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June 10, 2021 By Cara Putman

Y'all, I got a really fun call yesterday after missing one a couple weeks ago. Flight Risk, my book about finding truth in fake news world and romance and family and well, you get the idea, has finaled in two contests. Usually, I miss the application deadlines for these. I think about it two weeks after the deadline has passed. Writing has been a tough journey in the pandemic, so it's been so … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Reading Tagged With: cara putman, colleen coble, ebook sales, elizabeth camden, Karen Witemeyer, kristy cambron, sarah sundin, terri blackstock

The Post We Wrote Together

May 27, 2021 By Cara Putman

I'm sitting here... a bit blank. So I've asked my 10 year old for a topic for today's post. We'll see how this goes. He's not exactly cooperating. Ah, now he is. (BTW, isn't his smolder the cutest?) The topic: TEETH. Really? Of all words he could choose? Teeth? So he has a really loose tooth. That probably led to the word choice. I don't know about you, but one of the most … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Assorted & Sundry Tagged With: cara putman, giveaway, Jaime Jo Wright, Karen Witemeyer, Nancy Naigle, Summer Reads

Christmas already? + Giveaway

May 13, 2021 By Cara Putman

This week I turned in final grades for my day job -- professor at a Big Ten University. I have to say the big exhale I felt as the last one was entered was fantastic. This summer I'll do a little research and developing new classes, but I plan to read and write. A lot. First up on the writing front is a Christmas novella for a collection with my friends Pepper Basham, Janine Rosche, and Teresa … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Writing Tagged With: cara putman, Christmas Novellas, Preorder sale, Writing Life

Do you ever stop reading a book?

January 28, 2021 By Cara Putman

Usually, when I start a book I finish it. If I don't, it's because it gets buried in a corner. In the last week there were two books I was listening to that I had to stop and return to the library. One, there wasn't any saving it for me considering the number of curse words in the opening paragraph. The other was a 20 hours audiobook that I listened to for 8 hours. There was much I loved about … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Reading Tagged With: cara putman, kristy cambron, Rachel McDaniel, reading, Sarah Ladd

Release Week Jitters & Fun

January 14, 2021 By Cara Putman

Tuesday Lethal Intent winged it's way into the big wide world. Be sure to read to the end, because I want to give a copy to one of you. If I were better at using GIFs, this is where I'd insert one of a cartoon character chewing his fingernails to nubs next to high fives and squeals. Even though this is book 35 or 36, it's still a highwire act of emotion when a book is released. I spent an hour … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Writing Tagged With: Book Birthday, cara putman, Janine Rosche, Lethal Intent

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