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Hannah Steenbock<p>Gute Nacht, Freunde.</p><p>Today, I dug into a short story I'm writing for a charity anthology.</p><p>It's set in my Wolf world but not part of the series - instead, a bunch of kids are having an adventure on a beach.</p><p>It will also contain some nudism, but nothing spicy at all (it's kids!).</p><p>Deadline is March 30, 5k words max, I know I can do it.</p><p><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a> <br><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/WolfShifter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WolfShifter</span></a></p>
Hannah Steenbock<p><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/WordWeavers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WordWeavers</span></a> 3/14. Antagonist POV: Do you want to be perceived as “good?”</p><p>Aleister McCraw: "I am the Alpha. You can see that I'm good because my pack is thriving. We have a village of our own, we have plenty of income, our females are fertile.</p><p>"Yes, sometimes I have to bring people back in line and punish them, but that's to be expected. Not everyone knows what's good for them. Especially that Helen*."</p><p>*Heather</p><p>A Wolf's Mate, Wolves of the South 9<br>(WiP)</p><p><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a> <br><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/WolfShifter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WolfShifter</span></a></p>
Hannah Steenbock<p><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/PhantastikPrompts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PhantastikPrompts</span></a> 13.03.<br>Gibt es eine folgenschwere Entscheidung im Leben deiner Hauptfigur?</p><p>Lucky bereut es zutiefst, Dylan gehen zu lassen. Beide hatten gehofft, dass die Gamer Community sie dann in Ruhe lassen würde.</p><p>Mit ihr an seiner Seite wäre er nicht auf Felicia hereingefallen und Dylan hätte nie Joker getroffen.</p><p>Und jetzt steckt er in einer ganz miesen Situation, umgeben von Leuten, die glauben, sie könnten sich in Wölfe verwandeln.</p><p>A Wolf's Mate<br>(Wip)</p><p><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/Schreiben" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Schreiben</span></a> <br><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/WolfShifter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WolfShifter</span></a></p>
Hannah Steenbock<p><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/PennedPossibilities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PennedPossibilities</span></a> 609 — Can you tell us about a secret that your antagonist/villain is willing to take to the grave?</p><p>Aleister McCraw will never tell anyone that he is scared of women. His parents raised him with a hard hand and within the confines of their home, his mother ruled, even as his father was the pack's Alpha.</p><p>He never allowed his wife any freedom, beat it out of her right after their mating. And he rules his pack with an iron fist.</p><p>A Wolf's Mate</p><p><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a> <br><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/WolfShifter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WolfShifter</span></a></p>
Hannah Steenbock<p><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/WordWeavers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WordWeavers</span></a> 3/9 Could you survive a day in your MC’s shoes?</p><p>I suppose I could make it through a day as Lucky. Less sure about Heather - but I think I'd manage while they are in Asheton or Wilmington.</p><p>But when things get rough?</p><p>I'm not a very brave person. I do what I must, but generally, in my simple life, that's doable. (I'm Autistic, so not always easy, but doable.)</p><p>A Wolf's Mate, Wolves of the South 9</p><p><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a> <br><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/WolfShifter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WolfShifter</span></a></p>
Hannah Steenbock<p><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/PennedPossibilities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PennedPossibilities</span></a> 608 — Does your MC have any nicknames?</p><p>Yes!</p><p>Lucky is a nickname, his real first name is Davis, but he hates it. So all his friends call him Lucky.</p><p>Right now, he isn't sure he likes it anymore, though, he's had a lot of bad luck lately and barely escaped with his life.</p><p>And while he loves his emotional support wolf, he can't deal with the fact someone wants to tear her from him.</p><p>A Wolf's Mate, Wolves of the South 9</p><p><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a> <br><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/WolfShifter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WolfShifter</span></a></p>
Hannah Steenbock<p><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/ScribesAndMakers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ScribesAndMakers</span></a> 3/7 - Many authors write the book they couldn't find. What does your work offer that you couldn't find elsewhere?</p><p>I write wolf shifters without the alpha nonsense and without spice.</p><p>Hard to find.</p><p>I always hated that alpha stuff (glorified patriarchy and male toxicity, in my eyes), and my Wolves refused to share their bedrooms with me.</p><p>Fine. I don't mind being different.</p><p><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a> <br><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/ReadingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ReadingCommunity</span></a> <br><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/WolfShifter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WolfShifter</span></a></p>
