Tag Archives: worldbuilding
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
Some Thoughts on Sex
You don’t know me – Joanna Steenen – yet, but I write erotic Romance, and I’m about to self-publish my first couple of stories. Now “erotic” means explicit, so yes, I describe clearly what’s happening in bed in those stories. … Continue reading
Thoughts on Freedom
I’m an indie author. I choose what I want to write. Sometimes, I aim for markt. Sometimes, I write for friends or fans. And sometimes, I just write for fun. This November, for NaNoWriMo, I wrote for fun. Admittedly, I … Continue reading
Recycling Story Ideas
As authors, our stories are our assets. They are what brings in money, in the shape of published books that readers can buy. Now, there are many ways to take a single “book” and use it wisely, by selling … Continue reading
The Fabric on our Skins
I don’t know about you, but my skin is quite sensitive. It matters what I wear. In fact, my clothes have to be soft. I can’t stand anything itchy or scratchy. Nope, I cannot wear wool. I would have been … Continue reading
Grumpy Old Woman
There are days when I’m simply grumpy. And I really don’t want to give up the grumpiness. It’s nice to be a grumpy old woman. I’m allowed to hate things as grumpy old woman. I can hate the noisy kids. … Continue reading
The Aware Author – Rain
Today, I observed rain moving in. All it took was being aware of the clouds and the weather, while doing other things. The clouds were visible in the southwest when I got up. Sunrise was still beautiful and sunny. The … Continue reading
Idea Questions
Again and again, I’m being asked how I come up with my ideas. And I do have more ideas than I can write in my entire lifetime. Thing is … for me, ideas are everywhere. It’s more a question of … Continue reading
The Pain of Wasted Story Telling
Actually, the word “telling” in the headline is what it is all about. Stories are not about telling at all. Stories are about allowing readers live through them. And not every published book accomplishes this. I’ve read (or tried to … Continue reading
Flash Friday: Version 2.0
First step: Reset. It wasn’t easy to wipe the slate clean. So much had happened, so many things had accumulated. It was hard to let all of that go, because there was good among all that bad. For eons he … Continue reading
