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Back to School Countdown Deal

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  In case you missed the announcement awhile back, one of my novels (Whispers From Yesterday) is part of a fun new collection, Out of Their Element. These four full-length novels from four award-winning and best-selling authors all feature mismatched couples and characters who are out of their element. The collection is available for the Kindle and Kindle app. Fall is almost upon us … [Read more...]

Ebook Deals, Street Teams & More

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I don't know about y'all, but one of my favorite things to do when I'm not writing is to read really great books. So I thought today I'd share some of them with you that are on some really great ebook deals. I'll also share info at the end about how to apply for my street team for Delayed Justice. [Tweet "@Cara_Putman is sharing ebook deals, street teams, and more at Inspired by Life & … [Read more...]

Fiction Tips From My Granddaughter

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Last week our family welcomed a new grandbaby into the world. Mama and baby are both fine, thank the Lord. And I had the pleasure of taking care of Lyla, who is two and a half, while mama and papa were in the hospital. I thought I would be taking time off from writing, but it so happened that I learned a few lessons from my granddaughter about what makes a good story. Lyla currently has two … [Read more...]

Novella Cover Reveal!

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I love finding obscure bits of history that I can build a story around. My soon-to-come novella came about in just that way. As I was looking through some history timelines, I came across a reference to The Toledo War in Ohio. With a little more digging, i discovered that the state of Ohio and the territory of Michigan each did a some grandstanding over the official placement of the line between … [Read more...]

Living in the Story

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Yesterday, Jerry and I took Boo for a “meet and greet.” In a few weeks, she is going to spend time with a dog sitter while we travel across the state to a family event. I found the sitter on Rover.com, and we were meeting her and her family in advance of our trip. Side note: Boo is going to have so much fun with those boys!! Anyway, to get to the sitter’s home, we drove through a lot of farmland, … [Read more...]

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