Hannah Steenbock<p><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/PennedPossibilities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PennedPossibilities</span></a> 607 — Antagonist / Villain POV: Where are you in your life right now? What are you most pleased with?</p><p>Aleister McCraw: "I'm exactly where I want to be. I'm the Alpha of a strong pack, we have a good home, we are financially secure, our females are breeding, our warriors are strong.</p><p>"Now I just need a good mate for my son, to ensure the next generation.</p><p>And I will not let Helen destroy my plans."</p><p>A Wolf's Mate, Wolves of the South 9</p><p><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a> <br><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/WolfShifter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WolfShifter</span></a></p>
Hannah Steenbock<p><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/PennedPossibilities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PennedPossibilities</span></a> 606 — Is your MC keeping any secrets? Can you tell us more without giving away any spoilers?</p><p>Well, Heather is keeping a *huge* secret from Lucky, to spare his feelings.</p><p>Actually, he's refusing to accept that she's a wolf shifter. So he's never seen her as a woman, until... okay, that's a spoiler.</p><p>The reader knows about Heather's secret, but she can't bring herself to shock him.</p><p>Yes, it'll backfire.</p><p>A Wolf's Mate, Wolves of the South 9</p><p><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a> <br><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/WolfShifter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WolfShifter</span></a></p>
Hannah Steenbock<p><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/PennedPossibilities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PennedPossibilities</span></a> 605 — SC POV: If you had a “do-over” button, what one event in your life would you like to have a second chance at?</p><p>Timonthy McCraw: "I wish I'd never told my Dad that I like Helen. He took that information and ran with it, and even I have to bow to him.</p><p>I thought I wanted Helen, but it was a boy's dream, an infatuation.</p><p>Now I wish I had told him that I want her sent away. We'd all be much happier.</p><p>A Wolf's Mate, Wolves of the South 9</p><p><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a> <br><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/WolfShifter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WolfShifter</span></a></p>
Hannah Steenbock<p><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/WordWeavers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WordWeavers</span></a> 3/4 How much does money matter to your antagonist?</p><p>For Aleister McCraw, having lots of money is proof of power.</p><p>Which means that he both has a lot of money and is constantly looking for more. He has an entire pack working for him, as well as profitable investments and companies.</p><p>Plenty of money to use for getting Heather back. Because no expense matters when he has to prove his power.</p><p>A Wolf's Mate, Wolves of the South 9</p><p><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a> <br><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/WolfShifter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WolfShifter</span></a></p>
Hannah Steenbock<p><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/WordWeavers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WordWeavers</span></a> 3/3 MC POV: You get to spend a fun night out with anyone. Who do you choose and where do you go?</p><p>Lucky: Oh, I don't do nights out. But if I absolutely have to, it'll be to an old-fashioned arcade. With Dylan. Too noisy for Heather.</p><p>Heather: I'd love to go out with Lucky, for an evening walk. If he could join me in the fur, that would be a dream coming true, but I don't fool myself. It won't ever happen.</p><p>A Wolf's Mate, Wolves of the South 9<br>(WiP)</p><p><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a> <br><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/WolfShifter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WolfShifter</span></a></p>
Hannah Steenbock<p><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/PennedPossibilities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PennedPossibilities</span></a> 604 — Is your MC one to be confident under pressure, or do they struggle with it?</p><p>When he's at his computer, Lucky is in his element. He handles pressure with ease, confident in his knowledge and abilities.</p><p>Among people, not so much.</p><p>Heather has been taught to obey, forced to conform all her life. Now she craves to be free, but she has learned to live under pressure and fake obedience.</p><p>This will save them both.</p><p>A Wolf's Mate, Wolves #9</p><p><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a> <br><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/WolfShifter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WolfShifter</span></a></p>
Hannah Steenbock<p>Gute Nacht, Freunde!</p><p>Wrote 800 words this morning for the Spicy Shifters - finally got the chapter finished, so it'll be posted on Friday.</p><p>A Wolf's Quest is still rising in the ranks, it's such an amazing experience - and it's all thanks to you! Grab the book for free!</p><p>(It made just #13 in Fantasy Romance, absolutely stunning!)</p><p>I can sense my mood shifting upwards - correlation, causation, whatever. It's wonderful.</p><p>Love y'all. ❤️ </p><p><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a> <br><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/WolfShifter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WolfShifter</span></a></p>
