by DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills I bet you’re thinking that this article is about fishing. Well it is, and it isn’t. We all have our favorite novels, rich stories that send us into the lives of our characters—and even become our friends. We’re walking with them, sharing their joys and sorrows,…

By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills We writers want to see our manuscripts published. We work hard on blogs, articles, devotions, fiction, and nonfiction projects. And we are always looking for new techniques to strengthen our message. The following 10 suggestions can help every writer create a more powerful project. [tweet_box design="default"…

By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills Do you feel like your blog is dying? No comments. Unsubscribes. Traffic is nearing zero. Don’t quit. I’ve been there, and watching numbers fall is not pleasant. It’s downright depressing. Especially when we spend hours creating content, a catchy title, the perfect meme, and a tweet…

By DiAnn Mills, @DiAnnMills It may be nearing 90° where you live, but school has been in session for a couple of months and the theme is fall for our northern hemisphere. Social media is transitioning from juicy strawberries and plump blueberries to apples and pumpkins. Even if we don’t…

@DiAnnMills Dissecting character motivation ushers in the potential of improving your novel to bestselling status. Writers sift through a character’s behavior to find the inner quality that drives the character into action. This core, the deep physiological problem plaguing our character, must be resolved before the character can change and…

@DiAnnMills Writers are often asked to volunteer, give of their time and talents, bend, stretch, and fed guilt-lines to convince them to edit, speak, teach, write, mentor for free, and the list goes on. This is probably you. Please don’t misinterpret my thoughts here: a willingness to serve is a…