Cara C. Putman's Blog, page 21
July 17, 2022
This or That, Sales, and Giveaway!
It’s summer time and that means road trips and long walks. I love both, but I also love redeeming the time. One way I love to do this is walking with a friend or loved one. But I also love walking with an audiobook or Kindle. Yep, I’m the crazy person walking through my neighborhood reading on my Kindle. I ... Read More
July 15, 2022
Book Talk: Summer Special: International Historical Romance
Book Talk: International Historical Romance Listen to the summer special episode with your favorite historical romance (set internationally) authors here. It was so much fun to have Kelli Stuart and Joanna Davidson Politano join me today for a special Book Talk about creating international novels. If you love to travel through history and the world in your books, you will ... Read More
July 13, 2022
Summer Reading Giveaway!
Are you ready for a summer reading giveaway?! I’ve come togethere with many of my writing friends to create a massive giveaway. Win 20 books for your summer TBR OR a $130 Amazon gift card! Love Christian fiction? Then be sure to enter this #giveaway hosted by @cara_putman.Click To Tweet Be sure to use the form below to enter. The ... Read More
July 12, 2022
Romantic Suspense Panels and Giveaways
Y’all, I had so much fun hanging out with my romantic suspense writing friends Mary Alford, Elizabeth Goddard, and Natalie Walters. We chatted about writing, plotting and pantsing, how ideas come to life, and much more. Did you know two of these authors love eating peanut M&Ms while they write? Do you know who’d they like to spend time with? ... Read More
July 10, 2022
Want to Write? Love to Read? Join us at ACFW
This is the middle of an insanely busy couple of weeks in my day job, so this will be a shorter post. I know you’re an avid reader, or you wouldn’t be here. But are you interested in writing? I’ll be teaching three workshops at ACFW in September with my writing buddy Pepper Basham. Last week we hopped on a ... Read More
July 8, 2022
Book Talk: Summer Special: Sweet Contemporary Romance
Book Talk: Sweet Contemporary Romance Listen to the summer special episode with your favorite sweet contemporary romance authors here. Today I’m delighted to host a special edition of Book Talk with four guests: Melody Carlson, Irene Hannon, Liz Johnson, and Suzanne Woods Fisher. We had such fun talking about how they get their ideas, which comes first characters or plot, ... Read More
July 1, 2022
Book Talk: Summer Special: Action Packed Romantic Suspense
Book Talk: Action-Packed Romantic Suspense Listen to the summer special episode with your favorite action-packed romantic suspense authors here. Y’all, I had so much fun as Lynette Eason, Lisa Harris, and Lynn H. Blackburn joined me for a special edition of Book Talk. We discussed their current books, how they became writers, what inspired their ideas, and so much more. ... Read More
June 27, 2022
5 Books I Recommend for Summer Reading
This week I crossed having read or listened to 68 books. You can see the whole list here on Goodreads. Because I read voraciously and because we are officially in summer, I thought I’d take the time today to share some books I’ve enjoyed. At the end you’ll also find links to two givewaways on my blog — one ends ... Read More
June 24, 2022
Book Talk: Jerusha Agen
Book Talk: Jerusha Agen Listen to Jerusha’s episode here. If you love romantic suspense, especially the kind that includes K-9 partners, you are going to love this conversation with author Jerusha Agen. We talked about why story is so important to her and why she sees it as a responsibility to wield the power of story well. She also gave ... Read More
June 21, 2022
Historical Romance Giveaway!
Today I’m partnering with Revell for a giveaway of the latest releases from these authors: Amanda Cabot, Rachel Fordham, Laura Frantz, Ann Gabhart and Stephenia McGee. I loved having these ladies on Book Talk and hope you enjoy this chance to learn more about their books. The Spark of Love, by Amanda Cabot: When a spurned suitor threatens her, ... Read More
