Excerpt | Author Susan Stoderl Reads Chapter 8 from Mission 2: Unexpected Visitors
In this reading from "Chapter 8, Through the Locks," two enslaved children are fleeing slavery through the Great Dismal Swamp.
Susan Stoderl
Jul 5, 20241 min read
A Writer's Life | Historical Fiction
In historical fiction, there’s a literal truth and an emotional truth. The fiction writer tries to show the emotional truth.
Susan Stoderl
Jun 28, 20242 min read
Prairie Dust | A Historical Family Saga of Homesteading on the Eastern Colorado Prairie, Chapter 2, Part 4
Another birth terrified Flora. Her last experience had been in a hospital forty-seven miles from Blue Springs.
Susan Stoderl
May 17, 20242 min read
Prairie Dust | A Historical Family Saga of Homesteading on the Eastern Colorado Prairie| Chapter 2, Excerpt 3
Jim receives a letter from Flora with unexpected news.
Susan Stoderl
May 11, 20242 min read
Prairie Dust, a Historical Family Saga of Homesteading on the Eastern Colorado Prairie | Chapter 2, Excerpt 2
Prairie Dust, a historical family saga, depicts the trials and tribulations of homesteading on the Eastern Colorado prairie. Jim...
Susan Stoderl
May 3, 20242 min read
Prairie Dust | A Historical Family Saga of Homesteading on the Eastern Colorado Prairie | Chapter 2, Excerpt 1
Prairie Dust | a Historical Novel in Serial Form
Susan Stoderl
Apr 25, 20242 min read
Prairie Dust | A Historical Family Saga of Homesteading on the Eastern Colorado Prairie | Chapter 1, Excerpt 3
Prairie Dust is a historical family saga depicting the trials and tribulations of homesteading on the Prairie
Susan Stoderl
Apr 19, 20243 min read
Prairie Dust | A Historical Family Saga of Homesteading in Eastern Colorado | Chapter 1, Excerpt 2
Prairie Dust is a historical family saga depicting the trials and tribulations of homesteading on the Prairie
Susan Stoderl
Apr 12, 20241 min read
Writer's Life | A Lifelong Journey | Writer's Voice and Vision
This blog describes how an author finds their true voice and vision. It is a lifelong quest.
Susan Stoderl
Feb 23, 20242 min read
Excerpt | Chapter 3: Intersection Between Good and Evil," from Mission 2: Unexpected Visitors
The children of Ezekiel Stewart are about to meet their new mother on the Veranda of Oak Grove Plantation in 1834. They have their doubts.
Susan Stoderl
Jan 12, 20241 min read