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It’s Edit Letter Time!!!!

January 11, 2018 By Cara Putman

This may sound crazy, but I got the best email. It was my edit letter on my next book. Delayed Justice will release later in 2018, and I've been on pins and needles since I sent the book in to my publisher and new editor in November. The holidays and life has the edit coming back to me now. [Tweet "@cara_putman talks about edit letters and why authors (and readers) should love them. #amreading … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Writing Tagged With: cara putman, Delayed Justice, Edit Letters

Ready or Not: Here Comes 2018

December 28, 2017 By Cara Putman

I don't know about you, but I'm struggling to believe that 2018 is mere days away. 2017 has been a year. It's had so much good and some hard. It's been a year where God has shown and taught me a lot and it started with a word that I wasn't sure I liked. Release.[Tweet "What's your word for 2018? @Cara_Putman shares hers and would love to know yours. #oneWord"] When 2017 started, I wasn't … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Faith Tagged With: 2018, cara putman, faith

Christmas, Christmas Time is Here

December 14, 2017 By Cara Putman

Christmas is around the corner, and I don't know about you, but I am in serious denial that we will be having a family Christmas celebration on Sunday. It simply doesn't seem possible that we're less than three weeks from a new year. Despite my denial, it's here. Because it's the season of giving, be sure to go to the end of the post to enter a gifting of one of my books--winner's choice. For each … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Assorted & Sundry Tagged With: cara putman, christmas quotes

Canteen Dreams Excitement

November 9, 2017 By Cara Putman

Every book baby is exciting for an author but there's something special about that first one. The one that first made it's way into the world and proved I had a story worth telling. Canteen Dreams was my first. It one the Carol Award for Short Historical, which was really fun. But what makes the story so special to me is it married my love for World War II history with my love for my hometown … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Writing Tagged With: canteen dreams, Captive Dreams, cara putman, free ebook

It’s Deadline Time: Deadly Justice

October 26, 2017 By Cara Putman

Right now I'm racing to deadline on book three in the Hidden Justice series. The book is due on November 1st. I'll make the deadline, but it may be at 11:59 p.m. I have a way of pushing these to the last moment, and then sneaking in under the deadline. So I thought I'd give you some background on what that's looked like over the last month. How exactly did Jaime's story get to the point where … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Writing Tagged With: cara putman, deadlines, giveaway

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