
Susan Stoderl
- Jun 30
- 1 min
Middle-Grade Sophia of the Bright Red Sneakers Detective Series | How Sophia Came About
The main character in my Sophia of the Bright Red Sneakers series is a rambunctious, precocious ten-year-old girl going on forty. The...

Susan Stoderl
- Jun 9
- 2 min
Mission 2: Unexpected Visitors | A Middle-Grade Time Travel Novel
When Lionel looked into the park, all he could see was dense foliage. He heard a heavy grating noise coming from inside, but no other...


Susan Stoderl
- May 26
- 2 min
Prequel to Mission 1: All in a Day's Work | Middle-Grade New York City History
Jefferson Market Library was originally built as the Third Judicial District Courthouse from 1874 to 1877 and was designed by architect...

Susan Stoderl
- Apr 14
- 2 min
Middle-Grade Detective Book Excerpt | Mission 2: Unexpected Visitors
Chapter 1. Apartment 4B—with a Capital “B” for Bo-o-oring! A cloud of doom hovered over the MacGregor household. Sophia propped her...

Susan Stoderl
- Apr 7
- 2 min
Middle-Grade Prequel to Mission 1: All in a Day's Work | Excerpt
From Chapter 1: Boys, Dragons, and Golden Fleece In this excerpt, the classroom teacher, Bartholomew Smythe, lectures on Jason and Medea...

Susan Stoderl
- Apr 4
- 1 min
A Middle-Grade Indie Author’s Life | To-Do List v. Completed List
To-Do on the Business End of Writing Read all those emails from the writers and entrepreneurs that already know what I need to know. Make...


Susan Stoderl
- Feb 17
- 1 min
An Excerpt from Mission 1: All in a Day's Work | a Middle-Grade Detective Book for Ages 8-12
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Susan Stoderl
- Feb 10
- 2 min
Mission 1: All in a Day's Work | Wahoo's "Working" Relationship with Christie's Auction House
Wahoo is an arctic raven who is quite a dapper dude with thoughts only of others, such as helping Christie’s Auction House with their...


Susan Stoderl
- Jan 13
- 2 min
A Sophia & Pedro Short-Short Story | The Case of the Golden Gate Ghost Busters
Sophia and Pedro are waiting at the Union Square stop for the Ghost Tour bus with their pink-haired author friend. "My guidebook claims...