By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills Every great book deserves a successful book launch. The techniques used for the campaign are the writer’s opportunity to shine a light on a new writing project. Let's face it; we writers are excited, passionate about our stories and subject matter. We embrace words, brainstorming sessions,…

by DiAnn Mills @diannmills Have you ever been working on a novel and realized your method of tracking character relationships looked like a toddler’s art work? While writing my last novel, my characters’ connections to each other and the plot bewildered me. Unless I solved the problem, my readers wouldn’t…

We are excited to announce our second annual Mountainside Marketing Conference. This was the first Christian marketing conference for authors. Because of the overwhelming response from last year, we’ve added an extra day. So join us January 18-22, 2019 (over the Martin Luther King holiday weekend) for a time to…

by DiAnn Mills @diannmills Writing is not a physically engaging activity. We sit in our chairs exercising our fingers over the keyboard while the rest of our bodies slip into passive mode. Passive tense isn’t good for writing or our bodies. [tweet_box design="default" float="none" inject="@DiAnnMills on @BRMCWC #writerslife #writing"]Writing Doesn't…

by DiAnn Mills @diannmills Characters, like people, need a place to escape tension, stress, and conflict when life’s challenges threaten to steal their optimism. A writer uses a character’s happy spot to add a slice of real life to a three-dimensional character. The character knows where this place is and…

by DiAnn Mills @diannmills A novel’s first page is critical to the success of a successful novel. Here, the writer must hook the reader into the story by doing the following: Establish genre Introduce a sympathetic character. Initiate a bond between the protagonist and the reader. Build a setting. Create…