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Steven Smith-Author

@stevensmithauthor.bsky.social

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Author of steampunk and crime novels and multi-genre short stories. Lover of video games, books, Lego and Christmas!

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Steven Smith-Author @stevensmithauthor.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

This week on the Open Book Blog Hop, we discuss all things autumn.

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Open Book Blog Hop – 28th September 2026

This week on the Open Book Blog Hop, we discuss all things autumn.

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Steven Smith-Author @stevensmithauthor.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

This week on the Open Book Blog Hop, we discuss what section in the library you might find us in!

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Open Book Blog Hop – 21st September 2026

This week on the Open Book Blog Hop, we discuss what section in the library you might find us in!

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Steven Smith-Author @stevensmithauthor.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

This week on the Open Book Blog Hop, we discuss favourite sounds.

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Open Book Blog Hop – 14th September 2026

This week on the Open Book Blog Hop, we discuss favourite sounds.

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Steven Smith-Author @stevensmithauthor.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

This week on the Open Book Blog Hop, we discuss whether we "rehearse" our scenes as write.

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Open Book Blog Hop – 7th September 2026

This week on the Open Book Blog Hop, we discuss whether we "rehearse" our scenes as write.

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Steven Smith-Author @stevensmithauthor.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Welcome to a review of a cooler, wetter August!

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August 2026 Review

Welcome to a review of a cooler, wetter August!

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Steven Smith-Author @stevensmithauthor.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

This week on the Open Book Blog Hop, we discuss things writers shouldn't do.

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Open Book Blog Hop – 24th August 2026

This week on the Open Book Blog Hop, we discuss things writers shouldn't do.

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Steven Smith-Author @stevensmithauthor.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

This week on the Open Book Blog Hop, we discuss what we would change about our writing if we could.

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Open Book Blog Hop – 17th August 2026

This week on the Open Book Blog Hop, we discuss collections.

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Steven Smith-Author @stevensmithauthor.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

This week on the Open Book Blog Hop, we discuss collections.

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Open Book Blog Hop – 10th August 2026

This week on the Open Book Blog Hop, we discuss collections.

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Steven Smith-Author @stevensmithauthor.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

This week on the Open Book Blog Hop, we discuss whether our life events feature in our writing.

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Open Book Blog Hop – 3rd August 2026

This week on the Open Book Blog Hop, we discuss whether our life events feature in our writing.

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Steven Smith-Author @stevensmithauthor.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Here's a look back over July, in which temperatures dipped, and yet we still had another UK heatwave!

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July 2026 Review

Here's a look back over July, in which temperatures dipped, and yet we still had another UK heatwave!

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Steven Smith-Author @stevensmithauthor.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

This week on the Open Book Blog Hop, we discuss whether our characters are based on our friends or family.

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Open Book Blog Hop – 27th July 2026

This week on the Open Book Blog Hop, we discuss whether our characters are based on our friends or family.

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Steven Smith-Author @stevensmithauthor.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

This week on the Open Book Blog Hop, we discuss current writing projects.

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Open Book Blog Hop – 20th July 2026

This week on the Open Book Blog Hop, we discuss current writing projects.

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Steven Smith-Author @stevensmithauthor.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

This week on the Open Book Blog Hop, we discuss favourite childhood toys.

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Open Book Blog Hop – 13th July 2026

This week on the Open Book Blog Hop, we discuss favourite childhood toys.

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Steven Smith-Author @stevensmithauthor.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

This week on the Open Book Blog Hop, we discuss making the world better.

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Open Book Blog Hop – 6th July 2026

This week on the Open Book Blog Hop, we discuss making the world better.

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Steven Smith-Author @stevensmithauthor.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

This week on the Open Book Blog Hop, we discuss names.

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Open Book Blog Hop – 29th June 2026

This week on the Open Book Blog Hop, we discuss names.

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Steven Smith-Author @stevensmithauthor.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Time to look back over an even hotter June!

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June 2026 Review

Time to look back over an even hotter June!

