Kathy Cassel
Choose Hope (Or, Why I Write What I Do)
My first YA novel was Freerunner. It was a tough story to write. I wanted to cover the issue of molestation, but in a way that would be...
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Kathy Cassel
Feb 262 min read
Does Your Mind Never Quit?
Does your mind never quit? Umm. The answer is no. Or not often. Even when I'm asleep, my mind is processing. Last week Jasmine was...
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Kathy Cassel
Mar 11, 20221 min read
Updated Looks
Freerunner and Catching Hope are getting updated looks. The very talented Diana Sharples is designing new covers and is also giving the...
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Kathy Cassel
Aug 10, 20211 min read
On Vacation with the Freerunner Cover Model
I had the awesome opportunity to spend some time with the Freerunner cover model and her family in North Carolina last week. It was an...
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Kathy Cassel
Jun 5, 20211 min read
Selah Awards
Freerunner won second place in the YA catagory of the Selah Awards Wednesday night at the Blue Ridge Christian Writer's Conference. It...
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Kathy Cassel
Feb 28, 20212 min read
Preparing for the Blog Tour
Preparation for the blog tour actually begin back in November. We had scheduled it for the last week in February, but we cut it a little...
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Kathy Cassel
Feb 26, 20211 min read
Catching Hope is on Blog Tour
Catching Hope is on blog tour for the next 13 days. I was a bit nervous about this due to the reactions to Freerunner on blog tour. Both...
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Kathy Cassel
Feb 19, 20212 min read
Cover Models for Freerunner and Catching Hope
The cover models for both books are amazing young women, but have very different stories, backgrounds and families. Today I'll talk about...
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Kathy Cassel
Feb 18, 20211 min read
Catching Hope release
My second teen fiction book is now available through amazon and Good Reads as well as the publisher, Elk Lake. Here is the back cover...
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Kathy Cassel
Nov 26, 20202 min read
Blog Tour Part 2
As I mentioned in my last post, almost every review mentioned that Freerunner was a hard book to read. Thankfully overall the book seemed...
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Kathy Cassel
Nov 20, 20202 min read
Freerunner is on a Blog Tour!!
#teenbooks #teenfiction #hopeandhealing #blogtour #issuebasedfiction Freerunner is on Day 10 of a blog tour. It has been both hard and...
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Kathy Cassel
Aug 1, 20201 min read
The Backdrop Of Freerunning
My book teen fiction book Freerunner is, obviously, set against the backdrop of freerunning. I'm not sure when I first thought of writing...
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Kathy Cassel
Jul 17, 20204 min read
Author Interview for Freerunner
Freerunner is the story of a 15-year-old who freeruns to escape the memories of abuse/molestation she suffered as a young child. So many tee
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Kathy Cassel
Jul 5, 20201 min read
Real Life Model for Freerunner
Larissa, the cover model for Freerunner, shows off her Freerunner wristbands.
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Kathy Cassel
May 9, 20201 min read
Kia's Quotes
In doing my final edits, some of my main character's words/thoughts stood out to me more than others. Here are four of my favorite...
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Kathy Cassel
Apr 22, 20202 min read
Freerunner releasing soon!
In the past I've written preteen/young teen devotional or interactive non fiction books. But I've realized that sometimes a story is the...
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Kathy Cassel
Nov 14, 20193 min read
Kia Tells Her Story
A few years ago I felt a real need to write books for teens who will not pick up a typical Christian book. I wanted to reach the teens...
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Kathy Cassel
Sep 24, 20164 min read
Interview with YA Author Jean Ann Williams
Jean Ann Williams, author of Just Claire, enjoys digging into her fascinating childhood to create stories for children. Having written...
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Kathy Cassel
Sep 12, 20169 min read
Interview with Young Adult Author Sherrie Giddens
Author Sherrie Giddens has written a variety of books including children's books, teen books and adult books. Today she talks about...
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Kathy Cassel
Jul 20, 20163 min read
Book Review: All the Bright Places
Review: All the Bright Places This is my review, my own thoughts. You don't have to agree with me or my opinions. All the Bright Places...
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