Are You Cut Out to Write a Novel?
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 …
DiAnn Teaching @ 2019 Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference
The Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference is the premier training and networking event for both seasoned and aspiring writers and speakers. This event allows participants the ideal opportunity to interact with editors, agents, professional writers and readers, offering outstanding workshops and continuing classes in a wide array of creative categories. Whether you are a professional writer expanding your skills …
7 Mistakes That Make Every Writer Look Unprofessional
By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills Every writer wants to be viewed as professional, intelligent, and bestselling. These goals are honorable, worthy, and attainable. But when a writer consistently makes mistakes that label him/her unprofessional, credibility takes a nose dive as well. Examine the following mistakes. If you are a writer, changes may be on your horizon. 1. Practicing poor grammar and …
10 Ways To Identify a Writer
By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills We writers can be a bit eccentric, sometimes bizarre, and those who love us may wonder if we need to be on meds. The truth is we’re creative people, and we look at life a little differently. You may be wondering if you’re a writer or suspect someone close to you has the ability to string …
Meet Edie Melson & DiAnn Mills @ M Judson in Greenville, SC
Edie Melson & DiAnn Mills will join patrons for a meet & greet at M Judson Booksellers & Storytellers on Saturday, May 26, 2018 from 10:00 a.m. – Noon Eastern in Greenville, SC. They love meeting readers and will be available to personalize copies of their books.
DiAnn Teaching @ Taylor University’s Professional Writers’ Conference
Learn how to get published August 3-4, 2018Whether you are simply thinking about writing or seriously working to become a published author, Taylor University’s Professional Writing Conference offers you: • Inspiring keynote talks with best-selling authors Michelle Medlock Adams and DiAnn Mills plus publisher Karen Porter • Seminars on all phases and genres of writing and marketing fiction and nonfiction for …
DiAnn Teaching @ 2018 Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference
WHAT IS THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS CHRISTIAN WRITERS CONFERENCE? The Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference, BRMCWC is the premier training and networking event for both seasoned and aspiring writers and speakers. This event allows participants the ideal opportunity to interact with editors, agents, professional writers and readers, offering outstanding workshops and continuing classes in a wide array of …
Writer Disciplines—What Does it Take?
By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills Many people long to be a writer. They are avid readers and usually devour everything they can find on the printed page. The art of communicating through the written word fascinates them until they aspire to write. But with the interest comes many questions about the discipline. The following questions and answers may help with your …
Living With a Writer – From a Husband’s Point of View
By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills Curious about what it’s like to live with a writer? This week I decided to have my husband interviewed for his perspective. I admit waiting for his answers caused my heart to head into overdrive. How honest would he be? Would I have to eliminate him in my next novel? But his answers were fun to …