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Steven Smith-Author @stevensmithauthor.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

This week on the Open Book Blog Hop, we discuss exploration.

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Open Book Blog Hop – 22nd June 2026

This week on the Open Book Blog Hop, we discuss exploration.

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Steven Smith-Author @stevensmithauthor.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

This week on the Open Book Blog Hop, we discuss new learnings.

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Open Book Blog Hop – 15th June 2026

This week on the Open Book Blog Hop, we discuss new learnings.

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Steven Smith-Author @stevensmithauthor.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

This week on the Open Book Blog Hop, we discuss images in stories.

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Open Book Blog Hop – 8th June 2026

This week on the Open Book Blog Hop, we discuss images in stories.

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Steven Smith-Author @stevensmithauthor.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

This week on the Open Book Blog Hop, we discuss the five senses.

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Open Book Blog Hop – 1st June 2026

This week on the Open Book Blog Hop, we discuss the five senses.

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Steven Smith-Author @stevensmithauthor.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Time to look back over a rather hot May!

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May 2026 Review

Time to look back over a rather hot May!

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Steven Smith-Author @stevensmithauthor.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

This week on the Open Book Blog Hop, we discuss words.

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Open Book Blog Hop – 25th May 2026

This week on the Open Book Blog Hop, we discuss words.

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Steven Smith-Author @stevensmithauthor.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

This week on the Open Book Blog Hop, we discuss joy lists.

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Open Book Blog Hop – 18th May 2026

This week on the Open Book Blog Hop, we discuss joy lists.

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Steven Smith-Author @stevensmithauthor.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

This week on the Open Book Blog Hop, we discuss desserts.

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Open Book Blog Hop – 11th May 2026

This week on the Open Book Blog Hop, we discuss desserts.

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Steven Smith-Author @stevensmithauthor.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

This week on the Open Book Blog Hop, we discuss diaries.

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Open Book Blog Hop – 4th May 2026

This week on the Open Book Blog Hop, we discuss diaries.

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Steven Smith-Author @stevensmithauthor.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

The sun's out, and we're taking a look back over April!

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April 2026 Review

The sun's out, and we're taking a look back over April!

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Steven Smith-Author @stevensmithauthor.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

This week on the Open Book Blog Hop, we discuss whether settings can be characters.

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Open Book Blog Hop – 27th April 2026

This week on the Open Book Blog Hop, we discuss whether settings can be characters.

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Steven Smith-Author @stevensmithauthor.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

This week on the Open Book Blog Hop, we discuss the recent pricing changes at Draft2Digital.

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Open Book Blog Hop – 20th April 2026

This week on the Open Book Blog Hop, we discuss the recent pricing changes at Draft2Digital.

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Steven Smith-Author @stevensmithauthor.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

This week on the Open Book Blog Hop, we discuss the feeling of finishing a book.

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Open Book Blog Hop – 13th April 2026

This week on the Open Book Blog Hop, we discuss the feeling of finishing a book.

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Steven Smith-Author @stevensmithauthor.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

This week on the Open Book Blog Hop, we're discussing graphics and marketing materials.

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Open Book Blog Hop – 6th April 2026

This week on the Open Book Blog Hop, we're discussing graphics and marketing materials.

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Steven Smith-Author @stevensmithauthor.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

This week on the Open Book Blog Hop, we discuss family.

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Open Book Blog Hop – 30th March 2026

This week on the Open Book Blog Hop, we discuss family.

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Steven Smith-Author @stevensmithauthor.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

And just like that, it's time to reflect on March 2026!

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March 2026 Review

And just like that, it's time to reflect on March 2026!

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Steven Smith-Author @stevensmithauthor.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

This week on the Open Book Blog Hop, we discuss breakfast.

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Open Book Blog Hop – 16th March 2026

This week on the Open Book Blog Hop, we discuss breakfast.

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Steven Smith-Author @stevensmithauthor.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

This week on the Open Book Blog Hop, we discuss how we keep it clear which of our characters is talking and when.

