by M.N. Stroh | Jan 26, 2018 | My Writing, Personal
This week I had the honor of guest speaking on Writers Chat about Pinterest for Writers.If you’re a writer trying to broaden your social media platform and ever wondered if Pinterest could work for you, I highly encourage you to check out this week’s...
by M.N. Stroh | Dec 5, 2017 | My Writing, Personal
We have a joke here in Wyoming.What do you call a chain on a post?A Wyoming Wind Sock.*Que the drum and cymbals!Seriously, Wyoming is known for its wind. Gusts as high as sixty miles per hour are not unheard of here on the plains.One time my family and I left early...
by M.N. Stroh | Nov 22, 2017 | Historical Factoids, Irish Culture Insight, Research
I confess. One of the first aspects that attracted me to the Middle Ages was fashion. I absolutely loved the dresses medieval women wore, and the guy’s clothes weren’t half bad either.So when I first set out to learn about 10th century Ireland, fashion...
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...
by M.N. Stroh | Apr 21, 2017 | Personal
Did you miss me? Almost a year has passed since my last post. That dumbfounds me a little. Believe me, it wasn’t my intention to stay away so long. You probably wondered if I left for good. Truth is, blogging, among other things, proved to be a time sapper. Too...
by M.N. Stroh | Jun 17, 2016 | A Day in the Life, Personal
“We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.” II Corinthians 10:5 Now THERE is a difficult concept. Taking captive every thought? How do you...
