My husband and I are selling our house, while I'm also wrapping up my novel. Today at The Blood-Red Pencil, I compare staging our home to show to buyers with revising my manuscript to submit to agents. Both are bigger jobs than I expected. Please check out my...
Tips & Tools for Writers
Fun and Games – Cara’s Post at The Lighthouse Writers Top-Secret Blog
Today you can find me at the Lighthouse Writers Top-Secret Blog, where I share why eight-year-old Ruby kept crying in my recent writing class, and what made her stop. It has to do with Fun and Games and why they are important to creativity—and to humanity. .
The Writer and the Secret Fan – Cara’s Post at the Blood-Red Pencil
Today at The Blood-Red Pencil, I look at storytelling as the opening of a fan. Check out The Writer and the Secret Fan, here.
What I’ve Learned from a World-Class Novelist – Cara’s Guest Post at The Blood-Red Pencil
I recently had a chance to hear world-class novelist Kazuo Ishiguro speak on the craft of writing at a Lighthouse Writers Workshop event. If you would like to be inspired, check out what I took away from his words in my post today at The Blood-Red Pencil.
Feedback with Compassionate Detachment – Cara’s Guest Post at The Blood-Red Pencil
Whether or not you're a writer, I hope you'll find some useful insights in my guest post today over at The Blood-Red Pencil. Today I share a few favorite tips about giving fellow writers Feedback with Compassionate Detachment. We all give and receive feedback at one...
The New Kid at The Blood Red Pencil
Please join me today over at The Blood Red Pencil, a blog for editors and writers by editors and writers. I'm the newest blogger on their talented and accomplished team, thanks to an invitation from founder Dani Greer, an impressive writer, editor, and blogger, as...
Cara’s Blog Book Tour 2014 – Day 6
Welcome to the finale of my 2014 blog book tour! This month I'm celebrating the new Conundrum Press edition of my memoir, They Only Eat Their Husbands: Love, Travel, and the Power of Running Away. Today you can find me in two places: PubSlush, a crowd-funding platform...
Cara’s Blog Book Tour 2014 – Day 4
Welcome to Day 4 of my 2014 blog book tour! Please join me through October 15 as I celebrate the new Conundrum Press edition of my memoir, They Only Eat Their Husbands: Love, Travel, and the Power of Running Away. Today I visit The Blood-Red Pencil, a collaborative...
Cara’s Blog Book Tour 2014 – Day 2
Welcome to Day 2 of my 2014 blog book tour! Please join me through October 15 as I celebrate Conundrum Press releasing the new edition of my memoir, They Only Eat Their Husbands: Love, Travel, and the Power of Running Away. Today I visit two blogs: For travel lovers,...
Cara’s Blog Book Tour 2014 – Day 1
Welcome to my 2014 blog book tour! Please join me through October 15 as I celebrate this month's Conundrum Press release of the new edition of my memoir, They Only Eat Their Husbands: Love, Travel, and the Power of Running Away. Today, you can find a fun interview...