I recently wrote about World War 1 Mercy Dogs on Substack. If you're a dog-lover, you might find it interesting. https://njschrock.substack.com/p/mercy-dogs
Scams Targeting Authors
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
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?
N. J. Schrock 