

Anglo-Irish Writer of Children’s Stories and Novels About Irish Life | Maria Edgeworth (1768—1849)
Maria Edgeworth is a woman writer I would have liked to have known. Edgeworth lived in England prior to her family moving to their estate...

Susan Stoderl
May 2, 20232 min read


New Year's Eve Plans Go Awry
#sophiaofthebrightredsneakers, #middlegradebooks, #middlegradedetectiveseries, #newyearsevestory, #childrensfriendshipbooks

Susan Stoderl
Dec 30, 20221 min read


Creative Steaming
Author Susan Stoderl ( @writer_susanstoderl ) is reading an excerpt from Chapter 8 of Mission 1: All in a Day's Work, the first book in...

Susan Stoderl
Dec 3, 20221 min read


A Peek into Mission 1: All in a Day's Work
Chapter 1 A New Beginning Nana’s memorial service (arranged by Sophia MacGregor, Life Celebration Planner Extraordinaire) was over....

Susan Stoderl
Nov 11, 20222 min read


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
Nov 2, 20222 min read


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 28, 20221 min read


Sophia of the Bright Red Sneakers | Zelda Screech Cat | Chapter 14 Excerpt
#middlegradefiction, #middlegradebooks, #indieauthor, #storytelling, #sophiaofthebrightredsneakersseries, #writerscommunity , #womenwriters

Susan Stoderl
Sep 2, 20221 min read


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 26, 20221 min read


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 19, 20221 min read


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
Aug 5, 20221 min read


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 27, 20221 min read


Meet Zelda Screech Cat
Meet Zelda Screech Cat

Susan Stoderl
Jul 22, 20221 min read


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...

Susan Stoderl
Jul 15, 20221 min read


Introducing the Cru Crew
From Sophia and the Bright Red Sneakers, Mission 1: All in a Day's Work. Meet Ella Cru "As if to remind Sophia of her status, standing in...

Susan Stoderl
Jul 8, 20221 min read


Meet Pedro Gonzalez
Pedro Gonzalez is Sophia’s best friend and co-conspirator in sleuthing and improving the world one mission at a time. He is ten years...

Susan Stoderl
Jul 1, 20222 min read


Meet Sophia of the Bright Red Sneakers
Sophia MacGregor, a.k.a., Boss-In-Chief, is a precocious ten-year-old who is in the eighth-grade honors class at the posh James Samuel...

Susan Stoderl
Jun 24, 20222 min read