patriotism All Month Long Bring out the drum and fife! A nationwide celebration is heading our way. America’s 239th birthday is July 4th. We celebrate Independence Day with fireworks, leisure, picnics, family reunions, parades, vacations, and just plain fun. What a celebration! …

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 …

A Funny Thing Happened

Tweetable – Latest From DiAnn’s Desk – A Funny Thing Happened via @DiAnnMills http://bit.ly/1FSJrYj #WritersLife (Click to Tweet) A Funny Thing Happened on the Way … Recently I attended the Write To Publish Conference in Wheaton, Illinois as part of the faculty. My job was to teach a continuing class on The Dance of Character and Plot. Fun! The idea of meeting up …

The Life I’m Living

Tweetable – Latest From DiAnn’s Desk – The Life I’m Living via @DiAnnMills http://bit.ly/1KlgQPB #WritersLife (Click to Tweet)   The Life I’m Living and the Life I’m Observing I’m a lot like you. Average in so many ways. I’m a wife, mother, grandmother, sister, daughter, neighbor, friend … and writer. Perhaps the last descriptor is what makes me different from most people. Yet …

The Reader Adventure

Tweetable – Latest From DiAnn’s Desk – The Reader Adventure – via @DiAnnMills http://bit.ly/1GOrnET #WritersLife (Click to Tweet) Writing is a tough profession. The competition in today’s publishing world makes the strongest writers think twice about their commitment to excellence. But those of us who are lured by the magnificence of story are committed to creating a world where our readers slip into …

You Know You’re a Suspense Writer When …

Tweetable – Latest From DiAnn’s Desk – You Know You’re a Suspense Writer When … via @DiAnnMills http://bit.ly/1JLE0xY #WritersLife (Click to Tweet) You Know You’re a Suspense Writer When … I love this topic. When suspense writers get together, discussing stories and plot twists keeps our adrenaline racing. We can talk about suspense for hours because we live it. Our friends and families …