Making a Switch From Dystopian Sci-Fi to Cozy Fantasy - Creating a Multiverse | Herman Steuernagel

Описание: In this episode of Storyline Sessions, internationally best-selling author and the host of The Greatest Podcast in the Multiverse Herman Herman Steuernagel talks about his 10th novel The Bartender Between Worlds, changing genres in writing, experience with podcasting and much more.

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Timestamps:

00:00 - Start
01:05 - Conversation start
01:16 - The power of podcasting and building a writing community
05:20 - If he was starting now, what would he do differently
07:27 - Why Sci-Fi?
08:42 - Switching from YA to adult fiction
09:55 - Using tropes in writing
11:12 - Switching genres
14:20 - Why did cozy fantasy get popular?
16:05 - Introducing The Bartender Between Worlds
18:18 - The appeal of standalone novels
20:42 - Herman's writing process
24:16 - (Not) using beta readers
25:31 - Experience with editors
26:55 - Dropping two books at the same time
30:14 - Audience feedback, reviews and getting into libraries
33:44 - Trying Kickstarter and promoting your work
37:31 - Audiobooks
38:47 - Getting the right cover art
41:52 - Authors doing their own marketing
44:09 - Trends in fantasy
46:35 - Exploring the multiverse
48:31 - In a parallel world, how would a different decision affect your life?
52:03 - Cocktail recommendation
53:00 - Outro