Book Talk with Cara Putman

I'm excited to introduce you to my new writing friend Michelle Sass Aleckson. You'll love getting to know her as we talk about books and more. In this episode we talk about You've Got Mail, collaborative writing, brainstorming, and what she loves about writing. Her first book was released earlier this year and her next releases in a couple of weeks.

Michelle is the wife of an electrician and they have four kids ages 11-16. They have twenty acres outside of the small town. She dabbles in things like making maple syrup, making homemade jelly from wild grapes and crabapples, gardening, and at one time raised chickens.

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Betsy St. Armant Haddox and I have been writing friends through ACFW for years. We were both children when we started writing. I'm delighted to introduce her to you through Book Talk. You will enjoy meeting her and learning more about her contemporary romance. We also talked about strategies for writing. Food used as inspiration in writing. What it's like to try to hit deadlines. And of course, our favorite go-to authors like Becky Wade, Jaime Jo Wright, and Melissa Tagg.

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I had such fun introducing y'all to Andrea Christenson and her books. Our conversation flowed over her road to publication and what it's like writing with the amazing Susan May Warren. Then we talked about our love for libraries and readers who ask libraries to carry our books. Follow that up with the importance of conflict and stakes in stories and it was great fun. I hope you enjoy it!

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It was a delight to have my writing friend Melissa Tagg join me for Book Talk. She is the USA Today bestselling, Christy and Carol Award-winning author of swoony and hope-filled small-town contemporary romances. She’s also a former reporter, current nonprofit marketing strategist, and total Iowa girl. Melissa has taught at multiple national writing conferences, as well as workshops and women’s retreats. When she’s not happily lost in someone else’s book or plugging away her own, she can be found spoiling her nieces and nephews, watching old movies, and daydreaming about her next fictional hero.

About Autumn by the Sea: This book is the first in a new series set in Maine and it was just released last week—Yay! Learn all about the hero, heroine, setting, blueberry farming and so much more.

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I’m so delighted to introduce you to my uber-talented writing friend Jaime Jo Wright. She is a brilliant author who writes gothic, split-time novels. She’s received the Christy Award and won too many others to name. In this conversation, we talk about how she creates the ideas for her novels, what comes first (the characters, history, or setting), and how she likes to write (fast and furious). You’ll love getting to know her and her books.

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Have you ever wanted to travel to Prince Edward Island? Love contemporary romance and looking for a new to you author? Then you will love this opportunity to connect with Liz Johnson. She writes great contemporary romance set in vacation destinations like PEI. She also is a marketing professional by day and shares some great tips on how writers can more effectively market their books while being very genuine.

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I am so excited to introduce my writing friend Rachel D. Russell to you. She’s writing with Susan May Warren and has a delightful voice.

Here’s more about her…Her debut novel, Still the One, was released in January 2021. Her second novel, Then Came You, was released in July 2021. Both novels are part of the Deep Haven Collection with Sunrise Publishing. When Rachel’s not cantering her horse down the Oregon beaches, she’s probably interrogating her husband on his own military and law enforcement experience to craft believable heroes in uniform. The rest of her time is spent enjoying her active family, including two teens and three keyboard-hogging cats.

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Tari Faris writes contemporary romance that's laced with humor and real life. She also works with Susan May Warren's My Book Therapy. Tonight we talked about her journey to publication, what to expect in her books, and how she came up with the idea for her series. Her next book Since You've Been Gone released in September, and you can meet the heroine in her novella that is free to download on Tari's website.

If you've ever been told you couldn't do something because you didn't have the skills, you'll be encouraged by listening to Tari's journey to publication.

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In this episode, the amazing, hilarious, and superbly talented Jen Turano joined me to talk about books, the Gilded Age, and more. Starting with how she got into writing, how many times she edits a book (7!), we also talked about her she shed writing escape and whether the Biltmore will come into one of her books. Even more fun: we talked about how she comes up with the names for her characters — they're hilarious but so real. I'm so glad you can join us!

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I love the idea of starting the new season with Susie.

In this episode of Book Talk with Cara, I talked authorpreneurship with the amazing Susan May Warren. Susan is the author of award-winning, best-sellers in the epic romantic adventure space (aka romantic suspense with a spin). We start with a fun conversation about football — you get to be part of what our conversations are really like. But we're talking about how to marry your values with your day-to-day life. Her My Brilliant Writing Planner is a system for all creatives on how to order your days after determining what matters most to you (aka values) so that you know what to say yes and no to. She also shares pearls of wisdom for writers on how to find one thing and do it really well, talking with readers to uncover what they want, and so much more. This session is gold for writers, but also for readers who want to do a better job identifying what matters to them so they can live life well.

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