Interview With Author DiAnn Mills
Interview with Author DiAnn Mills
Today I am interviewing my colleague and friend, author DiAnn Mills. Not only is DiAnn an award-winning, best-selling author, but she is an encouraging coach and mentor to aspiring authors. I am privileged to call her friend.
Don’t forget to leave a comment with your email address below and be entered to win a free copy of her latest release, Firewall! We will announce the winner next week.
Tell us a little bit about yourself and your family.
I’ve been married to Dean for 21 years and we have four sons and three beautiful grandchildren. We live in Houston, Texas. I’ve been writing since 1996 when Dean dared me to write a novel. I took him up on that challenge and have published 63 books and novellas since then.
Tell us about your latest book, and how it came about.
Firewall is a romantic suspense set in Houston, Texas. The idea first came to me in 2007 at the Kenya airport. I was waiting to board a flight home, and my mind was spinning with story ideas. After a whirlwind romance, Taryn Young is preparing to board a plane at Houston International Airport, bound for a dream honeymoon, when a bomb decimates the terminal. Injured but still alive, she awakens to discover her husband is missing and they’re both considered prime suspects in the attack. Further, the FBI is convinced her husband isn’t who he appears to be. Agent Grayson Hall’s number-one priority is to catch those responsible for the day’s act of terror. All evidence is pointing to Taryn and her new husband. But his instinct tells him her pleas of innocence are genuine. Is her naiveté just for show, or could she truly be another victim of a master scheme, possibly linked to the software she recently developed for her company? With both their lives and reputations on the line, and the media outcry for justice increasing with each passing minute, Taryn and Grayson have no choice but to trust one another . . . and pray they can uncover the truth before they become two more casualties.
To purchase the book, read an excerpt, or watch DiAnn’s interview about Firewall, CLICK HERE.
Share about your genre and why you write in this style.
Life is dangerous. Too many people live in fear, daily. I want to show in my stories how good overcomes evil. There is a God who loves us and wants us to serve Him.
What inspires you?
Many things: God’s creation, especially nature. My grandchildren! Well done movies. Well written books. Art. Traveling.
Tell us about your writing process.
I’m disciplined, or so I’m told. :) I begin my day early with a quiet time; check email and do all my social media postings for the day; breakfast; exercise; and write until lunch. I have a word count, and I make sure that happens. In the afternoons, I edit and coach my writing students. I cook dinner (and I do like to cook) which allows me to process what I’ve done during the day and what still remains for me to do.
What are your writing goals?
To be the best that God has purposed for me. Sure awards are grand, and I’d love to hit the NYT. Specifically, I want each book to be better than the previous one.
What do you wish someone had told you about writing?
That if I applied my talents, I could do it. My husband dared me to write a book in 1996. I took the challenge and I’ve never regretted it. Actually, I’m glad I took a step at a time.
Tell us something about yourself that nobody knows.
I’d like to develop my own coffee beans for a unique smooth blend titled Adventure Coffee.
What hobbies do you enjoy?
Cooking. Gardening. Grandkids. Traveling. Reading.
What is your favorite holiday season recipe?
Paula Dean’s ‘The Best Bread Pudding’.
Thank you, DiAnn, for being with us today. It ’ s always fun learning about the writing process and lives of other authors.
Every reader who leaves a comment with their email address in the next 7 days (Nov 25-Dec 1, 2014) will be entered to win a FREE copy of Firewall, courtesy of DiAnn Mills. The winner will be announced next week.
Where can your readers contact you?
I love to connect with readers and writers!
Biography:
DiAnn Mills is a bestselling author who believes her readers should expet an adventure. She combines unforgettable characters with unpredictable plots to create action-packed, suspense-filled novels.
Her titles have appeared on the CBA and ECPA bestseller lists; won two Christy Awards; and been finalists for the RITA, Daphne Du Maurier, Inspirational Readers’ Choice, and Carol award contests.
DiAnn is a founding board member of the American Christian Fiction Writers; the 2015 president of the Romance Writers of America’s Faith, Hope & Love chapter; a member of Advanced Writers and Speakers Association, and International Thriller Writers. She speaks to various groups and teaches writing workshops around the country. She and her husband live in sunny Houston, Texas.
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