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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
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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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Does Your Mind Never Quit?
Does your mind never quit? Umm. The answer is no. Or not often. Even when I'm asleep, my mind is processing. Last week Jasmine was...
Kathy Cassel
Feb 26, 20242 min read
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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 12, 20226 min read
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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...
Kathy Cassel
Apr 5, 20222 min read
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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 11, 20221 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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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
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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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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 18, 20211 min read
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