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".

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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August 2025 Progress Report

For me, this pic from Valhem fits this month’s progress report perfectly. You see, my char is in the Plains (the last mid-level biome), and here, we have a special location, a real prize – the Sealed Tower. It’s a … Continue reading

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Juli 2025 Progress Report

This image from Valheim fits this month’s progress report, I believe. You see, it’s not really a comfortable place (it’s the entrance of a frost cavern), but it’s the safest place imaginable in the Mountain. And with a fire, it’s … Continue reading

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June 2025 Progress Report

I picked this screenshot for my progress report because it represents a bit of a dream. I finally got to build this structure in Valheim, and I think it’s truly beautiful. In addition, it wasn’t really hard to build since … Continue reading

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May 2025 Progress Report

For this progress report, I chose a very peaceful picture from Valheim. It shows my character standing in a meadow, with several trees in the background, lush and green. The thing is, I have planted most of those trees, definitely … Continue reading

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