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The Courage to Chase Dreams

July 14, 2016 By Cara Putman

I'm in the middle of a dream. Hard work, but a dream. For ten years, I worked toward the dream of writing for one editor at one house. I've had the great privilege of writing many books for many wonderful editors, but there was a special click when I met this particular editor at our first ACFW. Last week I turned in the macro edits for the book we are working on together. You can get a sneak … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Writing Tagged With: ACFW Conference, dreams, writing

What if…God gave us a desire of our heart?

June 23, 2016 By Cara Putman

In 2012 my family spent two months in Hannover, Germany, while I taught a graduate class. It was an incredible trip. One we continue to talk about as a key part of our family history. [Tweet "What if God gives us the desires of our heart? It's a ? @Cara_putman explores."] Yet it wasn't until we were about to come back that I learned the contract for Shadowed by Grace was on the way. Why … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Faith Tagged With: family adventures, Italy, Siena, what if

Peeling Back the Curtain: Where I Edit

June 9, 2016 By Cara Putman

Today I'm racing toward turning in the macro edits on Beyond Justice, my book that releases in April 2017. Since I'm neck deep in making the book sing, I thought I'd give you a quick look into one of the places I hide while I edit. It's not always here. Other times it might be Panera or Starbucks. Maybe the library. But often I need to break away and find a place with fewer distractions. I hope … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Writing Tagged With: cara putman, Editing, TBR piles, vacation reading

Some Great Christian Fiction & Giveaway

May 26, 2016 By Cara Putman

While I love to write, I'm always reading, too. I was a reader first. And I'll always be a reader. So today I wanted to share with you several books I've read in the last couple weeks that I really enjoyed. Be sure to go to the end and enter the giveaway. I have a copy of each of these books to share with you! I've also tried to select books that will appeal to all of our readers :-) [Tweet … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Reading Tagged With: cara putman, giveaway, What I'm reading

Finding Beauty in Unexpected Places

May 12, 2016 By Cara Putman

Last weekend I went out to our patio and found a fun surprise sprouting and blooming in the very narrow sand lines between the bricks. Interspersed intermittently all along the bricks were these tiny, tenacious pansies. I'm not really sure where they came from, but as I pulled the weeds last night, I left these little beauties. Part of me wanted to know as I absorbed their beauty what had given … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Family Tagged With: beauty

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