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Meet Dianette Wells

February 29, 2024
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We caught up with the brilliant and insightful Dianette Wells a few weeks ago and have shared our conversation below.

Hi Dianette , thanks for joining us today. When did you first know you wanted to pursue a creative/artistic path professionally?
The first time I sat down to write, the words flowed out of my head faster than I could type them. Although that wasn’t always the case, when I would start to feel the need to write, I would and the words kept flowing…

Awesome – so before we get into the rest of our questions, can you briefly introduce yourself to our readers.

I am a mom of three. After climbing Mt. Whitney with ten of my girlfriends, and loving every minute of it, I started climbing, adventure racing, and running ultras around the world. This led to my divorce as my husband didn’t want me doing any sports. I’m most proud of my kids who live with the mentality that everything is possible. They are adventurous and smart. I believe we shouldn’t let anyone hold us back from our dreams. Since that rough divorce, I have climbed the Seven Summits, participated in numerous adventure races and ultra marathons. I’ve seen amazing places and met the most wonderful people. The risk was leaving the safety of a marriage, not knowing what would happen after my exit.

We’d love to hear a story of resilience from your journey.
I started writing my book in 2016. After numerous rejections and numerous co-writers to help get the book in proper order, I finally sat down at my computer, and having not much of an idea what I was doing, started writing the whole book- from birth to the current time in my own voice, on my own. Finally, after six years of believing in my story and not giving up, I was connected to an amazing literary agent and co-writer. I am still amazed how the pieces fell into place so quickly from there. I felt we were in the flow of making this a reality. The key for me, just as it is in endurance sports, never give up.

Can you tell us about a time you’ve had to pivot?
After being a stay-at-home mom for over a decade, I needed to work. Being located in a more rural area, with kids on three different schedules, I followed my passion for remodeling homes and started to flip houses. I have been doing that now for over 20 years and still love it. Doing that as a career, allowed me to make my own schedule, fund my races and climbs, and be there to pick up my kids from school.

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