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 …
7 Habits of an Enthusiastic Reader
By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills Readers come in all shapes, sizes, and ages, but one trait they have in common is their enthusiasm for reading. Some prefer short nonfiction or fiction pieces while other readers reach for full-length nonfiction or fiction. Avid readers devour one book after another while many prefer to linger on each word. Word lovers highlight and underline …
Title this Image for a Giveaway!
By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills Readers, we haven’t had a giveaway for far too long. Let’s make this easy and fun! Title the image below in the comment section of this post and enter a random giveaway for your choice of either a $50.00 Amazon.com, Barnesandnoble.com, or Christianbook.com e-gift card. The Deadline to submit your title is Friday, May 14th at …
April 27 – National Tell a Story Day
By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills Tuesday, April 27 is National Tell a Story Day. Listeners, readers, and writers share a bond—we love a wonderful story. For centuries we’ve been thrilled with character and plot in a world that is often different from our own. Our imaginations explode when stories come to life. Stories help us see a reflection of ourselves. Since …
The Point of Purpose & Legacy
DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills A Guest Blog Post from Eva Marie Everson – Eva Marie Everson Recently, my husband and I took a trip to the beach . . . a three-day getaway forty-five minutes from home. We needed time to breathe. To not worry about laundry and cooking and work and life. We wanted to walk the beach as often as …
The Blue Ridge Reader Connections
DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills A Guest Blog Post from Debb Hackett @Debb_Hackett Early into my radio career, the station staff would gather for weekly prayers in the conference room. After my shyness at being the newbie ran out, I mustered the courage to ask my boss what all the books were that decorated the window ledges in haphazard piles. You see, they’d …