By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills Every person on the planet is creative. We’re all born with gifts and talents. These are unique to who we are and how we can use them to better serve the world. Too many people believe they aren’t creative when, in truth, our creativity is begging to be explored. We don’t have to be eccentric, bizarre,

By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills Congratulations to Renee from PA and Carolyn from CA who were randomly selected in the Valentine’s Giveaway last week. I’m a little jealous of those yummy chocolates. Today is a celebration of love. We want to focus on all the wonderful attributes of love and feeling loved. The more friends we have, the more love spills

By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills Most writers read and write in the same genre.  Professionally speaking, that’s the way it should be. If I’m not as excited about the romantic suspense story I’m writing as the one I’m reading, then quality suffers. This applies to all genres, and not just my chosen one of romantic suspense. Here are the five reasons

By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills Monday, January 16 was Martin Luther King Jr. Day. It was a time to celebrate, remember, and choose to always practice diversity. Some days we are good at spreading our wings and making friends with those different from us, and some days we are not. And the varying reasons we do or don’t are common to

By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills Many of you are nine to ten days into your New Year’s Resolutions. Maybe you call them expectations, longings, goals, a betterment program, life self-coaching, personal sabotage, or whatever January 1 of each New Year aspires. Most of us fall within one of the following categories: Doing ok. Defeated. Depressed. Didn’t make any because it’s frustrating.

By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills We all are on a sacred adventure called life. From the day we are born until God calls us home, we are given special interests that define our purpose and mold our personalities. We all have unique gifts and talents that thrill us, things we love to invest our time in, effort, and often money. The

By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills Reading excellent novels invites me into a story world where I lose track of time. I meet new characters who have a compelling story, dive into unique personalities, and share an adventure with them. I admire how they solve problems and face life. In short, I’m a picky reader. A book has to grab me in

By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills What a great way to start the work week with a national holiday that makes us smile. Even laugh! A key part of making today a success is all the fun things we can do. Life isn’t all about us but the joy we share with others. Choose today to be a blessing. Here are 10

By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills Summer is the perfect time to catch up on reading. Between vacations and stealing away a few hours to ourselves, the lure of a good book draws us to read. We’re always looking for our favorite writers to release their next book, and we love exploring new ones. Many of you have asked who are my favorite

By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills It’s July and the heat index is rising. Here in Houston, we’re looking at 100+ degrees and lots of humidity. Pool time and ocean beaches. I love it! Add a tall glass of cold lemonade or an iced tea, and I’m ready for some serious summer activities. But sometimes the heat drags us down, and that’s when