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Hey everyone! I had the wonderful opportunity to join a local writers group this year. These awesome authors and myself are finishing out 2021 by putting together an incredible book giveaway for you! The giveaway ends December 4, so be sure to enter today 🙂

Enter now or keep reading to learn about each item we’re offering! We can’t wait to share books and bookish treats with you.

Unblemished Series by Sara Ella

The winner of the giveaway gets not one, but ALL THREE of Sara Ella’s Unblemished series! So far, I’ve read Unblemished and loved diving into this incredible fantasy world with its twists and turns. Can’t wait to jump into Unraveling and Unbreakable— they are on my TBR list! This clean fantasy YA series is spectacular – I’m buying all three and sending them to my one of my favorite teens (Shh– don’t tell).

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The Road to Home by R. A. Douthitt

This touching middle grade read will appeal to kids as well as adults. The Road to Home is a beautiful book about loss and love from a thirteen-year-old’s perspective. I’m currently reading this title!

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A Dance in Donegal by Jennifer Deibel

A Dance in Donegal is a sweet Irish historical romance. The author of this book actually lived in Ireland for many years, so authentic Irish cultural is woven throughout. You’ll love being swept into a bygone era of the Emerald Isle as you read this story of love and forgiveness. I enjoyed this book and I’m looking forward to The Lady of Galway Manor, which comes out in February 2022!

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Historical Romance Novels — Both of Jennifer Deibel’s books are currently 30-40% off with free shipping at Baker Book House

Since You’ve Been Gone by Tari Ferris

Since You’ve Been Gone is a contemporary Christian romance set in Michigan. I’m excited to read this one– a quick perusal of the first few pages included locations I know well from my time living in Detroit! I’m sure you’ll love it, too.

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Jane Austen Library Candle from me 🙂

This is my contribution to the giveaway! I love the ambiance candles give to my reading and writing sessions. This Jane Austen-inspired candle is the perfect home accent for a book lover.

Book-Loving Snowman Ornament from Genesis Finalist Sarah Popovich

Finally, here’s a Christmas decoration that will add a bookish feel to your tree! This little s’mores marshmallow snowman can be your book buddy when you snuggle up for some holiday-season reading.

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Ready to enter the book giveaway?

This giveaway runs until December 4, so don’t wait to throw your name in! Click here to enter. We can’t wait to send out these goodies to the lucky winner!

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Think you can write a 50,000 word novel in a month? With a fantastic network of fellow writers and a fun program like NaNoWriMo to cheer you on, it’s not as hard as it sounds!

I first heard about NaNoWriMo— National Novel Writing Month, a challenge to write 50,000 words of fiction in November–from a friend several years ago. I assumed it was a thing for high school students, maybe even college students, and promptly forgot about it.

First day of NaNoWriMo- typing away at the pond

Then, this year, I heard some of my author friends talk about it. Whaaat? Published authors use NaNoWriMo as a motivation tool for their books? I decided this was something I needed to check out.

Tina Radcliffe is one of my NaNoWriMo buddies!

What I found was delightful. The NaNoWriMo community is fun and engaging, with seminars, tools, and a cool website to track your progress. There are Preptober challenges in October to help writers prepare for writing as well as other tools to use year-round.

Obviously, I decided I needed to try this. And since the website offers virtual badges for both writing every day and for writing the average (1667 words) every day, I decided that what what I was going to do.

Cue the midnight writing sessions.

Even though November was an unusually busy month, I managed to finish the 50,000 word challenge a few days ago! Usually, when there’s a lot going on, fiction projects get put on hold or at least take the back burner to more urgent tasks. So I was thankful to have something that kept me writing and pushed me to keep going when I wasn’t sure what would come next in the story.

Whether you’re a seasoned writer or just thinking of dipping your toes in the waters of noveling, I highly recommend giving NaNoWriMo a go. It brings a new level of joy and satisfaction to the writing process. Hope to be your NaNo buddy in 2022!

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