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…

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 Edie Melson @EdieMelson I don’t care if you’re a freelance writer, nonfiction writer, novelists or something of a hybrid. The truth is that you have to wear a lot of hats to find publishing success. You have to be able to write on a deadline, plan marketing campaigns, utilize…

By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills Probiotics receive a lot of credit for keeping the human body healthy and in good working order. But what about probiotics for the professional writer, those good-for-you additives that benefit your story? This isn’t a pill, a liquid, or a gel to keep your reader happy.…