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June 10, 2021 By Cara Putman

Y'all, I got a really fun call yesterday after missing one a couple weeks ago. Flight Risk, my book about finding truth in fake news world and romance and family and well, you get the idea, has finaled in two contests. Usually, I miss the application deadlines for these. I think about it two weeks after the deadline has passed. Writing has been a tough journey in the pandemic, so it's been so … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Reading Tagged With: cara putman, colleen coble, ebook sales, elizabeth camden, Karen Witemeyer, kristy cambron, sarah sundin, terri blackstock

The Post We Wrote Together

May 27, 2021 By Cara Putman

I'm sitting here... a bit blank. So I've asked my 10 year old for a topic for today's post. We'll see how this goes. He's not exactly cooperating. Ah, now he is. (BTW, isn't his smolder the cutest?) The topic: TEETH. Really? Of all words he could choose? Teeth? So he has a really loose tooth. That probably led to the word choice. I don't know about you, but one of the most … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Assorted & Sundry Tagged With: cara putman, giveaway, Jaime Jo Wright, Karen Witemeyer, Nancy Naigle, Summer Reads

Christmas already? + Giveaway

May 13, 2021 By Cara Putman

This week I turned in final grades for my day job -- professor at a Big Ten University. I have to say the big exhale I felt as the last one was entered was fantastic. This summer I'll do a little research and developing new classes, but I plan to read and write. A lot. First up on the writing front is a Christmas novella for a collection with my friends Pepper Basham, Janine Rosche, and Teresa … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Writing Tagged With: cara putman, Christmas Novellas, Preorder sale, Writing Life

Headshots and Deep Thoughts

April 22, 2021 By Cara Putman

One of the joys of the writing life is getting headshots. Really. I mean who doesn't love getting their photo snapped, over and over, and over and over. I really don't mind, but I was surprised to realize it had been four and a half years since my last headshots were taken. My time flies when you're stuck at home! There's the angst of what to wear. And what if my hair doesn't cooperate. Does … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Family Tagged With: giveaway

Spring has arrived!

April 8, 2021 By Cara Putman

Spring has arrived in Indiana, and I am loving it! Spring has always been my favorite season, and this year I'm delighting in discovering flowers and their simple beauty as I walk on campus or in our neighborhood. Maybe spring is my favorite because it starts days before my birthday. Daffodils were my birthday flower, so it is delightful to walk by this patch of beauties when I arrive on campus … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Reading Tagged With: Pepper Basham, Robin Lee Hatcher, spring

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