What I do and what I have done so far. I have been a web designer, company founder, writer, as well as author and editor of fiction and non-fiction books, online articles, newsletters and blog posts.

Websites I have built

Smashing Magazine for web designers and developers, Co-Founder, from 2006 to present. Occasionally active as a consultant, but no longer involved on a regular basis. I still hold some stakes in the underlying corporation (Smashing Media).

Plainbluepoetry – Human poetry + AI images. I just started this.

Sternenvogelreisen – The most beautiful words in the German language. From 2018 to present.

Sternenvogelpoesie – Poems visualized with AI & poetry articles and experiments, from 2017 to present.

Bildungssprache, 2020 – Present; A compilation of sophisticated words that have developed in the German language over centuries. It also includes history, greek mythology & AI!

Dr. Web, Online Magazine for website professionals, 1998-2011.

Conterest – Blog for Bloggers, active from 2014-2018, merged into Dr. Web in 2023.

Books

I write novels, short stories, dictionaries, and poems under the name Lenny Löwenstern.

• Sommerfabel, Fiction (2019)
• Regenfabel, Satire (2019)
• Weihnachtsfabel,Fiction (2019)
• Josefine und der Sommermörder, Cosy Crime (2020)
• Gurkentod, Cosy Crime (2020)
• Josefine und die dunkle Seite des Sommers, Cosy Crime (2021)
• Schöne Wörter VOL 1 (2020)
• Schöne Wörter VOL 2 (2021)
• Die schönsten Weihnachtswörter (2021)
• Böse Wörter (2021)
• der Mond der Regen die Nacht und das Blau (2021, Poetry)
• die Worte der Liebe der Nacht des Mondes und der Sterne (2022, Poetry)
• Die Lieblingswörter der Deutschen (2023)
• Das Frühlingsbuch der schönen Wörter (2023)
• Schimpfwörter aus alter Zeit (2023)
• Sternenvogelpoesie (2024, Poetry)

Science Fiction

Under the pseudonym Leonard Lionstrong, I have published several science fiction novels and a collection of short stories.

• Space Jobs – Buch 1 » Odyssey (Space Opera)
• Space Jobs – Buch 2 » Origin (Space Opera)
• Space Jobs – Buch 3 » Legacy (Space Opera)
• Space Jobs – Buch 4 » Die Short Storys (Space Opera)
• Victory Mission – Buch 1: Sternenhammer (Military SF)
• Pendulum Prime (Military SF)

Post-apocalyptic novels

These novels, published under the name S. Edmund Lennartz, are no longer available on the market:

• Das Karree (1) Die Überlebenden (2022)
• Desperate Doom (2022)

Other recent books

• Bekenntnisse eines Bloggers (2023)
• Wörterbuch der Bildungssprache (2020)

Professional

• Freelancer as an author, consultant, web designer
• Articles, books, newsletters, posts…
• CEO of Smashing Media

What am I currently doing?

At the moment, I’m focusing on poetry and AI from a user’s perspective, exploring what can be done with it. AI is amazing! Of course!

You can reach me via email at sven @ lennartz . cc (remove the spaces).

What tools do I work with?

• Hosting: Hostinger
• Domains: INWX
• Blogsystem: WordPress
• Font: Roboto Mono (Google)
• Theme: GeneratePress
• Operatingsystem: Windows 11
• PC: iBuyPower
• Monitor: DELL
• Keyboard: Logitech K750 (I’ve worn out at least five of them)
• Mouse: Razer DeathAdder (I’ve wrecked three of them so far)
• Graphic Editing: Photoshop
• Spell Check, Book Files: Papyrus Author
• Text Assistance: Notepad++, ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini
• FTP: FileZilla
• Logos & Visualizations: DALL-E, Bing & Microsoft Designer