The King's Library

Writing Quotes to Inspire You! Hey friend! I don't know about you, but I think it's important to get advice from other writers who are ahead of you in the process. One of my favorite ways to do this is find quotes in novels and other books by authors who either write in my genre, write similar to I do, or have the same values as me. So, without further ado, here are five quotes to help you become a better writer! "Write about what interests you. If you are only interested in writing, you will...

2025 Promotional Challenge Winners! Y'all have been wondering about the winners, haven't you? 👀 Last year, I hosted a challenge to help me expand my email list and blog. My goal was to get to 50 subscribers... As I write this, I'm at SIXTY-TWO!! Can you believe it?! Thank you to everyone who helped me achieve my goal!! And...of course...there had to be prizes... Trials by Fire stickers... And bookmarks... So... Congrats to... The winners... FIRST PLACE🏆🥳: Colton! SECOND PLACE🎉: Melissa! THIRD...

A Book Review of The Green Ember! Happy New Year, everyone! I have another book review for you...and this one is very special to me. The Green Ember by S.D. Smith is not only one of my absolute favorite stories, but it is also one of the books that first got me interested in writing. The tale it tells is timeless, and even though it first came out in 2015, the story echoes with similar themes to The Chronicles of Narnia. What the Book is About The Green Ember is a middle-grade...

2026 Content Survey!! Hello friends! If you were subscribed to this newsletter last year, you may have remembered that I put out a simple, two-question survey to help me know more about what YOU want to see in The King's Library. More Trials by Fire fandom? More writing prompts? Less jokes? I'm kidding. That one's not on the survey. But the rest are! So please take a couple minutes to fill out the survey below and let me know what I should write more or less of! Take the 2026 Survey! One last...

It's Here...the OFFICIAL TBF Theme Song!! If you couldn't already tell from the subject line... And the header... I have some very, very exciting news for you... But let's start with the obvious. Merry Christmas, y'all! It's one of my favorite times of the year, and I absolutely LOVE spending time with my family, eating amazing FOOD, and remembering the REAL reason why we celebrate this beautiful holiday! I hope all of you have an amazing Christmas this year! Okay, now to the interesting...

Music + Memories Hey, readers! You know one thing Christmas can't be complete without? Yes, the decorations are spectacular. In fact, as I write this, we are decorating the house for Christmas. It's beautiful. The traditions are amazing. And the food...it's just wonderful! But...you always need music. Always. You know, songs really bring people together. Almost everyone listens to some form of music. In fact, there was music at the very first Christmas. Luke 2:13-14 (ESV) And suddenly there...

Want to Learn More About TBF? Hello, friends! If you've been reading my newsletter (or other forms of my writing) for very long, you've probably heard me mention my current writing project, the Trials by Fire Trilogy! In this newsletter post, I'm going to give you the summary of my series so that you will no longer be confused about all of the odd phrases I use in my emails! (i.e., how in Bellator do you not know what TBF is??) 😂 So...anyways... Back to what I was talking about. Trials by...

Time to Write! I don't know about y'all, but there's just something about the Christmas season that makes it all the more fun to write. Just sitting under the Christmas tree, with sparkling lights and a hot cocoa in hand can give you so much inspiration. So...it's time for (more) writing prompts! Lucky for you, I've come up with prompts for multiple genres, yet all are cozy and Christmas-y! Here you go! Fantasy: You've been dropped into a wintry world (like Narnia), except each snowflake on...

And The Title Is... Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! It's such a fun holiday, and I love spending time with my family on that special day... Okay, I know what you're thinking. "CAITLYN!! I SAW THE SUBJECT LINE!! WHAT IN BELLATOR DOES THAT MEAN?!" Yes. I am a mind-reader. I knew you were thinking that...he-he. And I'm so excited to tell you! As you may already know, I've been referring to the first book in my series, Trials by Fire, as simply "Trials by Fire Book 1." But that's not the real...