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Saar Online Book Fair
The Saar Online Book Fair is over. What has remained is a reading from the book “Elgar Eisbär und die Zivilisation” with a short interview afterwards. The book fair was well organised, even though I probably didn’t use or even find all the options for interaction. My little avatar bravely trudged through the rooms, but only found some people for a conversation once. The events and readings were interesting. As I am a big Ben Aaronovitch fan, I was particularly pleased to watch his contribution. It was also nice to see Tad Williams again, whom I had met once at a living room reading at Friedberg. If you want to listen to my reading, please follow the links: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/102874055328774/videos/254215736475802 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkSnRC1pdWM Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1060985923
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New challenges – old haunts
When I stopped working in my day job, I had assumed that I would now write one novel after another. Indeed, my creativity would know no bounds. Reality tends to catch up with you and life intervenes. I spent the first period of the pandemic prostrate on the sofa. Then I started editing my English manuscripts to market them myself. These are available so far Obsidian Secrets (Steam Age Quest, Book 1) Dreams of Salt, Vol. 1 (Steam Age Quest, Book 2) Dreams of Salt, Vol. 2 (Steam Age Quest, Book 3) Call it a Knight (Stories with a Twist, Book 1) Eventually, I found that I spent more time “marketing” than writing. I HATE marketing. I have no talent for blowing my own trumpet. Indeed, I’d be glad if I possessed said trumpet. Now, of course, you can say that I need not have chosen to be a…