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Steven is a self-taught graphic artist and web designer, who began to experiment with writing when he found more and more trouble finding content he wanted to read.  After putting a number of stories together, he tried to get them into a publisher’s hands.  But the publishers largely turned him down without reviewing the material, leaving him very dissatisfied by the experience of trying to get into the “publishing castle.”

Exploring other options, Steven came across ebooks and self-publishing.  Researching ebooks through various online forums, he decided to sell his books himself and begin to build a following on his own.  He self-produced and opened SteveJordanBooks.com in 2006, and created an initial sensation as he released a novel a month for the first six months of operation.

As he continued to write and develop the website, he also regularly contributed to ebook-dedicated forums, most notably the MobileRead website, becoming known as an independent authority on ebooks, ebook production, formats and self-publishing.  He has been interviewed for articles in the New York Times and in various blogs, including DigiReader and the Tainted Archive.  He has also lent his web production talents and support to the Read an E-Book Week website, elucidating on and encouraging ebook reading around the world.  He has recently undergone a “reinvention” of his work, now available through his pages at RightBrane.com.

He continues to write from his home in Maryland, or wherever he has enough room to work, including on vacations and on the commute to work, where he has often been seen banging out chapters on his smartphone.  He is urged on by his wife, spoken fondly of by his family and friends, and tolerated by his cat.