Happy book birthday to my friend Elizabeth Goddard for the release of her latest novel Cold Light of Day. Police Chief Autumn Long is fighting to keep her job in the quiet Alaska town of Shadow Gap when an unexpected string of criminal activity leaves her with a wounded officer, unexplained murders, and even an attack on her own father. …
Book Talk: Lisa Phillips and the Authors of the Last Chance Fire and Rescue Series Listen to the episode with Lisa Phillips, Megan Besing, Emilie Haney, & Laura Conaway What happens when you get five writers on a call talking about books, suspense, and more? A really fun call. Lisa Phillips, Megan Besing, Emilie Haney, Laura Conaway, and I talked …
The last two weeks I’ve been chatting with many of my writing friends as I’ve been recording new episodes of Book Talk. It has been such fun! Two weeks ago I chatted with Kristy Cambron and Jill Eileen Smith. Last week it was Lisa Phillips and her team of authors as well as Mary Connealy. And this week I had …
Book Talk: Deborah Raney & Tamera Alexander Listen to the episode with authors Deborah Raney & Tamera Alexander here. You asked for it, and we put together a great Book Talk with Deborah Raney and Tamera Alexander about their writing relationship. They have been critique partners for years and attribute much of their success to that shared brainstorming and more. …
Book Talk: Erin Bartels Listen to the episode with author Erin Bartels here. Y’all, I had so much fun chatting with my friend Erin Bartels. We talked about ideas, how she finds time to write, and so much more. Connect with Erin Bartels Facebook | Instagram Connect with Cara Putman Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | BookBub All episodes of Book …
Book Talk: Lisa Phillips Listen to the episode with author Lisa Phillips here. In this episode of Book Talk, I’m excited to introduce you to award-winning, best-selling author Lisa Phillips. I recently read Cold Dead Night and LOVED every page. Lisa writes for Love Inspired Suspense as well as being independently published and is one of the smartest people I …
Book Talk: Tosca Lee Listen to the episode with author Tosca Lee here. It’s a privilege to introduce you to my friend Tosca Lee. She is the author of 12 novels, and they are each the type of book that sticks with you long after you close the cover. In this talk, we explore her books Demon: A Memoir, Havah: …
As we enter the Christmas season, I wanted to say how grateful I am for you. Continue to the end for the giveaway. But before that, I just learned that Where Treetops Glisten is on ebook sale until December 22. This is your chance to grab this WWII novella collection I wrote with my friends Tricia Goyer and Sarah Sundin. …
Last month I participated in NANOWRIMO, a race to write 50K words in the month of November. It gave me the competitive drive to write 44,000 while also macro and line-editing a novella that will release next year. But the result of writing that fast was a sequence of chapters and scenes that might — or might not — actually …
Book Talk: Carmen Schober Listen to the episode with author Carmen Schober here. Y’all, I had so much fun talking with my friend Carmen Schober. We met at the ACFW conference in September, and it was so much fun to have her on Book Talk! We talked about her first book, After She Falls, which just reached its first birthday. …