Character Work In Character… but the other way around Being an author is both a blessing and a curse when it comes to role-playing games. Stuff like Dungeons and Dragons, or – for the purposes of this particular post – Shadowrun; anything where you yo…

Letting your RPG characters inspire your stories is one thing. Letting your stories inspire your characters is another, it turns out.

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I don't think I've ever genuinely punched the air before, but I just sold a story and I am *buzzing*

Ad Luna Buy Ad Luna by Steer, Hûw from Amazon's Fiction Books Store. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction.

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If Artemis IV doesn't find a city of space elves riding giant three-headed vultures I'm going to be very disappointed.

An interplanetary war on the weirdest version of the Moon you'll ever see. That's Ad Luna. Give it a read.

(link below)

Why is Warhammer 40,000 so weird? In large part because of Ian Watson. A wonderfully weird writer.

An Old Friend This week, I was reunited with an old friend. By which I mean I reunited myself with an old friend. When I was 8 years old, my birthday present was a PlayStation 2. The wee little slimline version;…

They don't make 'em like they used to.

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The Great Discworld Re-Read It’s time for another big re-read, and I have just the series in mind. I love the Discworld. I love everything Terry Pratchett’s written, really, as I’ve mentioned in passing a few times on this bl…

We've had one, yes. What about second enormous fantasy series re-read?

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The Story Vault Firstly, go listen to/watch me on BOOKED from earlier this week! There is actually some context for this post. Honest. I have tried, as best I can, to keep everything I’ve ever written. Not every w…

I never get rid of any of my words. This is why.

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BOOKED with Author Hûw Steer YouTube video by BOOKED

What am I writing right now? Watch this and find out. Probably.

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New Home, New Office Please, step into my office. I was going to save this post for a little while as the space isn’t quite finished, but given my background has already appeared on one podcast (RDG Books’ Relax and Ch…

Step into my office. Because now you can!

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'ere we go 'ere we go 'ere we go

Monday at 8 (for me) / 3 (for
@indiosyncrasy.bsky.social)

I guess I need to iron my cloak...

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Actually Relaxing For Once I don’t think I realised how tired I’ve been, these last few weeks, until I fell asleep at my desk in the middle of the afternoon while trying to write this blog. The last few weeks have been a lot…

I've accidentally managed to stop being stressed and it's weird

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Relax & Chat with Huw Steer, and your host Rod Gilley, RDG BOOKS PRESS YouTube video by RodGilley-Writer

Had a great time doing this interview with the lovely Rod Gilley!

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We released a stack of fiction and non-fiction eligible for the Hugos this year. If you’ve yet to cast a vote (or GdM gives you an irresistible urge to turn your coat) then this is what we put out there and the relevant categories (check the following Tweets):

Good lord, I appear to be eligible for a Hugo.

Um.

Vote for me, if you feel like it?

(and for Grimdark and the other stories on this list because they're cracking)

World Book Day Is Nice It should come at no surprise that I really liked World Book Day as a kid. You got to go to school in a silly costume, you got to expose how terribly obsessed with reading and with books you were i…

World Book Day is pretty rad, actually

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The Fire Within (The Adventures of Perce and Gideon Book 1) The Fire Within (The Adventures of Perce and Gideon Book 1) eBook : Steer, Hûw: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store

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It's World Book Day, so have a free book!

The Fire Within is a very silly adventure fantasy about growing up and also the perfect barbeque.

Aimed at 8-12, free until Monday, link below!

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Anthologish I’m not going to bore you all with more talk about the flat until I have something more to show than many piles of boxes and all the holes my dad drilled in my freshly painted wall when failing to …

right what do you call those books when it's not a full novel plot but still a coherent narrative of connected shorter stories?

because I might do one of those. Or two.

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Human Habitation This will, all being well, be the second and last post I write from my laptop’s temporary home in the spare room of my brother-in-law’s house, as we now Have Keys, and thus a Flat. It’s currently f…

Now all we have to do is make this flat suitable for human life...

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Writing Breaks by Writing Breaks Sometimes I need a break – not from writing, but from some writing. I write this post having now, approximately, half moved house: we have moved out and largely into storage, and next week we…

I go through some hoops to trick my brain into relaxing while still writing at the same time.

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If anyone wants a signed book can you let me know today before I put them in the storage unit with the rest of my stuff ta

Packing Up – Ups and Downs Well, this has been a rough week. I’m sorry I can’t tell you about interesting writing stuff right now – I haven’t stopped writing, of course I haven’t – but the very literally overwhelming aspect …

Hate moving.

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Loot that drops after defeating me:

- pocket notebook
- some sort of Little Guy
- silver and gold Lego studs like in Lego Star Wars

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Unexpected expenses and frustrations are being heaped upon me by the process of moving house. Would love it if anyone felt like buying a book this month. Might be able to afford some furniture that way.

The Emptying Home It is rapidly becoming eerie, packing up my flat. I think the moment it first really struck me was a few days ago, when I started taking down the many, many posters and frames and other bits of art…

It's weird removing all traces of myself from my house.

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If you're going to try and scam me, at least get the title of my book right!

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Two Owl Reviews I’ve been cheered up a bit this week by the fact that some lovely people have read The Owl in the Labyrinth, and they have, in fact, enjoyed it. First up is Erin over at The Wood Between The Worlds…

Reviews are probably the most important thing an indie author can get. I am very lucky to get two good ones inside a week.

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The Boiling Seas Visit Amazon's The Boiling Seas page and shop for all The Boiling Seas books. Check out pictures, author information and reviews of The Boiling Seas

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