Book Talk with Cara Putman

In this episode of Book Talk, I'm chatting with my friend and author Erin Bartels . We talked about ideas, how she finds time to write, and so much more. Connect with Erin Bartels Facebook  | Instagram For more episodes, and to learn more about the authors I interview, visit https://caraputman.com/podcast If you enjoyed this conversation, I would be thrilled if you left a rating and review on...

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 know when it comes to creating a career in writing. She's written and published more than 60 books with two of them o...

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: the story of Eve; and her upcoming release that is set during WWII. Throughout the conversation, we talk about writing and her approach to these challenging topic...

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. And then talked about her brand new book releasing December 6th, Pretty Little Pieces . We talked about how she writes hope into books that tackle hard i...

Can you believe this is episode 71? I never thought I'd have one episode, yet here we are. So very fun! And this time I'm joined by my friend and debut author Kelly Underwood. It was a delight to welcome Kelly Underwood. We celebrated the release of her debut novel Defending Honor, which is part of Sunrise Publishing's Elite Guardian series with Lynette Eason. I love that series, and Kelly does a...

I know it's going to be a good day when I get to talk Romantic Suspense with some of my favorite authors. Today I chatted with Hallee Bridgeman , Patricia Bradley , and Melissa Koslin about their upcoming releases. We also chatted about writing styles (Pantser, plotter, evolving), where ideas come from, and so much more. If you're looking for a new romantic suspense author to try, you can stop rig...

If you've listened to the podcast before, then you've met my friend Rachel Hauck . This time she's on with her two co-authors Carrie Padgett and Mandy Boerma . Together they've returned to Heart's Bend, the home of several of Rachel's books. Tonight we chatted about how they came up with their ideas, what the brainstorming retreat was like, whether they celebrate their releases and more. Rachel al...

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? Then come join the conversation. For more episode...

If you love romantic suspense, you are going to love this conversation with author Sami Abrams . We talked about her journey to reading and writing, and what it's been like to write with Lynette Eason. She also gave great advice to aspiring writers about writing books she keeps close as well as how to take your time and grow. Sami Abrams grew up hating to read. It wasn’t until her 30’s that she fo...

I had the pleasure of hosting Amanda Cabot , Rachel Fordham , Laura Frantz , Ann H Gabhart , and Stephenia H. McGee faithful readers team. I loved having these ladies on Book Talk and hope you enjoy this chance to learn more about their books. We talked about why they write what they do, how they found their time period, what their writing sweet spot is, how ideas come to them, who they love to re...

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 enjoy learning more about both of these authors and their books. I love Joanna's atmospheric and lyrical stories. You will be absolutely transported as you read them. And I just re...

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, and so much more. How many books they've written (Melody is over 300!), how they celebrate another book, and how many hours a day they write. For more episodes, a...

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. It's a quick and fun half-hour that gives you a chance to know them as the writers behind the amazing stories. We also talked about why romantic suspense and the importan...

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 great advice to aspiring writers to read deeply in the genre they want to write, but to read with awareness. Ask your...

Anyone else inhale the Little House on the Prairie series — probably multiple times — growing up? If so, you definitely want to watch this episode of Book Talk because Allison Pittman is giving us all the behind-the-scenes into her next book Laura's Shadow . In this book, she takes two characters and Cap Garland and creates a dual timeline book that explores the world around Laura Ingalls Wilder....

Oh my goodness, y'all. I feel like I've just taken a vacation to Ireland in the best possible way — well, other than actually getting off the plane in Dublin. Jennifer Diebel and her family lived in Ireland for a combined six years (plus a bonus 1.5 years in Viena!). The flavors, sights, and smells of Ireland permeate her books as well as the language and social justice. If you haven't picked up h...

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 six books a year, the American Dollar Princesses, and what writing the longer novels allows her to do. We also chatted...

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 think she should set her next series, learn about why she pours her time into other authors through Am...

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 life. It's been so much richer with her in my life. So tonight I'm thrilled to introduce you to...

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 also talked about the fun of research and research trails that take us all over, the difference between writing cont...

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 own. This book is rich with themes like the importance of one person and the lie of hierarchies of callings in the church. Sh...

Tonight was a fun Book Talk with Australian author Carolyn Miller . I love her Regency novels and am excited to talk about her contemporary romance series. I love that her contemporary series is set in the Original Six NHL hockey teams -- hockey might mean field hockey in Canada, but she's jumped right into conveying the energy and action of ice hockey in this series. We talked about research, the...

So excited to introduce you to my friend Rachel. Rachel McMillan is the author of The Herringford and Watts mysteries, The Van Buren and DeLuca mysteries, The Three Quarter Time series, The London Restoration, and The Mozart Code. Her non-fiction works include Dream Plan Go: A Travel Guide for Independent Adventure and A Very Merry Holiday Movie Guide . Rachel lives in Toronto, Canada, and is alwa...

So excited to introduce you to Kate Angelo . Driving Force was released on March 22nd -- it's so good, y'all! The hero is a military veteran, the protectee is a war dog, and the heroine is a bodyguard. It builds on Lynette Eason's Elite Guardians series, and I am loving it. Even more, I enjoyed getting to know Kate as she shares her passion for writing, research, and telling a good story with you....

So excited to have my friend Teresa Tysinger , Author with us tonight as we talk writing, putting ourselves in our characters, the indie author life, and how she finds ideas. Oh, and we'll talk about the joy of finaling in an award. You can check out her latest book Say It's For Good ! And grab your copy of 80s Rom-Com Club . I hope you enjoy our conversation as much as I did! For more episodes, a...