Author Archives: Hannah Steenbock
The Dragons of the Cloud Land Saga
Writing dragons has always been a bit of a challenge for me. It has taken me years of writing in my genre before diving into working with that main fantasy species. That’s for two reasons: 1. Existing dragon stories Of … Continue reading
Idea Questions
Again and again, I’m being asked how I come up with my ideas. And I do have more ideas than I can write in my entire lifetime. Thing is … for me, ideas are everywhere. It’s more a question of … Continue reading
The Dragons go to War – “Kraken War” Release
Today, “Kraken War” has gone live. It’s the exciting sequel to “Dorelle’s Journey”. Dorelle is back in the Western Kingdom, after delivering her warning. And the King springs into action, organizing a fighting force, and giving Dorelle joint command with … Continue reading
“Dorelle’s Journey” Goodreads Giveaway!
This is an awesome opportunity for every reader and fan: I’m giving away five signed print copies of “Dorelle’s Journey” through a Goodreads Giveaway – starting today! And yes, I’m sending them to all possible countries listed on Goodreads. (I … Continue reading
The “Print is Growing Again” Meme Must Die
This is a meme that really, truly has to die. It rears its ugly head way too often and is constantly repeated in one medium or other. Today, it showed up in the Guardian, and I just couldn’t take it … Continue reading
I’m Proud to be an Indie Autor
From my posts you may have seen that I’m an indie author who self-publishes her books. And I’m proud of it. Yes, sometimes I see things that make me cringe. Yesterday, I was pointed to a book (which shall remain … Continue reading
About Writing Dragons
It has taken me a long, long time to write about dragons in a serious way. Which is funny, because I’ve always loved dragons. I remember reading a German children’s book that has dragons in it. Ugly, nasty, dirty and … Continue reading
Books I enjoyed in 2014
I’ve been thinking about what to write at the beginning of a new year. I could talk about projects, about plans and characters that I love … but there is plenty of time to do so later. So I decided … Continue reading
Flash Friday: The Summoning
Well, demons are the favorite playthings of some summoners. Not all of them, as you can see. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Carefully, Daron drew the pentacle with holy chalk. Then he lit the candles one by one, closing the circle with the calling … Continue reading
Flash Friday: My Friend
Water had always been my friend. Until today. Today, it had become my enemy. Alone in the sea, my boat sinking to the bottom, I knew that water would kill me. It was just a matter of time. For now, … Continue reading
