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“I’ve made a commitment to NaNoWriMo .” “You committed to doing what?” My husband had that look on his face where he scrunches his forehead down into his eyes because he’s confused.   I had to explain. “NaNoWriMo. It stands for National Novel Writing Month .” His eyes went back in place but he turned his head, giving me a sort of sideways look. “I thought every month was a writing month for you.” “Yes, but this month, well actually for the month of November , I’m writing with thousands of other people who are going to hunker down and hammer out 50,000 words in thirty days .” “50,000 words in thirty days?” I watched as his eyes rolled up in his head, doing a little mental math.  “That’s 1667 words a day.” I didn’t have to do the math. I read it online. “Of course there’s Thanksgiving in there.” “And we may be traveling a couple of those days,” he added. I hammered the numbers into the computer’s calculator. “Okay, 50,000 words in twenty-sev...

In September, Hannah Conway released her debut novel,  The Wounded Warrior's Wife. I asked her to share a bit about the book with you and to take us a step closer to her main character, Whitleigh Cromwell .  Read the post below and be sure  to   comment … you could win a copy of The Wounded Warrior's Wife for your eReader or a $10.00 Amazon Gift card.  You must leave a comment to be eligible to win. Just Doing What My Character Would Do by Hannah Conway My debut novel, The Wounded Warrior’s Wife, debuted in September. What a blessing it’s been to be on various blogs and get to meet so many wonderful readers. So much love and support! This novel has many deep, heavy themes, but I worked to lighten the mood by intertwining scenes that display some of my character’s talents and abilities. For example, my main character, Whitleigh Cromwell—a young Army wife, has quite the crafty knack for refurbishing and repurposing various items. Others n...