Kate Willis's Blog, page 14

used book haul, squee!

So. I bought far too many books last week on my staycation with J. *gulps* *apologizes profusely to my budget and bookshelves* *doesn’t feel too bad because most things were a really good deal* I visited no less than FOUR stores with books (including a huge book sale), so I’ll be dividing my haul up...Continue reading »

thoughts on God’s glory

I’ve always struggled with the glory of God. (Or at least, the way it was taught to me.) It was very similar to human pride, something obnoxious, self-seeking, and all-encompassing to the exclusion of everything else including His love. His glory was the most important thing to Him, and nothing else really mattered in comparison,...Continue reading »

4 tips to diversifying your reading

I grew up reading so much fiction, a lot of it historical too, but publishing back then wasn’t as inclusive, expansive, or diverse as it is now. I read about some famous Black people but there was very little available and certainly nothing with Asian or Native American main characters in my steady reading diet....Continue reading »

stepping into dreams

It’s been a long year these past six weeks, but it’s already been so full of growth and opportunity for me. I started contributing to a Doctor Who fan site as a paid writer, and you can read my first article here. I got accepted into a multi-author series and began drafting my story. I...Continue reading »

will you be these books’ Valentine?

Guess what? Three of my most romantic, cutest, happiest books are FREE today and tomorrow on Kindle to spread the love. ❤ First, we have my debut novel, Kiera… Then we have a fan-favorite could-be romance, Sincerely, Jem… And finally, my latest and a real Valentine’s Day novella, Lore in Love… Check ’em out, and...Continue reading »

Valentine’s Day edition – help me choose my next read

(Okay, but I low-key did a version of this trope with Kiera and Brennan. O.o.) I’ve been reading a *lot* of great books this year, but I’m looking for something special to read for Valentine’s Day week, and I’m all indecision. I’ll put a poll on IG too, but I wanted to run some options...Continue reading »

just a few quotes from Lore in Love

My Valentine’s Day novella, Lore in Love, (previously published in A Very Bookish Romance) is now available in Kindle. 😉 *throws confetti and heart-shaped chocolate* I thought I’d share some quotes from it and a little bit of commentary on them. 😉 Just like in Little Town on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder, the...Continue reading »

The Wild Robot Escapes by Peter Brown is just so good

I’ve fallen off the horse on sharing my reviews here regularly, mainly because there are so many of them and they’re much shorter than I used to write so not really blog post material. I’ve decided to instead highlight my most favoritest of favorites this year. 😉 There’s no clear schedule or pressure on myself...Continue reading »

my Black History (and fantasy) TBR

Happy Black History Month! Just for fun, I rounded up a few of the Black history (and Black fantasy) books on my TBR to showcase. Maybe you’ll find one that catches your eye. 😉 The Measure of a Man by Sidney Poitier Sidney Poitier, the first Black man to win an Oscar and the star...Continue reading »

January: Sherlock, sci-fi, and social media

January has been a mixed bag of a month. On the one hand, a mental health blip tried to take me out early on, but on the other, I took two big chances to move forward as an author and a writer and succeeded at both. Before I started my secret project, I didn’t have...Continue reading »