Susan Stoderl
- Nov 2, 2022
- 2 min
The Week Before Sophia Comes Out
I was deciding what to write about today and then it occurred to me. What else could I write about but my anxiety about getting...
Susan Stoderl
- Oct 28, 2022
- 1 min
The Dreaded Finding
One of the nastiest words in the writing world has to be "typo." I discovered that today, but luckily it was me who found it and it's...
Susan Stoderl
- Oct 26, 2022
- 1 min
Pre-Order Your eBook Today
This link will take you to my author's page at the publisher. The various stores that have it in stock can be found there to pre-order....
Susan Stoderl
- Oct 21, 2022
- 1 min
Just Hit the Publish Button
Sophia of the Bright Red Sneakers, Mission 1: All in a Day's Work is on its way into quite a few retailers, those supplying to libraries,...
Susan Stoderl
- Oct 19, 2022
- 1 min
Sophia of the Bright Red Sneakers | Book 1 Coming on or before November 10, 2023
Life’s full of adventure! Right? Sophia thinks so. Especially when you are telepathic and speak multiple animal languages! Being...
Susan Stoderl
- Oct 14, 2022
- 2 min
Wahoo's Inventions and Brand
Wahoo the Raven is a great inventor. Shown in the picture to the left are a few of his many inventions with descriptions from Mission 1:...
Susan Stoderl
- Oct 7, 2022
- 1 min
Writer's Life Update
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Susan Stoderl
- Oct 5, 2022
- 2 min
Why Middle-Grade Books are Important to Adults and Kids
Many people find middle school difficult since it encompasses the pre-pubescent years through puberty. Most of us don’t even want to...
Susan Stoderl
- Sep 30, 2022
- 1 min
Chapter 16 | Where is Vlad? | Excerpt
Super Sleuths Pedro and Sophia hopped off the bus at the 50th Street stop and walked back to 51st. The buildings became increasingly run...
Susan Stoderl
- Sep 28, 2022
- 1 min
An Excerpt from Sophia of the Bright Red Sneakers | Sophia & Pedro vs. THEM
From Mission 1: All in a Day's Work, Chapter 1 Sophia and Pedro were outsiders at the fashionable James Samuel Calder Academy on...
Susan Stoderl
- Sep 24, 2022
- 2 min
Sophia Autobiographic? Nah... Well Maybe a Little
Several weeks ago, I scribbled a brief article on an interview by Writers Cooperative with the author, Amy Tan. She spoke about the...
Susan Stoderl
- Sep 2, 2022
- 1 min
Sophia of the Bright Red Sneakers | Zelda Screech Cat | Chapter 14 Excerpt
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Susan Stoderl
- Aug 26, 2022
- 1 min
Meet Ivan, the Third Bad Guy
Mission 1: All in a Day's Work, is the first book in my Sophia of the Bright Red Sneakers Series. You'll find a narrated excerpt from my...
Susan Stoderl
- Aug 24, 2022
- 1 min
Fanny Fern Tales | Getting Up the Wrong Way, Part 2
Part two in my Fanny Fern Tales series is based on her humorist columns published in the New York Ledger in the 1850s-70s. The articles,...
Susan Stoderl
- Aug 19, 2022
- 1 min
Bad Guys | Mikhail and Dimitri
Today, we're going to start meeting the Bad Guys in the first book of Sophia of the Bright Red Sneakers Series | Mission 1: All in a...
Susan Stoderl
- Aug 12, 2022
- 0 min
Susan Stoderl
- Aug 5, 2022
- 1 min
Meet Sean O'Donohue (Mr. O’D)
Sean O'Donohue was Sophia’s grandmother, Elspeth MacGregor's soul mate and best friend. When Sophia came to live with Nana as an orphan...
Susan Stoderl
- Jul 27, 2022
- 1 min
A Family by Choice — Not Blood
One of the major themes of Sophia of the Bright Red Sneakers series is the creation of her own unique family as an orphan. This would...
Susan Stoderl
- Jul 18, 2022
- 0 min
Susan Stoderl
- Jul 15, 2022
- 1 min
Today Meet Wahoo the Raven, a very Dapper Dude
From Sophia of the Bright Red Sneakers Series | Mission 1: All in a Day's Work He looked around his home with pride. “My, my, my, I have...