Hannah Steenbock<p>I did not think that it could get even better, but A Wolf's Quest made it to #17 in Romantic Fantasy on Amazon COM.</p><p>That's all due to you! All of you who are downloading my book from Amazon (and elsewhere!) are helping my Wolves become more visible.</p><p>Thank you so much! ❤️ </p><p>All the stores: <a href="https://books2read.com/WolvesSouthQuest" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">books2read.com/WolvesSouthQues</span><span class="invisible">t</span></a></p><p>Buy direct: <a href="https://shop.hannah-steenbock.de/b/wolvesquest" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">shop.hannah-steenbock.de/b/wol</span><span class="invisible">vesquest</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/WolfShifter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WolfShifter</span></a> <br><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/Romantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Romantasy</span></a> <br><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/ReadingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ReadingCommunity</span></a> <br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span></p>
Hannah Steenbock<p><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/PennedPossibilities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PennedPossibilities</span></a> 603 — How would you describe your MC’s handwriting?</p><p>Lucky has horrible handwriting. There is a reason he prefers a keyboard. His handwritten notes are a scrawl he can barely decipher. </p><p>Heather, on the other hand, has really good handwriting. It came with her education to be a good housewife - she has to be able to write perfect birthday cards and label preserved goods accurately.</p><p>A Wolf's Mate, Wolves of the South 9<br>(WiP)</p><p><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a> <br><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/WolfShifter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WolfShifter</span></a></p>
Hannah Steenbock<p><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/WordWeavers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WordWeavers</span></a> 3/1 - Introduce your MC to your best friend. Where would you do it? Would they get along?</p><p>I'd introduce them in my own irc chat channel, and yes, they'd get along fabulously.</p><p>Because Paul is an IT guy and Lucky is a hacker.</p><p>They know their stuff. They can laugh at bugs together and exchange stories of DAUs. </p><p>(German term: Dümmster Anzunehmender User - stupidest user imaginable).</p><p>A Wolf's Mate, Wolves of the South 9<br>(WiP)</p><p><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a> <br><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/WolfShifter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WolfShifter</span></a></p>
Hannah Steenbock<p>Wohooooo!</p><p>"A Wolf's Quest" just jumped to #38 in Free Romantic Fantasy on Amazon COM!</p><p>*does the happy dance*</p><p>Find it in my own store, DRM-free:<br><a href="https://shop.hannah-steenbock.de/b/wolvesquest" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">shop.hannah-steenbock.de/b/wol</span><span class="invisible">vesquest</span></a></p><p>Or grab it from your favorite store:<br><a href="https://books2read.com/WolvesSouthQuest" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">books2read.com/WolvesSouthQues</span><span class="invisible">t</span></a></p><p>It's free!</p><p><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/ReadingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ReadingCommunity</span></a> <br><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/WolfShifter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WolfShifter</span></a> <br><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/Romantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Romantasy</span></a></p>
Hannah Steenbock<p><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/WordWeavers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WordWeavers</span></a> 2/25: MC POV: If you could have any job in the world, what would you choose?</p><p>Lucky: I love being a hacker. It's who I am. I just wish people would leave me alone so I could do my jobs.</p><p>Heather: Everything! They tried to force me to be a housewife, and I hated that. I want to try out everything! Oh, I have to choose? *pouts*</p><p>Okay, maybe I'll start with learning how to ride a motorcycle.</p><p>A Wolf's Mate, Wolves of the South 9<br>(WiP)</p><p><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a> <br><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/WolfShifter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WolfShifter</span></a></p>
Hannah Steenbock<p>Gute Nacht, Freunde.</p><p>No new words, but a great chat with my writing buddy.</p><p>She asked a great question about Lucky - and now I know what happens at the climax and the resolution. (And I know what happens in the chapter I'm in and the next one.)</p><p>Plus I have a logical segue from this book and what happens there to Wolves #10. </p><p>Yes. I will write yet another Wolf book, and I know one of the MCs, the basic plot and the title: A Wolf's Pack.</p><p>Very happy about that!</p><p><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/Writingcommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Writingcommunity</span></a> <br><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/WolfShifter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WolfShifter</span></a></p>