Kathy CasselMay 126 minThis Is Why I Write YA FictionI 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...
Kathy CasselApr 52 minAutism Awareness MonthApril 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...
Kathy CasselMar 111 minUpdated LooksFreerunner and Catching Hope are getting updated looks. The very talented Diana Sharples is designing new covers and is also giving the...
Kathy CasselAug 10, 20211 minOn Vacation with the Freerunner Cover ModelI had the awesome opportunity to spend some time with the Freerunner cover model and her family in North Carolina last week. It was an...
Kathy CasselJun 5, 20211 minSelah AwardsFreerunner won second place in the YA catagory of the Selah Awards Wednesday night at the Blue Ridge Christian Writer's Conference. It...
Kathy CasselMar 23, 20211 minCover Model for Catching HopeThis 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),...
Kathy CasselMar 10, 20211 minBlog Tour HighlightsPicture 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...
Kathy CasselMar 9, 20211 minNew Book CoverFreerunner got an updated cover to reflect its status as a Selah Awards Finalist. Freerunner is up against three other YA books, and...
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...