By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills Writing killer emotions means the writer understands a character’s unique temperament, wants, needs, flaws, desires, goals, challenges, and backstory. With these traits, a writer fills the pages with the character’s deepest of feelings. Experts state that up to 90% of communication is nonverbal. Character driven body…

By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills Evaluating our professional writing life can leave us at a crossroad. Do we continue with the same social media, marketing, and branding methods as 2016, or do we dive into new or enhanced methods that have the potential to raise our visibility? How does a writer…

By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills Last week I wrote about How Writers Approach Deadlines, how a professional writer creates quality books while meeting contractual targets. Writers establish good organizational habits the moment they choose to open the door to goals and dreams and plan how to make them happen. We work…

Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference Contests The Selahs BRMCWC Director’s Choice BRMCWC Foundation Contest [tweet_box design="default" float="none" inject="- @EveMarieEverson #writing #writingcontest"]Enter our 2017 #BRMCWC Selah Awards Contest for published authors [/tweet_box] [tweet_box design="default" float="none" inject="- @EvaMarieEverson #writing #writingcontest"]Register & Enter our 2017 #BRMCWC Contests [/tweet_box] We are happy to announce…

By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills Deadlines tend to have a bad reputation among writers. Editors require writers to submit contracted work on a specific day. Let me re-phrase that: Editors require creative, out of the box thinkers to submit a writing protect on a specific date. Not a week or months…

By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills Creating memes heightens interest to social media posts and increases visibility. During this year, I’ve learned how to use Adobe Spark. The tool is so easy, which makes me a huge fan. The ability to design text on an image that communicates a unique message allows…