On the 20th last week, I celebrated with my dad his 91st birthday. I took him to lunch, then sat with him in his apartment and talked about the past: “The Good Ol’ Days” as many people who lived in the ’40s, ’50s, and ’60s tend to call those decades. He grew up in a … Continue reading For the Love of Short Stories
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Discovery, Surprise, and Fun When Writing
I am neither a plotter nor a pantser when I write my books, yet I do both. Plotters blueprint their stories with outlines; pantsers don’t. Authors who don’t outline, “walk with their characters and listen to what they have to say,” to paraphrase William Faulkner. As a mostly-writes-short-stories author, I don’t outline my plots but … Continue reading Discovery, Surprise, and Fun When Writing
Paperback Winner Results
Thanks to everyone who took part in my paperback books giveaway in July. Unfortunately, there were no winners. I plan to have another contest after I publish the third book in my Ridgewood Chronicles series. Here are the answers to the five questions I posted for the contest: 1. What is Vree Erickson’s actual first … Continue reading Paperback Winner Results
Trespassing
Book 2 of the Ridgewood Chronicles A Vree Erickson YA Novella by Steven Leo Campbell Welcome to another tale set in the strange world of Ridgewood, a small town in the foothills of western Pennsylvania. What began as a short story in the first book of the Ridgewood Chronicles series, became a novella. Trespassing: A … Continue reading Trespassing
Win Two Paperback Books
Happy Fourth of July to all my U.S. readers. The second book of the tenth anniversary editions of the Ridgewood Chronicles is out. I’m pleased to announce the publication of Trespassing: A Vree Erickson YA Novella in digital and paperback formats through Amazon. You can get the digital book here: amazon.com/dp/B00B1UOE7S, or the paperback here: … Continue reading Win Two Paperback Books
Book Promise
I’m finishing editing Trespassing, the second book of my Ridgewood Chronicles series for re-release by next weekend (if all goes well). It’s around 26,000 words long, making it a novella-length book, and it will be published in paperback and ebook formats on Amazon. Other publishing venues such as Draft2Digital (formerly Smashwords) and Barnes & Noble … Continue reading Book Promise
Books Page
As I promised last year, I’m bringing back my books page to the Steve Campbell Creations website but giving each book its own page. Right now, I have only one book on the market, and that’s Night of the Hell Hounds and Other Stories from the Ridgewood Chronicles. Other books are coming and will have … Continue reading Books Page
