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Hi folks! Brief note from Katja here. I’ve asked the lovely Sarah Beth Brazytis to share about her writing process/research for her WWII series, which first book happens to be one of my top 5 favourites ever. Take it away, Sarah! Lighten our darkness, we beseech Thee, O Lord; and by Thy great mercy defendContinue reading "Pinpricks of Light: Researching & Writing WWII | A Guest Post"

Hey, cupcakes! Today I have a brand-new tag for you that I created the other day to welcome spring 😉 I’m so excited, so let’s jump into it! First off… The Rules: // Use the graphic & tag the creator, Katja @ Little Blossoms for Jesus // Answer the questions // Tag as many orContinue reading "The Welcome, Spring! Blog Tag"

Hi guys! Katja here with one of the two first-place winners of our Q1 contest, “Tomorrow, or, the Bookseller of Killbourne,” ©2026 Sara A. Thren. Please enjoy it with me! Killbourne, Oxfordshire  The bookshop on Killbourne’s High Street had stood for nearly a century, its timber frame settled into comfortable angles that no longer troubledContinue reading "Tomorrow // Q1 1st Place Winner"

It is time for round FOUR, y’all! Here’s the links to the earlier posts, and the obligatory disclaimer that I have no idea where I got this tag from, so please let me know if you know the source 😉 Now, on to this year’s winners (all from new books!): My Favourite Male Characters 🚂Continue reading "Favourite Characters This Year // 2025 Edition"

Hey, hey, hey… it’s almost the end of March?! I can’t believe it. But boy am I glad to be over with February… || Highlights & Lowlights // After waitings several months (because the world is actually huge) I finally received some fun mail by one of my favourite authors, complete with signed bookplates thatContinue reading "February Wrap-Up // 2026 Edition"

Before anyone comes at me, yes, yes, I know A Noble Comfort released on February 11, 2025, so technically this is past its birthday. But I did the book launch in March—the week of the 16th, to be exact—and February was too busy for this post, so here we are. I can’t believe this bookContinue reading "Happy Birthday, “A Noble Comfort”"

As mentioned when I announced the first one, I’ve decided to host a quarterly short story contest on my blog. I was pleased with the outcome of the first one, so let’s try a second round! The Prompts One Two Three Four The Rules We have some new rules, so PLEASE read them carefully:  Continue reading "The LBFJ Contest // 1st Quarter Results + 2nd Quarter Reveal"

I am like a year late to this party (who else remembers the myriad of posts and reels sweeping across bookstagram and the blogosphere last summer??) but this post has been in my drafts for a long time. With betas recently going through my novella, and commenting on things I’d said, I was reminded ofContinue reading "My Thoughts on Clean Fiction"

First, the sad news: ANC’s hardcover is leaving. A Noble Comfort was my first published novel, written and published during what was for various reasons a very difficult time for me. Because of this, some things were rushed and didn’t get the attention or care they should have had, which I deeply regret. I takeContinue reading "A Noble Update // Important Announcements"

I did this tag years ago when C.G. Drews @ Paper Fury created it, and recently Katie @ I’m Charles Baker Harris brought it back, which reminded me I wanted to do it again. Kate @ Once Upon an Ordinary once again reminded me this week (as of writing this, haha) so here we go!Continue reading "The Smashing & Dashing 2025 Character Awards"