Kate Willis's Blog, page 16

I Write MG/YA blog tag (round two)

I was looking through old posts and I ran across this blog tag and thought it would be fun to answer it 8 1/2 years on, now that my life has changed so much and I’ve published eleven (and counting) books. I’m not sure who the original creator of the tag is, unfortunately. Who are...Continue reading »

my goals for 2025, man alive

(“Man alive” is a very old expression of excitement, and it rhymed so I’m using it. Just go with it. 😉 ) Happy New Year! How is it treating you so far? 😉 For the past few several now, I’ve been setting hopeful, bookish goals for the upcoming year, and I’m so excited to share...Continue reading »

the. book. is. out.

We interrupt our usual end-of-one-year-beginning-of-next to say… THE BOOK IS OUT! A Dream of Flight is available in paperback and ebook on Amazon. Thank you all for your support and excitement for this book. It means the world! ❤ Also, HAPPY NEW YEAR! 😉

my year in books according to Goodreads

My Goodreads Year in Books is always a big highlight for me, and this year they sent a cute little email too. 😉 It came before I was done reading, so not all the graphics are accurate, so I’m just using some of them. To see the full (accurate) year in books complete with a...Continue reading »

a look back at 2024

It’s that time of year where I like to look back at the goals I set and see how I did. This year, my socks are knocked off by the goodness of God to help me accomplish them and bring new things into my path I never imagined. Let’s take a look… Publish another book...Continue reading »

Chapter Three // A Dream of Flight

*gulps* Four days left of 2024 and that means only four days until A Dream of Flight releases! *screams* And just for fun (I’m scheduling ahead, so its unproofread), here’s one final chapter of my upcoming novel. 😉 I hope you enjoy! Chapter Three I loved Saturdays. Dad let me sleep in, though we both...Continue reading »

Merry Christmas!

And first day of Chanukah! 🤍🤍 We’re tired but having a great day. 😂

i stole a plot from my own Christmas story

I had a Christmas story in the works a long while back. It didn’t work out, just not the right time or place for it, but I dearly loved one aspect of it. The concept was a mechanically-minded girl who lives on a Moon colony is looking forward to the upcoming shipment from Earth of...Continue reading »

Chapter Two // A Dream of Flight

11 dayssssssss until my novel releases!!! Can you believe it?! Here’s chapter two, just for fun… (Unproofread cause this is scheduled ahead of time) Chapter Two Math class was going well. Until the coughing began.  I was sent straight to the school nurse’s office, and now I lay back on the examination chair, repeating my...Continue reading »

last-minute bookish gift ideas

Today I wrapped up gifts for some of my family and brought them over to their house. My favorite part of the process was using the “Merry Bookmas” tags I’d bought for the bookish ones. Yes, I’m a walking cliche this time of year. I mean, what kind of bookworm would I be if I...Continue reading »