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
May 12, 20226 min read
This Is Why I Write YA Fiction
I love reading YA books, or in reality listening to them on CD or audible while I drive. Most of the books I’m reading have themes of...
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Kathy Cassel
Apr 5, 20222 min read
Autism Awareness Month
April is designated as Autism Awareness Month. I have a son on the autism spectrum, but I also have a character in Catching Hope who is...
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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
Mar 23, 20211 min read
Cover Model for Catching Hope
This is my book cover model for Catching Hope. Only 14 when the cover photo was taken (while she was visiting for my daughter's wedding),...
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Kathy Cassel
Mar 10, 20211 min read
Blog Tour Highlights
Picture above--Near where the teens go on their outing. There is one day left of my blog tour. Catching Hope has been well received. The...
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Kathy Cassel
Mar 9, 20211 min read
New Book Cover
Freerunner got an updated cover to reflect its status as a Selah Awards Finalist. Freerunner is up against three other YA books, and...
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Kathy Cassel
Mar 3, 20212 min read
Haiti: The Setting for Catching Hope
Catching 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...
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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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