by M.N. Stroh | Nov 11, 2017 | My Writing, Personal, Research
If there’s one thing historical fiction writers and readers should share in common, it’s that innate desire to discover a window into the past. That driving force compels insatiably. We want to be that fly on the wall. To see how it all happened…at...
by M.N. Stroh | Sep 2, 2017 | A Day in the Life, Personal
How can there be an all-powerful, loving God, when there is evil in the world?This is a question many of us stumble over. You hear it most often from self-professing intellectuals, then repeated by others, too stunned by the apparently flawless logic on the surface,...
by M.N. Stroh | Jul 27, 2017 | A Day in the Life, My Writing, Personal
Did you ever think this day would come? I sure had my doubts. But it’s finally here! Well…confession, it came in June. I just haven’t had the opportunity until now to share the news. So we know I’m a little slow. Sorry about that. But just...
by M.N. Stroh | May 14, 2017 | A Day in the Life, Personal
Back when I was a sophomore in high school, we had this substitute teacher named Mrs. Shirley. Now, when you hear the name Shirley, images of a happy bubbly person might spring to mind. Maybe a bouncy little girl like the silver screen actress Shirley Temple. Mrs....
by M.N. Stroh | Apr 24, 2017 | My Writing
It’s no secret I’ve labored over editing my first novel for some time. Since joining Jerry’s Guild in 2016, the need for ferocious self edits is constantly hammered into me. If anything shouted, “Cut me down!”, it was my 132,000 word...