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Do You Relate Better to Fictional Characters Than Real People?
Relating to characters in books can help promote healing.

Kathy Cassel
Jun 4, 20242 min read


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...

Kathy Cassel
May 14, 20243 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...

Kathy Cassel
May 11, 20226 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...

Kathy Cassel
Mar 10, 20221 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...

Kathy Cassel
Aug 9, 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...

Kathy Cassel
Jun 4, 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),...

Kathy Cassel
Mar 22, 20211 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...

Kathy Cassel
Feb 27, 20212 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...

Kathy Cassel
Feb 26, 20211 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...

Kathy Cassel
Feb 18, 20212 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...

Kathy Cassel
Feb 17, 20211 min read
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