by Cassandra Spellman | May 9, 2022 | Dystopian, Fiction
“I feel like I’m living in a dystopian novel,” I said to my husband one day in March 2020. That was when my world, like yours, came to a dramatic halt. A universal shut-down, imposed due to the coronavirus pandemic, became an unprecedented experience for our...
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 | Jan 19, 2022 | Humility
It was a Sunday morning. We had just arrived home and there I stood, contentedly flipping some pancakes on the griddle, while everyone else played together in the living room. I love Sunday mornings, I thought to myself. From outside the...
by C & C Spellman | Jan 4, 2022 | About the Authors, Dystopian, Fiction, Writing
Many have expressed interest in the sequel to In the Shadows of Freedom and we’re excited to be able to share a bit about it! First of all, you may be wondering what the title will be. Coming Spring 2022 is… A Nation of Tyrants We want to keep most of the plot a...
by Chris Spellman | Oct 17, 2021 | Dystopian, Humility
I had a life-altering experience one weekend in college. I volunteered to help and spend time with a group of adults with developmental disabilities at Camp Sharing Meadows in Rolling Prairie, Indiana. In our dystopian novel, In the Shadows of Freedom, these adults...
by C & C Spellman | Oct 2, 2021 | Evil, Freedom
Cassandra was featured in two guest article spots recently! Both articles are based on themes found in our novel, In the Shadows of Freedom, so we thought you would be interested in reading them. The first is called “Shadows of Freedom” and appeared in...