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Open Book Blog Hop – 16th March 2026

This week on the Open Book Blog Hop, we discuss how we keep it clear which of our characters is talking and when.

Steven Smith-Author @stevensmithauthor.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

This week on the Open Book Blog Hop, we discuss how much of ourselves we share with readers.

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Open Book Blog Hop – 9th March 2026

This week on the Open Book Blog Hop, we discuss how much of ourselves we share with readers.

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Steven Smith-Author @stevensmithauthor.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

This week on the Open Book Blog Hop, we discuss naming characters.

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Open Book Blog Hop – 2nd March 2026

This week on the Open Book Blog Hop, we discuss naming characters.

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Steven Smith-Author @stevensmithauthor.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

It's time for a look back at February.

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February 2026 Review

It's time for a look back at February.

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Steven Smith-Author @stevensmithauthor.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

This week on the Open Book Blog Hop, we discuss how the COVID years impacted our writing.

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Open Book Blog Hop – 23rd February 2026

This week on the Open Book Blog Hop, we discuss how the COVID years impacted our writing.

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Steven Smith-Author @stevensmithauthor.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

This week on the Open Book Blog Hop, we discuss motivation on tough writing days.

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Open Book Blog Hop – 16th February 2026

This week on the Open Book Blog Hop, we discuss motivation on tough writing days.

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Steven Smith-Author @stevensmithauthor.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

This week on the Open Book Blog Hop, we discuss the stories we've given up on.

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Open Book Blog Hop – 2nd February 2026

This week on the Open Book Blog Hop, we discuss the stories we've given up on.

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Steven Smith-Author @stevensmithauthor.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

It's time for a look back at what January held for me.

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January 2025 Review

It's time for a look back at what January held for me.

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Steven Smith-Author @stevensmithauthor.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

This week on the Open Book Blog Hop, we discuss gadgets that might help our writing.

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Open Book Blog Hop – 26th January 2026

This week on the Open Book Blog Hop, we discuss gadgets that might help our writing.

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Steven Smith-Author @stevensmithauthor.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

This week on the Open Book Blog Hop we discuss returning to past, unfinished works.

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Open Book Blog Hop – 19th January 2026

This week on the Open Book Blog Hop we discuss returning to past, unfinished works.

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Steven Smith-Author @stevensmithauthor.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

This week on the Open Book Blog Hop, we discuss writing "don't's".

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Open Book Blog Hop – 12th January 2026

This week on the Open Book Blog Hop, we discuss writing "don't's".

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Steven Smith-Author @stevensmithauthor.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

It's time for a look back at what December held for me.

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December 2025 Review

It's time for a look back at what December held for me.

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Steven Smith-Author @stevensmithauthor.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

This week on the Open Book Blog Hop, we discuss our goals for 2026.

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Open Book Blog Hop – 29th December 2025

This week on the Open Book Blog Hop, we discuss our goals for 2026.

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Steven Smith-Author @stevensmithauthor.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

This week on the Open Book Blog Hop, we discuss our favourite things we've researched.

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Open Book Blog Hop – 22nd December 2025

This week on the Open Book Blog Hop, we discuss our favourite things we've researched.

Steven Smith-Author @stevensmithauthor.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

This week on the Open Book Blog Hop, we discuss winter plans.

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Open Book Blog Hop – 15th December 2025

This week on the Open Book Blog Hop, we discuss winter plans.

Steven Smith-Author @stevensmithauthor.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

This week on the Open Book Blog Hop, we discuss entertainment and philosophy.

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Open Book Blog Hop – 8th December 2025

This week on the Open Book Blog Hop, we discuss entertainment and philosophy.

Steven Smith-Author @stevensmithauthor.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

This week on the Open Book Blog Hop, we discuss the worst distractions we encounter.

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Open Book Blog Hop – 1st December 2025

This week on the Open Book Blog Hop, we discuss the worst distractions we encounter.