author steven szmyt
A native New Englander, Author Steven Szmyt lives in New Hampshire with his wife and two daughters.
Throughout his educational years, writing was a struggle though he found pleasure in reading, losing himself in the works of Stephen King, J.R.R Tolkien and Clive Cussler. After high school, he attended Notre Dame College then transferred to the Maine College of Art where he honed his artistic creativeness. He then completed his education at Franklin Pierce College where he graduated cum laude with a graphic design degree and a minor in art history.
Having secured only a few illustration and photography opportunities, Szmyt began to focus on writing. Starting many stories but never completing, he became frustrated. One cold winter evening, he experienced a brief but vivid dream. He got out of bed, fired up his computer and started typing. His wife woke up a few hours later to find him working feverishly over a growing manuscript. During the next several weeks, he wrote tirelessly before and after work. “The story just wrote itself, I was compulsive, I wanted to know where it was going to lead me,” he says. The work he was doing would become his first novel, “The Kingdom.”
Steven is an avid cyclist and is frequently found on the roads surrounding Portsmouth. He plays piano and drums, and is currently learning guitar along with his youngest daughter. His passion is rescuing Doberman Pinschers. He is currently working on new writing projects while re-visiting older pieces for fresh ideas.
His latest reads:
For young readers, Steve recommends Lloyd Alexander's series The Prydain Chronicles and you can never go wrong with the Hitchhiker's series by Douglas Adams.
Throughout his educational years, writing was a struggle though he found pleasure in reading, losing himself in the works of Stephen King, J.R.R Tolkien and Clive Cussler. After high school, he attended Notre Dame College then transferred to the Maine College of Art where he honed his artistic creativeness. He then completed his education at Franklin Pierce College where he graduated cum laude with a graphic design degree and a minor in art history.
Having secured only a few illustration and photography opportunities, Szmyt began to focus on writing. Starting many stories but never completing, he became frustrated. One cold winter evening, he experienced a brief but vivid dream. He got out of bed, fired up his computer and started typing. His wife woke up a few hours later to find him working feverishly over a growing manuscript. During the next several weeks, he wrote tirelessly before and after work. “The story just wrote itself, I was compulsive, I wanted to know where it was going to lead me,” he says. The work he was doing would become his first novel, “The Kingdom.”
Steven is an avid cyclist and is frequently found on the roads surrounding Portsmouth. He plays piano and drums, and is currently learning guitar along with his youngest daughter. His passion is rescuing Doberman Pinschers. He is currently working on new writing projects while re-visiting older pieces for fresh ideas.
His latest reads:
- Catch Me if You Can by Frank W. Abagnale
- Mutant Message Down Under by Marlo Morgan
For young readers, Steve recommends Lloyd Alexander's series The Prydain Chronicles and you can never go wrong with the Hitchhiker's series by Douglas Adams.