by DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills Tweet This: Strong Women, Strong Roles Readers often ask how I choose my heroines. My goal is to create women who accept nontraditional roles and succeed with dynamic outcomes. These are Glock-totin‘ gals with southern charm who understand grits aren’t just for breakfast. These women embrace their femininity with an added boost—they aren’t afraid to go …
Stepping Out of Our Comfort Zone
By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills Tweet this: Stepping Out of Our Comfort Zone Last week Houston experienced the worst flooding since 2001. With the torrential storms and downpours that brought 16 to 20 inches of rain came tornadoes. My neighborhood, friends, and church family were impacted, but we were fine. The devastation that hit the community was measured by the number …
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 …
First Lines of Stories that Inspire
By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills Tweet this: First Lines of Stories that Inspire I’m an avid reader, but I’m also picky. Confession time here . . . If a story doesn’t grab me in the first line, I’m reluctant to read further. Out of respect for the writer, I might continue for a paragraph. Normally, I’m done and ready to move …
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 …
Vacation Magic
By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills Tweet this: Vacation Magic Last week, husband and I spent six days in Estes Park, Colorado. We love the Rocky Mountain National Park, and often retreat there. We work at home, so unless we leave, we don’t have a break. We packed our coats, scarves, gloves, and hiking boots for a March getaway. Once in Estes …
March Celebrations
By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills Tweet this: March Celebrations March is here and with it comes the promise of spring, and we’re ready. No matter how much we love our winter sweaters, fireplaces, and snow sports, green and the color of blooming flowers is more appealing. So let’s get on board the spring train by celebrating March. Take a look at the …
Nine Things NOT To Do When Tired
By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills Tweet this: Nine Things NOT To Do When Tired Two weeks ago, I returned from a writer’s high: I taught at a conference and afterward was Edie Melson’s guest. For six days we worked on a book project titled The Author Roadmap – Navigating the Social Media Highway. Oh, every moment of the 8 days was thrilling. …
Books that Touch Your Life
By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills Tweet this: Books that Touch Your Life Old books have a special place in my heart. They are my connection to the past shared by a passion for the written word. Whether I’m looking through a museum glass window at an ancient papyrus writing, of which I have a limited idea of what is being said, …
Welcome to Groundhog’s Day!
By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills Tweet this: Welcome to Groundhog’s Day! Today is Groundhog’s Day. This is the one day of the year when the groundhog has notoriety. He’s famous in cartoon, legends, children’s stories, weather predictions, and just plain fun. This little furry creature is onstage before he crawls out of his cozy, underground burrow. Photographers and reporters are waiting …