Release Day for CONCRETE EVIDENCE!

By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills It’s HERE!!! ROMANCE, SUSPENSE, AND ADVENTURE! DiANN MILLS DELIVERS ALL THREE IN CONCRETE EVIDENCE DO YOU HAVE YOUR COPY?   Praise For CONCRETE EVIDENCE  “* VERDICT Mills . . . delivers another action-packed novel that offers intrigue and an adventurous ride. Recommend to fans of Dani Pettrey, Lynette Eason, and Carrie Stuart Parks.” – LIBRARY JOURNAL, …

A Writer’s Gold: Creating Curiosity

By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills A writing client inspired this post for readers and writers. My client and I were editing his story together. A chapter ended, and so did our time, but he’d successfully created a curiosity in me, and I couldn’t stop reading. I had to know what happened next! His response still makes me laugh. “Your enthusiasm for …

Danger Signs of a Too Comfortable Writer

By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills We live in a comfortable society. But that can be dangerous for writers who choose complacency rather than pouring a steady stream of effort into their writing. Have you ever met a writer who expected and demanded results from readers, other writers, and those involved in the profession without doing their share of the work? It’s …

The Adventures of Reading Fiction

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 …

The Inside Scoop on the Jewelry Designs for TRACE OF DOUBT

By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills Readers of Trace of Doubt have asked me about the jewelry pieces in the story. This post gives you the inside scoop of the jewelry designs and their names. My heroine, Shelby Pierce, accomplished three valuable feats while in prison: She earned a master’s degree in business. She learned the art of designing jewelry. She became …

Research – Adding Reality to a Story

By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills Writing and research go hand in hand for a credible story. If a manuscript isn’t accurate, the reader will recognize the flaw and toss the book aside. If a writer is spot-on, the extra work rewards them with outstanding reviews and more readers. Sort of a no-brainer for us writers. How do we conduct our research …

Ready for an Enchanting Christmas Novella?

By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills It’s never too early to get in the Christmas spirit. DREAMS AND SECRETS is an Enchanting Christmas Novella that will transport you back near Philadelphia in the 1850s. Great early gift for readers who love a historical Christmas-time clean romance. DREAMS AND SECRETS by DiAnn Mills tells of the tender romance between Emma Leigh Carter and …

Release Day For TRACE OF DOUBT!

By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills I am excited to share with you my latest novel TRACE OF DOUBT available today in hardcover, softcover, audiobook, & ebook!   My standalone romantic suspense novel is a heart-stopping story of dark secrets, desperate enemies, and dangerous lies following an ex-con who is on a mission to discover the truth behind her conviction fifteen years …

Calling All Book Clubs – Free Books To Selected Winner!

By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills ATTN: Book Clubs / Libraries I love book clubs! I would enjoy hosting your reading group via Zoom. Q&A time is often a favorite as readers get to probe my brain with all their burning questions 😉 To celebrate next week’s release of TRACE OF DOUBT, I am thrilled to annouce I’ll be giving away up …