Kathy CasselMar 3, 20212 minHaiti: The Setting for Catching HopeCatching Hope is set in the country of Haiti, a country I first visited in 1997 in conjunction with the adoption of my son Jeff. Then I...
Kathy CasselFeb 28, 20212 minPreparing for the Blog TourPreparation 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...
Kathy CasselFeb 26, 20211 minCatching Hope is on Blog TourCatching 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...
Kathy CasselFeb 19, 20212 minCover Models for Freerunner and Catching HopeThe cover models for both books are amazing young women, but have very different stories, backgrounds and families. Today I'll talk about...
Kathy CasselFeb 18, 20211 minCatching Hope releaseMy second teen fiction book is now available through amazon and Good Reads as well as the publisher, Elk Lake. Here is the back cover...
Kathy CasselNov 26, 20202 minBlog Tour Part 2As I mentioned in my last post, almost every review mentioned that Freerunner was a hard book to read. Thankfully overall the book seemed...
Kathy CasselNov 20, 20202 minFreerunner 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...
Kathy CasselAug 1, 20201 minThe Backdrop Of FreerunningMy book teen fiction book Freerunner is, obviously, set against the backdrop of freerunning. I'm not sure when I first thought of writing...
Kathy CasselJul 25, 20202 minScuba RefresherI have been working on an underwater crime scene story for quite a while. It's being written slowly because I have little knowledge of...
Kathy CasselJul 17, 20204 minAuthor Interview for FreerunnerFreerunner 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
Kathy CasselJul 5, 20201 minReal Life Model for FreerunnerLarissa, the cover model for Freerunner, shows off her Freerunner wristbands.
Kathy CasselMay 9, 20201 minKia's QuotesIn 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...
Kathy CasselApr 22, 20202 minFreerunner 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...
Kathy CasselFeb 20, 20201 minAdventures in Cooking: Crockpot Potato Soup This is not a cooking blog, this is real life supper-scorched-let's-order-pizza cooking. But there are some recipes so easy that it would...
Kathy CasselFeb 12, 20201 minAdventures in Cooking: Chili!I'm trying to use up some bags and cans of beans from food distribution after the hurricane. So I've made chili using different kinds of...
Kathy CasselFeb 10, 20201 minAdventures in Cooking: Crock Pot Western-Style Cube SteakIf your family is like mine, there are dishes that are favorites through the years but have no recipe. It's just a bit of this, a dash of...
Kathy CasselFeb 6, 20202 minAdventures in Cooking: Split Pea Salad At the beginning of the year, we each make a list that's a combination of a goals list, to do list, and wish list. One of my item was to...
Kathy CasselFeb 4, 20203 minGoodbye Queen of Suspense Mary Higgins Clark has long been my favorite author. She is not only a master of suspense, but she turns out a page turner that is...
Kathy CasselDec 28, 20191 minFresh StartsThe year 2020 is almost here, and many people consider it a new start. Author and speaker Anita Agers-Brooks was kind enough to allow me...