As I write this, we're in the final push to my daughter's wedding in a week. Can I be honest? I am so thrilled for her and her fiance...we've known him and his family for years. His parents are even some of our best friends, but I'm still a bit in denial. How is my first born old enough to get married? And by extention...how am I old enough to have a child who is getting married? I often joke that … [Read more...]
Book Talk with Cara: have you listened?
In January 2021, I started what I thought would be a short lived experiment. I missed my writing friends and decided to host a handful of Facebook lives where I could reconnect with some. I've had so much fun chatting with authors like Bethany Turner and Becky Wade. Katherine Reay and Sarah Sundin. Rachel McMillan and Toni Shiloh. Rachel Hauck and Robin Lee Hatcher. Tamera Alexander and Pepper … [Read more...]
A Writing Life…Missing ACFW!
This weekend is the ACFW national conference. This year we are online, and oh how I miss seeing my writing buddies. It's one of the reasons I started Book Talk with Cara. It was a good excuse for me to get to spend time talking with the writing friends I've missed catching up with at ACFW. On Friday, I'll open the conference and then on Saturday I'm teaching a workshop on writing proposals. It's … [Read more...]