I have a secret. I'm dipping my toes into the Indie Publishing pool. *Gasp* Don't hyperventilate from shock. It's only for a novella. I will continue publishing all my full-length novels with Bethany House, but I'm excited to experiment with this avenue. My novella will be kicking off a multi-author western romance series, and I'm so thankful that many of the authors in this group have indie … [Read more...]
When Characters Are More Than Fiction
God moves in mysterious ways. Chance meetings become blessings that not even an experienced author could dream into existence. In December 2016, I was already several months into the writing of More Than Meets the Eye when a speaking opportunity took me to Lubbock, TX. After conducting a library workshops that morning, I did a late afternoon book signing at the local Barnes & Noble. … [Read more...]
Behind the Scenes: Tools that Help Me Remember Book Details
I have a book due April 15th that is squarely in the legal, romantic suspense genre. As I'm racing to finish the book, we're squarely in the middle of titling the book and series. I wrote 75K words for this book before January, and then paused to write another book, and have been back at this one since around February 15th. [Tweet "Take a step behind the scenes w/ @Cara_Putman on her next book. … [Read more...]
A Little Music With Your Reading …
All my life, I have adored music. I played the flute from 5th grade through my freshman year in college. Then I met my husband, and he convinced me to switch to choir. I sang in the top choral group for 3 years and a smaller group for 4, continuing during graduate school. My husband and I both sang with a community chorus for a couple years as well. Of course, we sing in church, and all three of … [Read more...]