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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
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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 10, 20211 min read
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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 5, 20211 min read
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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 19, 20212 min read
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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...
Kathy Cassel
Nov 26, 20202 min read
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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...
Kathy Cassel
Nov 20, 20202 min read
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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...
Kathy Cassel
Aug 1, 20201 min read
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Real Life Model for Freerunner
Larissa, the cover model for Freerunner, shows off her Freerunner wristbands.
Kathy Cassel
Jul 5, 20201 min read
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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...
Kathy Cassel
May 9, 20201 min read
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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...
Kathy Cassel
Apr 22, 20202 min read
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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...
Kathy Cassel
Nov 14, 20193 min read
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