Kate Willis's Blog, page 34

you all are the best

Thank you for all your encouragement and ideas yesterday! I sat down for a long writing session, and I believe I’ve worked past the rough spot to more interesting stuff again. 😉 (And I wrote 3k words! That has to be a record for me.) As a thank you, here’s a little excerpt… What do...Continue reading »

i’m stuck in my wip

I’ve been happily typing along on my Jewish sci-fi novel, codenamed “Project Elia”, with plans to complete a first draft by the end of the year. I don’t think that’s going to happen… I’m completely and utterly stuck at a blank space in my outline I foolishly thought I could fill in later. Later is...Continue reading »

they’re back!!!

I’ve been working hard with Sarah Holman (and seven other authors, maybe that’s a clue, shhh) on a very delightful and secret project that I can now reveal to you… A Very Bookish Holiday Collections are BACKKKKKK! (For the last time until December 31st, that is.) 😉 And just because I’m so excited, here are...Continue reading »

indie Black Friday recommendations for you!

I hope you all had a fabulous Thanksgiving! And happy Stuff-Your-Kindle Day. 😀 Here are just a few recommendations for you, but be sure to check out the entire Black Friday Book Sale here. (Check prices and content levels before you buy, lovely shoppers. 😉 ) Christmas I recommend At the Christmas Lodge and The...Continue reading »

after hitting “publish”

There’s a sense of completion… The book is out in the world, there’s nothing more I can do, it’s for the readers now. There’s a sense of dread… Will they like it? Will they even read it? Have I done enough…? There’s a sense of excitement… I DID IT! There’s a sense of gratefulness… for...Continue reading »

dust jacket or no dust jacket?

I was thrift shopping with my sisters and I noticed that a lot of hardbacks had been donated without their dust jackets. My sisters were in favor of removing them, and I was not. Until today when I was looking at a Christmas book I got (with a damaged and rather ugly/outdated dust jacket) and...Continue reading »

i was surprised by The School for Whatnots

No matter what anyone tells you, I’m real. That’s what the note says that Max finds under his keyboard. He knows that his best friend, Josie, wrote it. He’d know her handwriting anywhere. But why she wrote it–and what it means–remains a mystery. Ever since they met in kindergarten, Max and Josie have been inseparable....Continue reading »

release. day. ahhhhhh.

Happy release day to my book baby! I’m still in shock it’s here. 🖤 Thank you for all your support and excitement for If the Stars Awaken. I appreciate you all! Now to collapse and savor this moment. 😉

meet the characters from If the Stars Awaken

In no particular order, I’d love you to meet… Harbor King Harbor is the young sovereign over all known lands in the world. He resides at the castle near the ocean with his wife Marinne, and leads the country with grace and wisdom. Recent events have him studying the stars for a clue to the...Continue reading »

my projects and all the updates on them

Let’s knock the obvious one off the list first… JUST FIVE DAYS UNTIL If the Stars Awaken RELEASES!!!! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh!!! *runs in circles* *celebrates in this is my second novel* Don’t forget to pre-order your (discounted) copy. 😉 Next up, we have Lore in Love (which I’ve already introduced you to a little bit). After much...Continue reading »