I found this on Martha Abilene’s blog, Beyond the Literary Horizon, but apparently she got it from Once Upon an Ordinary’s Kate Willis, who tried to find the creator and failed 😉 1. How Many Books is Too Many in a Series? No number. I wrote this dow...

It is May 1/May 2 as I write this, which is the closest I’ve gotten to the month I recapped for the last couple years. I’d like to get the wrap-up down throughout the month, in the future. But anyhow, today my memory is fresh, so let’s see what April...

Hi guys! Katja here with the second of the two first-place winners of our 1st Quarter contest, “Unexpected,” ©2026 Angie Thompson. Please enjoy it with me! Who on earth had decided I needed an aunt in the first place?  I kicked at a rock on the path...

I was tagged for this a while ago by sweet Kate @ Once Upon an Ordinary, and I am so excited to finally do it!! Apparently she found this tag on YouTube through Danielle from Bookburger, and it was originally created by RobertG: Reader of Books (I kn...

First of all, thank you so much, Katja, for letting me be a guest on the blog!  For those of you who don’t know me, I’m a writer of primarily historical fiction.  My most recent book, We Gave Our Tomorrows (which I abbreviate WGOT), is about a squad...

It’s almost the end of April??? When did that happen?? We need to hurry up and do our March recap before I forget it all… || Highlights & Lowlights // I bought some books! I’ve been saving up my amazon.com gift cards and got a whole bunch, includ...

I started this tag ages ago and found it while looking through my drafts. This happened twice, so I decided to finally do it. Since it’s a new year, I thought doing a post on writerly resolutions would be a great idea! Rules The Questions 1. Are you...

Hi folks! Brief note from Katja here. I did a post swap with the lovely Sarah Beth Brazytis, and while she asked me to do one about writing bilingual characters for her, I asked her to share about her writing process/research for her WWII series, whi...

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 t...

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...