Steven Smith's Blog, page 17
November 13, 2022
Open Book Blog Hop – Pros and Cons
Welcome back to another Open Book Blog Hop!
Today’s topic is: How do you deal with negative feedback? Do you have tips for critiquing other writers’ work?
And remember to visit my fellow writers to see what they have come up with. You can find their works here!
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Open Book Blog Hop – ConTEXT
Welcome back to another Open Book Blog Hop!
Today’s topic is: There don’t seem to be any universal rules for indicating texting in books and short stories. How do you handle it?
And remember to visit my fellow writers to see what they have come up with. You can find their works here!
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Open Book Blog Hop – Live on air
Welcome back to another Open Book Blog Hop!
Today’s topic is: Do you do podcasts? Either as the host or as a guest? How do you prepare for them?
And remember to visit my fellow writers to see what they have come up with. You can find their works here!
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Open Book Blog Hop – Hitting the books
Welcome back to another Open Book Blog Hop!
Today’s topic is: If you could take a free class at a university, what course would you take?
And remember to visit my fellow writers to see what they have come up with. You can find their works here!
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Open Book Blog Hop – Marketing madness
Welcome back to another Open Book Blog Hop!
Today’s topic is: Most of us (or maybe all of us) struggle with marketing. What are your top 3 marketing tips?
And remember to visit my fellow writers to see what they have come up with. You can find their works here!
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Open Book Blog Hop – Pizza pie in the sky
Welcome back to another Open Book Blog Hop!
Today’s topic is: What toppings do you put on your pizza? Is pineapple a real pizza topping?
And remember to visit my fellow writers to see what they have come up with. You can find their works here!
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Open Book Blog Hop – What’s your style?
Welcome back to another Open Book Blog Hop!
Today’s topic is: Does your writing style change depending upon what you are writing?
And remember to visit my fellow writers to see what they have come up with. You can find their works here!
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Open Book Blog Hop – We come in peace
Welcome back to another Open Book Blog Hop!
Today’s topic is: Do you want science to find aliens or find that we are alone in the universe? Does it scare you to think there are likely other beings out there?
And remember to visit my fellow writers to see what they have come up with. You can find their works here!
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Open Book Blog Hop – You’ve got the world at your fingertips
Welcome back to another Open Book Blog Hop!
Today’s topic is: Share your tips for world-building, even if it’s only a village.
And remember to pay a visit to my fellow writers to see what they have come up with. You can find their works here!
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Open Book Blog Hop – Hitting the big time
Welcome back to another Open Book Blog Hop!
Today’s topic is: If your book took off tomorrow with enormous worldwide interest and sales, are you prepared for all that entails?
And remember to pay a visit to my fellow writers to see what they have come up with. You can find their works here!

This one is quite a pertinent topic for me this week. I’ve been thinking a lot lately about my novel, Chasing Shadows and its follow-ups. From the perspective of my writing, I have a wealth o...


