Kate Willis's Blog, page 30

my word for 2024

I’ve never been a “word for the year” type of person, but apparently I am now. 😉 I was contemplating this tradition when a word popped into my head: Reach. And I knew that this was my word, my goal for the year. As I thought about it more, “Reach” took on several meanings. In...Continue reading »

2024, bookish goals and more

As I look into the next year, it’s become my tradition to set some *hopeful* goals for the next 365-odd days. This year it feels even more significant to set them as I’m learning to dream again–to put my hope in God’s faithfulness and plan for tomorrow. ❤ Here are my hopeful bookish goals for...Continue reading »

feast your eyes on the cover of Water Horse

I have a new cover to reveal to you all today. And it’s gorgeous, but you don’t get to see it yet… No, first you must know Water Horse by Katie Hanna is the first book in The Nightmare Saga. It releases March 19, 2024 from SnowRidge Press and pre-orders start today! 🙌🙌 Ready for...Continue reading »

i’m so grateful

As I was preparing to set my goals for next, I looked back at this post of my hopeful goals for 2023. Just for fun. 😉 What I found knocked my metaphorical socks off. God has answered every spoken desire of my heart, even the big ones like “a better job” or “publishing another book”....Continue reading »

my year in books: books I published

Welcome to the third and final look at my year in books–this time the ones I published. I wouldn’t usually make a post all about this, but it’s also been a banner year for my writing/publishing, so I thought I’d share. (If you’d like to see more, check out my Goodreads author page.) 😉 In...Continue reading »

Merry Christmas!

May your celebration be full of light, love, and knowledge of God with us. ❤

my year in books: 4 I regret reading

Life is too short to read books you don’t like, but this year I was a little more experimental (it brought me some of my favorite books!) so there are a handful of books I regret reading/starting. Disclaimer: I’m not including any books by authors known to me. (If you’d like to see more, check...Continue reading »

my year in books: top 5 favorites

2023 has been a banner reading year for me—with old series continuing and brand new finds both trad and indie, I’ve read 70+ books. O.o. So paring it down to five favorites wasn’t easy. (If you’d like to see more, check out my Favorites shelf and my Year in Books on Goodreads.) 😉 In the...Continue reading »

i’m in love with Catching Fire

Sparks are igniting.Flames are spreading.And the Capitol wants revenge. Against all odds, Katniss Everdeen has won the Hunger Games. She and fellow District 12 tribute Peeta Mellark are miraculously still alive. Katniss should be relieved, happy even. After all, she has returned to her family and her longtime friend, Gale. Yet nothing is the way...Continue reading »

currently…

Reading: The Fill-In Boyfriend by Kasie West (recommended by a younger sister), Intoxication by J. Grace Pennington (buddy read with The Very Awesome Mikayla), and All My Knotted-Up Life: A Memoir by Beth Moore Writing: “Project Elia” and transcripts for my job-job 😉 Watching: 12 Monkeys (my new favorite) and Doctor Who (an old favorite)...Continue reading »