#SaturdaySpotlight is on DiAnn Mills & Airborne

Good Morning!

Last month DiAnn introduced us to her latest release, Airborne and today she's talking to us about being a suspense writer and we'll get a peek into Airborne. 

Take it away, DiAnn....

You Know You’re a Suspense Writer When ...

I love this topic. When suspense writers get together, story discussions and plot twists keep the adrenaline racing. We can talk about suspense for hours because we live it, breathe it, explore, and write it. Our friends and families (unless they’re writers) have no clue how our minds work or where we find ideas for our next suspense novel. The un-writers among us think we’re strange ... Can you imagine that?

           

For example: my husband and I are driving into our subdivision. We see a neighbor has a roll of old carpet at the curb. Husband comments that this person had new carpet installed. Not me. I’m wondering if there’s a body rolled up inside that dusty mess ... Is it a man or a woman? How were they killed? Why? Does the killer think it’s a perfect crime? Then I spin out of control developing characters and plot.

 

See what I mean? To help every one of you understand the mind of a suspense writer, I’ve compiled a list of telltale signs so you’ll not be shaken if you realize you might be gifted with the same propensity. But that’s okay! You’re in great company.

You know you’re a suspense writer—

1. When you spend days planning the perfect crime.

2. When a stranger sends you a text in the middle of the night and immediately you think of a story about someone kidnapping your children.

3. When plotting a murder seems normal.

4. When you read the newspaper for strange stories you can spin to put your character in danger.

5. When the study of poisons is fascinating.

6. When you can’t close your eyes on a camping trip because you know a lion, bear, or killer is waiting for you to fall asleep.

7. When you consult a weapon’s expert for ways to disguise a bullet.

8. When you wonder if the garbage bag discarded along the road contains body parts.

9. When the guy selecting apples at the grocery store looks like a serial killer.

10.When you’re in church and you can’t concentrate on the sermon because you left your heroine tied to a railroad track.        

If you fall into one of those categories, you might have the suspense writer virus! How about you? Do you fall into one of these categories?

Heather Lawrence’s long-awaited vacation to Salzburg wasn’t supposed to go like this. Mere hours into the transatlantic flight, the Houston FBI agent is awakened when passengers begin exhibiting horrific symptoms of an unknown infection. As the virus quickly spreads and dozens of passengers fall ill, Heather fears she’s witnessing an epidemic similar to ones her estranged husband studies for a living—but this airborne contagion may have been deliberately released.

While Heather remains quarantined with other survivors, she works with her FBI colleagues to identify the person behind this attack. The prime suspect? Dr. Chad Lawrence, an expert in his field . . . and Heather’s husband. The Lawrences’ marriage has been on the rocks since Chad announced his career took precedence over his wife and future family and moved out.

As more victims fall prey days after the initial outbreak, time’s running out to hunt down the killer, one who may be closer to the victims than anyone ever expected.

DiAnn Mills is a bestselling author who believes her readers should expect an adventure. She is a 

storyteller and creates action-packed, suspense-filled novels to thrill readers. 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, a member of Advanced Writers and Speakers Association, Mystery Writers of America, Sisters in Crime, and International Thriller Writers. She is the director of the Blue Ridge Mountain Christian Writers Conference, Mountainside Retreats: Marketing, Speakers, Nonfiction and Novelist with social media specialist Edie Melson where she continues her passion for helping other writers be successful. She speaks to various groups and teaches writing workshops around the country. 

Connect with DiAnn here: www.diannmills.com

Airborne can be purchased through Tyndale or wherever great Christian fiction is sold. I've read this book and it is a great adventure! Check out my review on Amazon!

Thanks for sharing such great info with us DiAnn!

Hope you enjoyed the post friends and that you'll check by each week for Wednesday Words with Friends and Saturday Spotlight.

Until next time, take care and God bless.

PamT