This weekend we’re back in DC while I attend a conference. We arrived Wednesday, and it has felt like a homecoming, y’all. I haven’t been back since an incredibly quick 12 hours in 2015 on my way to a study abroad in Brazil, and it’s a bit scary how much I settled back into knowing how to walk around and …
Book Talk: BTS: Flight Risk
Book Talk: BTS: Flight Risk Listen to the Behind the Scenes episode for Flight Risk. Do you ever wonder why an author writes the story they do? Every once in a while as an author, you get to write a book that you know is going to be special. Flight Risk was one of those books. I knew that before …
The Story Behind the Story: Flight Risk
What’s the first part of the book you read? Is it the back cover? The first chapter? Maybe it’s the back of the book so you can learn why the author chose to write a book that involved whatever issue they did? Finding truth in a fake news world? That’s the ? in Flight Risk by @cara_putman + #giveaway Click …
Flight Risk Book Birthday & Scavenger Hunt
Flight Risk releases today. Woot! I love book birthdays! They are the culmination of so much work. The idea for Flight Risk was born a few years ago when my editor told me Savannah needed her own story. Then a fellow professor mentioned a situation with a plane’s black box. I added in a plane crash from the 1980s, and …
Flight Risk Headline Hunt: Stop 1 & Giveaway
Here’s the first stop on the Flight Risk Headline Hunt for truth. Be sure to continue to the end for a separate giveaway! Join @Cara_Putman as she celebrates the launch of #FlightRisk with a hunt and #giveaway. #amreading Click To Tweet In Flight Risk Jett Glover is a journalist driven to find the truth after indifferent reporting led to tragedy …
Suspense Recommendations for a Quarantine: CBA Go-Tos
Physical distancing is hard for this extrovert. Still I’m hunkered down with my family for the foreseeable future to help protect others. There are a few things I’m doing to help keep us in a good place. Light a few candles so your space smells good. Choose music to play in the background that puts you in a good headspace. …
What If & Giveaway
These are the questions that drive writers through their days and nights. What if? Any time I’m reading a magazine or newspaper, in the back of my mind I’m wondering what could happen or how I could mix it up. Then when I’m ready to hunt for new ideas, I’ll review links and ideas I’ve collected over time. Maybe the …
Detour to Germany & Giveaway
Last March, my husband and I lead a team of young adults from our church to Turkey over Spring Break. It was one of those unexpected delights as we spent a week in Instanbul exploring the city and culture. While we were there, I really connected with the team lead (it’s amazing what happens when you make coffee for 30 …