The Problem Since the publication of Morning of a Crescent Moon in January, I’ve been inundated by scam offers. I’m hoping if I document some of what I’ve experienced, maybe it will help other writers avoid these scams. They were new to me. My first novel, Incense Rising, was published in 2018, and I didn’t … Continue reading Scams Targeting Authors
Author: njschrock
I am a writer, artist, and university instructor.
On Writing Historical Fiction Based on True Events
Indigo River Publishing (my publisher) has featured my blog on its website. See how Morning of a Crescent Moon began. https://indigoriverpublishing.com/author-resources/writing-historical-fiction-based-true-events/
Preserving the Past
In August 1898 in Virden, Illinois, the Pleiades Club, a group of seven young women, threw a recipe party for Almira Henderson and Nell Furry, and it was reported in The Virden Reporter. The ladies were each presented with a book of “tried and true” recipes. The books’ covers were made of watercolor paper and … Continue reading Preserving the Past
Why Historical Fiction?
In Morning of a Crescent Moon, the novel opens with an aeronaut flying a balloon over the town of Virden, Illinois, on August 1, 1898. "Hovering above the earth, an aeronaut enjoyed the isolation afforded by a modern, lighter-than-air craft, a basket suspended under a bubble of silk spun by worms and filled with hydrogen … Continue reading Why Historical Fiction?
Finding Susan: A Book of Matches and Synchronicity
AN UNUSUAL TRAVELER FINDS HOME One morning, I began cleaning out the pockets of my dad’s old hunting jacket when I made a discovery that set me back and made me say, “What? How…?” The discovery was a simple book of matches. I could tell its story myself, but I think at least a part … Continue reading Finding Susan: A Book of Matches and Synchronicity
N. J. Schrock 