by Cassandra Spellman | Apr 29, 2022 | Fiction, Writing
As is the case with most endeavors in life, it’s helpful to have some kind of an end goal when you embark upon a new pursuit. Well, the other day I began to contemplate my motivations for writing fiction. It wasn’t an existential meltdown, by any means: a “Whyyy am I...
by Cassandra Spellman | Apr 14, 2022 | Book Reviews
You are instruments to do your duty. There are necessary orders that are no fault of yours and there is a bridge and that bridge can be the point on which the future of the human race can turn. If you only had three days to live, how would you live them? For any...
by Cassandra Spellman | Mar 31, 2022 | Dystopian, Fiction, Music, Writing
As we approach the publication date of A Nation of Tyrants, the second book in The Shadows of Freedom series, we thought you, our readers, might enjoy hearing some of the music that inspired our writing. Get ready to enter the atmosphere of the novel! “Lost at Sea” by...
by Cassandra Spellman | Mar 15, 2022 | Fiction, Friendship, Writing
Are you a people pleaser? Let’s say someone asks you out for coffee, but you don’t really feel like going. Do you go anyway, just because you don’t want to say no and upset the person? Or maybe a friend has done something that hurt your feelings. When he or she...
by Cassandra Spellman | Feb 14, 2022 | Friendship
Have you ever seen on Facebook or LinkedIn someone with the job title: “CEO of My Household?” If you have a family — particularly a family with small children — you can relate. Running a household sometimes feels like running a corporation. Supervision, management,...
