Sherry Shindelar
“Why I write...
I have been in love with stories since I was a child. I’d swing for hours on my swing set, dreaming up stories in my head. Even then I had a flair for romance: creating new love interests and episodes for Star Trek’s Captain Kirk. I wanted to be an author when I grew up and bring stories to life on the written page, stories that would impact my readers.
A visit to a historic home in the Shenandoah Valley, when my husband and I were newly married, spurred my love for history and planted the seed for a story. A few years later, I wrote the novel, then buried it in a box in my closet. I returned to college to earn my degree in creative writing, a masters in English, and PhD in literature, wondering if I’d ever reconnect with the stories in my head, the ones buried deep in my heart.
Then, in the summer of 2019, I fell in love with fiction writing again. I pulled the box out and unburied the past. God had done so much in my life in the years in between. It was with a heart that was wizened, scarred, and strengthened that I returned to writing, with eyes that could see what the nine or thirty-year-old me could have never seen."
Originally from Tennessee, Sherry loves to take her readers into the past. She is an avid student of the Civil War and the Old West. When she is not busy writing, she is an English professor working to pass on her love of writing to her students. Sherry is an award-winning writer: 2023 Genesis finalist, Maggie finalist, and Crown finalist. She currently resides in Minnesota with her husband of thirty-eight years. She has three grown children and three grandchildren. Connect with Sherry at her website and subscribe to her monthly newsletter.
I have been in love with stories since I was a child. I’d swing for hours on my swing set, dreaming up stories in my head. Even then I had a flair for romance: creating new love interests and episodes for Star Trek’s Captain Kirk. I wanted to be an author when I grew up and bring stories to life on the written page, stories that would impact my readers.
A visit to a historic home in the Shenandoah Valley, when my husband and I were newly married, spurred my love for history and planted the seed for a story. A few years later, I wrote the novel, then buried it in a box in my closet. I returned to college to earn my degree in creative writing, a masters in English, and PhD in literature, wondering if I’d ever reconnect with the stories in my head, the ones buried deep in my heart.
Then, in the summer of 2019, I fell in love with fiction writing again. I pulled the box out and unburied the past. God had done so much in my life in the years in between. It was with a heart that was wizened, scarred, and strengthened that I returned to writing, with eyes that could see what the nine or thirty-year-old me could have never seen."
Originally from Tennessee, Sherry loves to take her readers into the past. She is an avid student of the Civil War and the Old West. When she is not busy writing, she is an English professor working to pass on her love of writing to her students. Sherry is an award-winning writer: 2023 Genesis finalist, Maggie finalist, and Crown finalist. She currently resides in Minnesota with her husband of thirty-eight years. She has three grown children and three grandchildren. Connect with Sherry at her website and subscribe to her monthly newsletter.
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Website: sherryshindelar.com
Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/134972322-sherry-shindelar
Bookbub: bookbub.com/profile/527022753
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