A New Wave of European SFF - Mixing Genres and Creating Fresh Stories | Norbert Zsivicz

Описание: In this episode of Storyline Sessions, Hungarian-born SFF author and the winner of the best Fantasy Choice Award in Hungary Norbert Zsivicz talks about his novel Sealed Empire, experience with translations, mixing genres, building an audience and much more.

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Timestamps:

00:00 - Start
01:26 - Conversation start
01:41 - Serbian vs Hungarian
02:22 - Fantasy scenes in Europe
05:44 - Self publishing as an author in Hungary
08:46 - Winning an award as a newcomer
10:02 - English translation and finding an international audience
13:46 - Mixing genres and worldbuilding
17:31 - Using multiple POVs and timelines
19:51 - The cover scene
21:13 - World map
23:20 - Prologues - yay or nay?
25:34 - Comparing original and the translation
27:25 - The setting - medieval fiction and history
30:47 - Planning the end - how to get from A to B?
32:26 - Showing his manuscript to others and trusting yourself
34:21 - Dealing with reviews
36:28 - Using a pseudonym or writing under your name?
38:38 - European SFF
41:00 - Marketing as a self published author - finding your audience
44:20 - The unavoidable AI talk
48:00 - Working on scripts for streaming shows and films
52:33 - Gaming
54:35 - Series timeline and future plans
59:03 - Outro