Book Talk: Gabrielle Meyer Listen to Gabrielle’s episode here. I’m delighted to introduce you to my friend Gabrielle Meyer. In this episode of Book Talk, we talked about her brand new novel When the Day Comes and how the idea developed. It’s such an interesting premise that doesn’t fit neatly into a genre. We also talked about how she writes …
Midnight’s Budding Morrow Review & Giveaway
My Review: In Midnight’s Budding Morrow, the author creates a marriage of convenience story that is rich and real in it’s conflict. The hero and heroine are both insecure in their positions in life, and allow those insecurities to color their interactions with each other and those around them. The heroine also struggles with depression after loss, and they have …
Sweet Contemporary Romance Giveaway
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. Their publisher has graciously agreed to giveaway a copy of each of their most recent books. Entering is simple. Just use the form below. Here’s more about their most recent sweet contemporary romance novels: Join @cara_putman …
Restarting the Writing Process: Behind the Scenes
I mentioned in my last post that I was going to have to spend significant time this summer writing. Just last week I signed a three-book deal for a new legal, romantic suspense series in addition to the WWII novellas I’d also signed contracts to write. It’s a process for me to restart the writing race when I’ve gotten out …
Book Talk: Collen Coble
Book Talk: Colleen Coble Listen to Colleen’s episode here. I’m delighted to introduce you to my friend and mentor Colleen Coble. She writes the best romantic suspense and is why I’m published. Many of you first found her through the Rock Harbor series, but she has written many best-selling, award-winning novels. In this video, you get to share where you …
Book Talk: Tricia Goyer
Book Talk: Tricia Goyer Listen to Tricia’s episode here. Tricia Goyer has been a writing friend, mentor, and coauthor for years. We’ve taught writing together, written a novella collection and multiple cozy mysteries together, and lived life together in so many wonderful and hard ways. She is truly one of the reasons writing has been a wonderful add-on to my …
3 Character Tips We can Learn from Movies
One of the classes I have taught at Krannert is Persuasion & Communications, a class for Masters of Marketing students. One lens I use as I teach these students is the Story Wars by Jonah Sachs. He uses the mythological construct of the Hero’s Journey for marketing purposes. You can watch a short video on it here. Then I transition …
Book Talk: Liz Tolsma
Book Talk: Liz Tolsma Listen to Liz’s episode here. Y’all, I adore Liz Tolsma. She is such a wonderful person and writer. She writes one of my favorite genres (WWII) but also writes dual timelines and more. Tonight we talked about her newest novel A Promise Engraved and the fun and challenges of getting the right cover and novel. We …
4 Questions to Ask to Utilize Your Backlist
When you’ve been writing a while, you will reach a point where magic happens when publishers return your rights to you. It’s a magical opportunity. It can also be daunting. What questions should you ask before republishing your backlist? @cara_putman has 4 questions for you. Click To Tweet Here are four questions to ask yourself when you’re deciding what to …
Book Talk: Nicole Deese
Book Talk: Nicole Deese Listen to Nicole’s episode here. I’m delighted to introduce you to my friend Nicole Deese. Her new novel All That It Takes was released on April 5, and I have really enjoyed it. During this talk, we chat about her characters and how they were secondary characters that waved their hands for a book of their …