Category Archives: English

Culturebuilding

Last night, I revisited one of my old favorites, the Star Trek novel “Uhura’s Song”, by Janet Kagan (I own the English version). And it set me to thinking how much worldbuilding one has to do, and how it can … Continue reading

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The Day I Saw My Hero Look at Me

I already told you about my hero, Andert of Lar Elien. For me, it was always a little difficult to see his face in my mind. I tried to find pics that looked like him. Not much luck. Nobody met … Continue reading

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That Anthology

Today, I would like to tell you about the anthology you might have noticed a bit further down on the right hand side. The title translates to “Dragons Thieves and Demons”. I’m a member of a German authors’ group called … Continue reading

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The Birth of Lar Elien

Lar Elien was born early in 2000. I had been sitting at home, in severe pain, wearing braces on my wrists, waiting for my first operation. Carpal tunnel syndrome. I had read all my favorite books three times already because … Continue reading

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The Book that Started All This

I promised last week that I’d tell you about the book that revived my writing fu and actually got me so excited I set up the blog in the first place.  It’s called (drumroll, please!): Self-Printed: The Sane Person’s Guide … Continue reading

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My Writing Forum, Mystical Adventures

When I first started writing, more than ten years ago, there was only one person interested in my tales: an email friend who writes fan fiction. She supported me wholeheartedly and was always happy to read my stories. She still … Continue reading

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What This Blog is Already Doing to Me

I’m getting views from online places where I talked about my blog, and thus I feel compelled to add something more to this blog. Of course, I know I should offer informative content, delivered in an entertaining way and possibly … Continue reading

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A New Beginning

Hannah Steenbock is my nom de plume. Some of you may already know me from other places online, but for everyone else, I’ll tell you a bit about myself. Writing is my favorite way of passing time. And because I’m … Continue reading

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