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".

How to get Writing

I read an interesting statistic the other day, about which self-published authors are most successful. Among other criteria (paid editor, paid title picture), one criterium was words written per day. And the top earning writers spend a lot more time … Continue reading

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Magie in Lar Elien

Ohne Magie wäre Fantasy wahrscheinlich keine Fantasy. Vermutlich gibt es aber auch so viele Spielarten von Magie wie es Fantasy-Autoren gibt. Und das ist gut so. In meiner Fantasy-Welt ist Magie nicht weit verbreitet. Das liegt einfach daran, dass ich … Continue reading

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Magic in Lar Elien

Magic is probably the one ingredient that is integral to fantasy. And of course, there are as many magical systems as there are authors of fantasy. That is a good thing. Now, magic is not prominent in my Lar Elien … Continue reading

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Finding Names

A friend asked me yesterday how I go about finding names for my characters. The answer isn’t easy, because it depends … the names have to fit, somehow. There is one novel where I still haven’t found the right name … Continue reading

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Namenssuche

Heute hat mich eine Freundin gefragt, wie ich eigentlich die Namen finde, die ich in meinen Geschichten verwende. Die Antwort ist nicht einfach, denn das kommt darauf an … die Namen müssen irgendwie passen. Ich habe einen Roman geschrieben, wo … Continue reading

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Pferde in Romanen

Diesmal waren es meine müden Knochen, die mich inspiriert haben. (Und ich muss mich dafür entschuldigen, dass ich heute erst die deutsche Version erstelle, mir haben genau diese Knochen gestern einen Streich gespielt.) Müde Knochen und Muskelkater sind in der … Continue reading

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Horses in Fantasy

I admit, today it’s my weary bones that inspire me. That’s the usual aftermath of one hour spent on horseback, working hard on making the horse do what I want it to do. (I ride English style, for those in … Continue reading

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Some Thoughts about Time

Saturday morning, I was lying in bed, gradually waking up and not quite wanting to, when I heard the town hall tower clock chime. This clock strikes every quarter hour, but only counts the hour itself on the full hour, … Continue reading

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Die Sache mit der Zeit

Heute morgen lag ich dösend im Bett und hörte den Glockenschlag des Kieler Rathausturms. Man muss dabei wissen, dass er jede Viertelstunde schlägt, aber nur zur vollen Stunde auch alle Stunden durch”zählt”. Ich hörte nur drei dunkle Schläge und wusste, … Continue reading

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Exciting Times!

And no, not in the Chinese sense, this time. In fact, I have an author’s contract on my desk, already signed. I’m so excited! In only a few weeks, I’ll hold the first book in my hand which will proudly … Continue reading

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