Susan Stoderl
Nov 20, 20242 min read
Women Writer's Through History | Part 2: Mary Wesley's Adult Books
Mary Wesley, born Mary Aline Mynors Farmar on June 24, 1912, was an English novelist known for her witty and often risqué novels. She...
Susan Stoderl
Jun 28, 20242 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
May 17, 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 3, 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
Apr 5, 20242 min read
Excerpt | Mission 2: Unexpected Visitors | Terror in the Dismal Swamp | Chapter 9
The left bank hosted almost impenetrable canebrake and tall bamboo, while the right bank was more open, with large timber.
Susan Stoderl
Mar 15, 20242 min read
Writer's Life | Writing Middle-Grade Historical Fiction | Making History Exciting and Thought-Provoking
This passage kick-started my characters' journey, but that was only the beginning of investigating countless issues.
Susan Stoderl
Jan 19, 20242 min read
Intrigue While Sailing on the Dismal Swamp Canal | Mission 2: Unexpected Visitors
In this blog, I investigate the intrigue sailing on the Dismal Swamp Canal.