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 a 36% stake in the underlying corporation (Smashing Media). Should anyone be interested…
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