Kate Willis's Blog

With just a few weeks left before the release of Letters for Victory, I thought I’d go ahead and share the first chapter. 😉 I hope you enjoy! The last moments of summer turned the sky a well-worn pink, reflecting on the faces of the family laughing and splashing in the creek below. Kathryn rose […]

One of my favorite side quests is answering monthly surveys from a big name publisher about my reading tastes and trends. It makes me feel like I’m influencing their marketing, and the questions are always fun to consider. My favorite prompt is to name three books that have brought me comfort lately. Comfort is such […]

Instead of sharing regular reviews here (that will stay on my Goodreads), I’ve decided to highlight my most favoritest of favorite books this year. 😉 I’ve already covered a few, which you can find by clicking the “Favorites” tag. A gift from Mikayla The Very Awesome Mikayla sent me a few books, two from one of her […]

This blog tag was originally created by Iona from Story Bossoms, and Lillian Keith tagged me to do it. Thank you, ladies! This looks like so much fun. 🧡 I love reading so much! I recently took this very fun quiz that cemented what sort of books I like, but the idea of getting “oddly […]

J and I are on our third surprise book reading challenge this year. We were inspired by an Instagram reel of a wife wrapping surprise books for her husband, and we’ve made it our own tradition now. 😉 We have so much fun discovering new reads for each other, that I thought I’d share how […]

Sometimes when I get editing comments back, it can feel really overwhelming and like I’ll never be able to fix the story in the ways it needs. This feeling gets stronger when I sit on the notes for a while. I build them up in my mind, and they get scarier and scarier. Last month, […]

I have a book shopping Problem. I love finding new favorite books, new releases or backlist, in good condition for stellar prices, adding them to my wishlist, and making a big order all at once. Then comes the anticipation of waiting a week and a half or two for my box to arrive. After that […]

I get so happy every time fall comes around, and I’m always sad to see it go. I usually celebrate it for as long as I can, even if Christmas does start creeping up on me. 😉 (Yes, I’ve already bought some gifts.) Last year, I shared five books to read before fall ends and […]

I first drafted Letters for Victory back in 2015. It was significantly longer back then, with a secret epilogue chapter and less character development and some very stilted writing. There have been a few more versions over the years, but I always knew I wanted to publish it eventually. I couldn’t picture the cover for […]

Instead of sharing regular reviews here (that will stay on my Goodreads), I’ve decided to highlight my most favoritest of favorite books this year. 😉 I’ve already covered a few, which you can find by clicking the “Favorites” tag. My Jewish history My Mom is Jewish, so I was raised with awareness of the holidays and occasional celebrations […]