By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills Evaluating successes and challenges in 2016 for our writing careers means taking an honest look at how we progressed. Reaching goals doesn’t happen overnight and never happens without thought and prayer. We all experienced victories and moments of defeat: moments when we laughed and times when…

By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills Like you, my time is limited. Hours are scheduled and I'm disciplined to reach various goals with my writing career. That means the blogs I frequent must fall into three categories: Instruct me about the craft of writing and challenged me to sharpen my skills. Show…

By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills We feel like kids at Christmas. It’s hard to concentrate when parties, caroling, and fun are on the calendar. The festivities zap our time and minds, making it difficult for a blogger to concentrate on writing exceptional blogs. Not only would we rather be baking cookies…

By DiAnnMills @DiAnnMills It’s a little hard to concentrate on writing when Christmas songs are rolling through our heads. We’re humming and singing along to our favorites and finding it impossible to write . . . or can we let those songs help us by changing a few of the…

By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills No other time of the year can be more difficult to write than at Christmas. We writers are simply distracted with all the fun and preparations. Besides the season involves creativity, and we simply can’t resist the urge to simply BE in the moment. My excuses…

By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills Have you ever attended a party? Joined a club? Spent the first day on a new job? Visited a church? Moved into a new neighborhood? What is the one thing that helped you survive the newness? That's easy—being welcomed and feeling you are appreciated is vital…