Author Archives: Hannah Steenbock
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
April 2025 Progress Report
Progress often looks like this: Finding treasure in the mist, and then taking action on it. That’s what I’ll report in this month’s progress report. (Screenshot from the game Valheim, I’m sure you can recognize these by now. This is … Continue reading
March 2025 Progress Report
I picked this image from the game Valheim for my Progress Report because represents my writing – and in a way, how Terry Pratchett described his method. Discovering a story is like wandering through a valley hidden in fog, he … Continue reading
February 2025 Progress Report
For this progress report, I picked an image of me and my friend playing Valheim. We’re standing on a green surface , looking down into a river and the sea. Mist fogs up the view and the setting sun paints … Continue reading
Terragon’s Fate – the Exciting Beginning of a Brand New Series about Demonhunters
The short story Terragon’s Fate is now available in all stores. Yes, that’s about as sneaky a release as you can have. I’m not good about hyping things up and building up to a release day. Which is why I … Continue reading
Mastodon and Bluesky – how to easily connect with me on two platforms in 2025
As you may have seen, I’m leaving Facebook in February 2025. There’s no way I will support a system that fawns to an authoritarian and cruel leader. I’m German, I know my history, this is not up for discussion. Instead, … Continue reading
January 2025 Progress Report
This Progress Report is mostly about my Wolves, and I thought this image from Valheim fits perfectly. You see, it’s from a cave in the Mountains, where people worship wolves and have learned to turn into a kind of werewolf. … Continue reading
December 2024 Progress Report
This progress report features a Viking traveling at speed in his longship, with good wind and in beautiful weather – that’s how I feel right now, barreling down to the end of the year. Writing Progress Report I had to … Continue reading
November 2024 Progress Report
Another Valheim pic for this Progress Report. I do think it fits – the future is murky but we’re not alone, right? And we will fight for what is good in this world. Writing Progress Report I’m actually writing more … Continue reading
SPFBO 2024 Surprise: South Breaks is a Semi-Finalist
Above is the badge that a book may wear if its nominated as a semi-finalist by any of the review blogs participating in SPFBO. But let’s back up a little. What is SPFBO? The acronym stands for “Self Published Fantasy … Continue reading