Each Sunday "Inspired by Life...and Fiction" shares a Christian novelist's newest book and the garden spots where they find inspiration. Deborah Raney enjoys writing in the gardens tended by her artist husband, Ken. The Raneys recently moved to the city after many years at their little house on the prairie in small-town Kansas. They are enjoying the challenge of city gardening and … [Read more...]
4 Simple Ways Readers can Help Authors
Readers often ask me how they can help their favorite authors. I love to get that question because it is so very easy to help your favorite authors. Today I want to share a few of those with you.[Tweet "Love #Chrisfic? Today @Cara_Putman shares 4 ways #readers can help authors."] 1) If you read a book and like it, then please post reviews. Don't give spoiler details, but let other readers … [Read more...]
Sometimes Things Go Wrong
Well, guess who thought today was Tuesday instead of Wednesday? Holidays do that to me a lot. Being a self-employed writer on a deadline, most holidays don't apply to me. I am usually working anyway. But if mail doesn't come, it feels like a Sunday and my inner clock gets off. Sometimes things go wrong. I am busy trying to wrap up revisions on the third book in the Kings Meadow Romance series, … [Read more...]
Coming Soon & Giveaway
2015 will be the first year I’ll have two books releasing. In July, I’ll have a new book with a new-to-me publisher. The book is called Lady Maybe. The publisher is Berkley/Penguin in New York. I am enjoying working with a new team, but I am continuing to work with my beloved Bethany House as well. They are publishing my December release (The Painter's Daughter), and I've recently signed a new … [Read more...]
Coming Down from the Mountains
Ken and I spent last week in the gorgeous Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina, teaching at the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference. I have been teaching at writers conferences for over a dozen years now...long enough to know that each has its own special "flavor" and they are all special in their own way. Ridgecrest Conference Center near Black Mountain, North Carolina, has to … [Read more...]
The Plot Thickens|Cara Putman
Each Sunday "Inspired by Life...and Fiction" shares a Christian novelist's newest book and the garden spots where they find inspiration. Cara Putman is a woman living her dream. In addition to writing more than a dozen novels, she is an attorney, lecturer at a Big Ten university, active in women's ministry, and a self-proclaimed all around crazy woman...crazy about God, her husband, and their … [Read more...]
Deadline Getaway
Over the years, I've heard of authors dashing off in search of solitude so that they can complete their manuscripts before their deadlines. I remember Kristan Higgins talking about escaping to a scenic inn with gourmet food. And I remember Deeanne Gist mentioning a stay in a remote cabin. Well, I went on a two-night deadline getaway this week. Not to a charming inn or rustic cabin. No, I … [Read more...]
A Crazy Romp at RT in Dallas
Last week, I had the privilege of attending the RT Booklovers Convention in Dallas. This was my first year to attend, and it was so fun to be surrounded by an entire hotel full of romance readers and fans. We had a great contingent of Inspirational authors this year, led by our own Tammy Alexander. Tammy kept us organized and on task, and helped us shine our light at a convention dominated by … [Read more...]
The Brave Writer
I've never considered myself a brave person. I'm not one to bungee jump, and the best I've done on the ski slopes is the beginner's run. (And with much trepidation at that!) Stepping out and deciding to pursuing writing was one of my bravest steps. Writing about the deep pain and struggles in my life—in my fiction and non-fiction—has been the bravest. Yet I've done other things that are … [Read more...]
Crazy fun at RT2015 in Dallas
Thirty-plus Inspy authors descended upon Dallas last week attending the 2015 Romantic Times Booklovers Convention. What is the RT Convention, you ask? The RT Convention is a massive conference dedicated to romance readers of all genres. It's largely a secular conference, meaning that the majority of authors in attendance write secular romance across a variety of genres, including new adult and … [Read more...]
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