Daring Something New: Cara Black on Stumbling Toward Genius

One way to I assuage my wanderlust is to read a good book. I’ve been interviewing authors for my podcast, Stumbling Toward Genius, and I had the chance to get my Paris jollies in conversation with Cara Black. Cara has written 19 books in her Aimée LeDuc Investigator series, many of which I have loved. Her most recent book is a departure from the series, and I was curious to know what was different about writing that book.

Three Hours in Paris also features a strong female lead character. We talked about women in fiction and women writers. Talking with Cara sparks my desire to write more fiction, and sets my mind and heart racing about all the possibilities. I hope you enjoy our conversation.

We are headed into autumn here in the northern hemisphere, and this is a great time for creative people to start to go inward. I like to ‘hunker down’ as they say, because it feels it’s easier to focus in this season. Is that true for you?

Alongside the inward focus runs a thread of wanderlust. I dream of going back to Paris and Japan. I miss that feeling of adventure I get when traveling. Travel is an umbrella practice for my values of exploration, discovery, beauty, and learning. And of course, personal growth.

You may have heard of my writing workshop, Write Your Travel Stories. I designed this as a way to get some of those travel needs met during a time when I am not venturing out as much. We have another flight of this class scheduled to take off in early October. See how to join us and get the early boarding rate (ends on October 1st) here.