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By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills It’s been said that “a book’s title is its most important marketing strategy.” I shouldn’t be surprised when I consider how long it takes me to create a title for a book. I keep a file of titles, and still I end up in a dilemma. My purpose is to think of my title as a …
By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills Where do authors find their ideas? From experience I can assure you a drone hasn’t delivered any of my stories to my front door or drop-shipped a complete novel into my brain. Sometimes I waken from a dream with an amazing idea, but that’s rare. Novel ideas are everywhere. We simply must train our minds to …
By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills Writers of all genres welcome brainstorming sessions. The opportunity to discuss new ideas and solve problems in a creative environment is an amazing resource. Our minds kick down the doors that hold our imaginations captive, and the result is a collective stroke of genius. By using the acronym, BRAINSTORMING, you can bring the whirling to a …
By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills I write romantic suspense, and I read the same genre. But the adventures of fiction reading transport me into other genres too. Since the New Year, I’ve discovered amazing new novels, some written by writers who always deliver a powerful story with outstanding characters and other discoveries from new writers who are new to me. Promoting …
By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills As we begin this month of love, I would like to celebrate how much I appreciate you, my readers, by hosting a random drawing giveaway. (2) winner(s) will each receive personalized hardcovers of my latest Tyndale novels including: -BURDEN OF PROOF -FATAL STRIKE -AIRBORNE The giveaway is now live and runs thru Friday, February 12th, Midnight …
By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills We’ve all wondered if we’re cut out to write a novel. We experience an unusual or exciting event and ask ourselves, “Could I write a story about this?” Sometimes we dwell on it for days, weeks, months, and even years, still asking ourselves the same question. Why not take a novelist writing quiz to see if …
By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills Thousands of stories are released each year. So many wonderful and amazing books, and we’ll never be able to read them all. But we try. What’s the fascination for story? Why do we crave the next novel and the next? Here are 7 reasons we love story. Entertainment is the number one reason we love story. …
Tweetable – Latest From DiAnn’s Desk – In Case You Invite Me to Dinner – via @DiAnnMills http://bit.ly/1OwKDei #WritersLife (Click to Tweet) I look forward to the times I’m able to cook or bake. Varied recipes appeal to my creativity, whether the food is an appetizer, main course, or dessert. Busying myself in the kitchen is also a different venue for my hyperactive …
Tweetable – Latest From DiAnn’s Desk Interview with Double Cross Hero – via @DiAnnMills http://bit.ly/1FSMobD #DoubleCrossBook (Click to Tweet) Interview with HPD Officer Daniel Hilton Today we’re interviewing Houston Police Officer Daniel Hilton, hero in Double Cross by DiAnn Mills on the Jimmy Fallon Show. Jimmy Fallon: So tell me, Daniel, how does it feel to be a leading man in a romantic …
Tweetable – Latest From DiAnn’s Desk Interview with Double Cross Heroine – via @DiAnnMills http://bit.ly/1DfQOMA #DoubleCrossBook (Click to Tweet) Interview with FBI Special Agent Laurel Evertson from Double Cross Laurel, tell me the most interesting thing about you. Many people think I’m this contemporary gal with no roots in the past when actually I love bits and pieces of nostalgia. My apartment is …
