Diane’s Books
Midweek Questions from My Readers: Part 3
On Facebook, I asked for some questions that were a bit out of the ordinary and received plenty! So here’s part 3. Feel free to answer any of these questions yourself in the comments if you like! I’m trying to alternate “personal” and “professional” questions, so here goes: Q. When you were young, did you…
Read MoreStory Weekend: Your Favorite Place (and another Giveaway!)
I think every one of us has a favorite place. A chair by the sunny living room window. Flying in a glider above the sea. Paris! Tell us the story of your favorite place. Monday morning 10am EST, I’ll use my trusty Random Number Generator to pick a commenter to win an audio book version…
Read MoreGalley Giveaway!
My North American publisher just told me they have three Advanced Reading Copies of Necessary Lies to give away! So here’s what we’ll do. Leave a comment on this blog post–even just “hi!” will work. Thursday evening at 10pm EST I’ll use a random number generator to pick three of you to win. Unfortunately this…
Read MoreStory Weekend: Sleepovers (and a giveaway)
The little girl across from me in Starbucks is excited about going to her first slumber party tonight (she seems way too young to me, but whatever!) so I thought sleepovers would make a good Story Weekend topic. What does that word conjure up for you? I just received the audio book version of The…
Read MoreMidweek Questions from my Readers Part 2
On Facebook, I asked for some questions that were a bit out of the ordinary and received plenty! So here’s part 2. Feel free to answer any of these questions yourself in the comments. Q. If you had to live in one of your books with the people and in the community, which one would…
Read MoreMidweek Questions from My Readers (and a Giveaway)
On Facebook, I asked for some questions that were a bit out of the ordinary and received plenty! I may make this a feature on my blog for a midweek pick-me-up. Here’s the first set (and then it’s your turn…): Q. What is your favorite breakfast food? A. I have breakfast nearly every morning at…
Read MoreStory Weekend: Housework (and a giveaway)
We have a problematic porch. First, it has ratty old carpet on the floor (blue) which has probably been there for decades. Second, we live in an area that gets thick yellow pollen every spring and although I cover all the porch furniture prior to pollen season, the stuff still coats the screens and the…
Read MoreThe First Lie: Writing a Short Story inspired by a Novel (Plus a Contest!)
The First Lie, an e-original short story, is available today! It’s just 99¢ in the United States and 99p in the United Kingdom. I had a blast writing it, though it was a challenge. I wasn’t sure I could “write short” after writing novels for so long. I knew I wanted to come up with…
Read MoreStory Weekend: "Born out of Wedlock"
Okay, it’s a weird topic for Story Weekend, but I bet everybody has some kind of story inspired by those four words. I look forward to hearing yours. This topic is inspired by the fact that my e-short story, The First Lie, will be available Tuesday (99¢ in the US and 99p in the UK),…
Read MoreStory Weekend: Change
I’m sorry for missing a couple of Story Weekends, but my web designer and I have been busy re-creating an all new site. It was time, especially with the upcoming September publication of Necessary Lies. Please take some time to wander around the site and do let me know if something isn’t working the way…
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