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An Unexpected Adventure

March 26, 2015 By Cara Putman

Life is an adventure. We can probably all agree on that. Sometimes it takes some unexpected twists and turns. I just got back from one of those. It was a good twist, but one I never expected to find myself taking. I spent all of last week in Brazil. When you ask me where I want to travel, what I what to see, what I hope to experience, Brazil never hit the list. In fact, traveling south of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Family Tagged With: brazil, caterpiller, G.E., Rio, Sao Paulo, travel

To Catch a Price by Rachel Hauck

March 13, 2015 By Cara Putman

Currently Cara Putman is giving away a copy of Rachel Hauck's latest fairy tale:How to Catch a Prince,. You can enter easily by clicking here. The giveaway ends March 20th, so don't delay. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Past E&G

Developing New Ideas

March 12, 2015 By Cara Putman

Developing new ideas for books is an agony for me. I know many people who see ideas EVERYWHERE. I am not so blessed. Maybe it's because when I think of a book, I realize I am committing a minimum of two years of my life to that story. There's the research and proposal stage. Writing the proposal is truly my least favorite part of the process, but when I'm teachable and allow myself to be pushed … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Writing

What Next, Lord?

February 26, 2015 By Cara Putman

Do you ever find yourself wondering what God has next? Yeah, I know. You're probably thinking, "Duh. Happens all the time, Putman." That's what I'm thinking as I sit here in Starbucks preparing this post. This is not the first time that I've neared the end of a phase of life and wonder what's next? Where does He want me to go first? Right now it's reevaluating whether I'm supposed to make … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Faith, Writing

4 Easy Paragraphs to a Helpful Review

January 22, 2015 By Cara Putman

Periodically, I'm asked to give tips on writing reviews. I'm always glad to help people feel more comfortable spreading the word about books they love. I love to tell everyone about books that I love...and now that I'm an author, I know just how much a well written review -- even if it's a few sentences can help authors. Many readers use the number of reviews as one way to decide whether or not … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Reading, Writing Tagged With: reivews, writing

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