Author Archives: Hannah Steenbock

About Hannah Steenbock

Hannah Steenbock is an author, dreamer, and coach. She has published several short stories in English and German, as well as one novel in German. In 2013 she started self-publishing her work. In 2014, she has won two awards for her short story "Sequoia".

March 2026 Progress Report

In the image above, a lot is going on, if you know the game. There are two typical landmarks, the tower and the standing stones, plus the scraggly trees in the back indicate a dangerous area. And yes, that feels … Continue reading

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Book of the Month March 2026 – Steps of Courage

Book of the Month is a new feature of my blog. Once a month, I want to talk (gush, rave, ramble) about one of my books, basically fangirling about my own tales. Because a lot of passion goes into my … Continue reading

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February 2026 Progress Report

These days, I’m settling in with my stories again. So it does feel a bit like the above picture illustrating this progress report – it’s a new dawn for me as an author and the stories. (Yeah, that is a … Continue reading

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January 2026 Progress Report

This month’s progress report deals with a lot of change – which will affect my abilities as an indie author to a degree. Hopefully, the good will outweigh the bad. Writing Progress Report I did finish writing the little West … Continue reading

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Amazon’s AI plans and What You Can do about It

This morning, I posted a long rant on Mastodon, about how I might take my books off Amazon because of their latest AI nonsense. I’ve added a little perspective and included the posts but cleaned them up a little for … Continue reading

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December 2025 Progress Report

The above picture is somewhat relevant to this month’s progress report, alas. You see, I am closing down my own little publishing house this month. More about that further down, though, in the Life Progress Report. In better news, I’m … Continue reading

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How to add an eBook to your Kindle

In this post, I’ll teach you how to easily sideload ebooks you bought outside of Amazon to your Kindle eReader so you can read them just as comfortably as your other books. You may have seen that I now have … Continue reading

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November 2025 Progress Report

By now, you’re probably used to my screenshots from Valheim for these Progress Reports. This one is from yesterday – yes, it’s a new char in a new world. And I love the crisp day and the freshness in this … Continue reading

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October 2025 Progress Report

Another Valheim screenshot for my progress report, showing my char in the Ashlands. It’s a rare quiet moment, even though the environment is fairly hellish, with a threatening orange sky and a large ruin to her left. It is a … Continue reading

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September 2025 Progress Report

This month’s image for the Progress Report shows my character encountering her first bear, after an update in Valheim. They are fierce creatures, difficult to fight. I feel a bit like that, wrestling with a bear or two in my … Continue reading

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