In this episode of Storyline Sessions, the author of the award-winning epic fantasy series The Beast Hunter of Ashbourn Christer Lende has an open talk about his writing process, inspirations as well as his challenges with former publishers. We discussed his passion for the craft, future of The Beast Hunter series, his upcoming Sci-Fi book Spectre, and we also touch upon the movie script he is currently working on.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Timestamps:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
00:00 – Start<\/p>\n
00:50 – Conversation start<\/p>\n
01:37 – Christer’s publishing story – starting with a publisher<\/p>\n
05:35 – First challenges with the publisher<\/p>\n
07:15 – Big changes before the publication (light spoilers for The Beast Hunter book)<\/p>\n
11:54 – First book published and new issues<\/p>\n
15:50 – Thinking about self-publishing<\/p>\n
18:20 – New issues and misunderstandings <\/p>\n
22:46 – Going separate ways with the publisher<\/p>\n
25:25 – Self-publishing success and awards<\/p>\n
29:40 – Comparing his work to video games<\/p>\n
30:42 – Planning out the story and making a trilogy out of a single book<\/p>\n
33:00 – Spoilers for the book one ending and light spoilers for book two<\/p>\n
33:58 – The Witcher and Supernatural influence<\/p>\n
36:20 – Originality, creating new monsters and fantasy relying on tropes<\/p>\n
40:12 – Talking about the antagonist (book two\/three spoilers)<\/p>\n
41:48 – Map, bestiary and worldbuilding<\/p>\n
44:50 – Norse mythology in fantasy and why he didn’t want to do a viking story<\/p>\n
47:36 – Writing different POVs – culture, gender, emotions<\/p>\n
50:50 – Surprising yourself and emotions in writing<\/p>\n
54:15 – His background and getting into writing with fan fiction<\/p>\n
57:20 – His process and accountability<\/p>\n
1:00:45 – Consistency, enjoying the process and thinking about your stories<\/p>\n
1:09:30 – Teaser\/hook for the new Ashbourn duology (spoilers for the first trilogy)<\/p>\n
1:16:05 – Importance of being passionate about your work<\/p>\n
1:20:06 – Getting into Sci-Fi – recreating feelings from childhood<\/p>\n
1:22:06 – The plot and the world of his upcoming Sci-Fi book Spectre<\/p>\n
1:28:58 – Potential for adaptations in his work<\/p>\n
1:33:21 – Improving his craft (and light spoiler for book one)<\/p>\n
1:36:15 – Getting into screenwriting and securing a deal for a movie script<\/p>\n
1:42:42 – Different genres in European film and Norway’s focus on crime<\/p>\n
1:43:41 – Troll (2022) and SFX capabilities<\/p>\n
1:47:30 – Meg 2 (2023) and monster movies<\/p>\n
1:51:10 – Scandinavian noir<\/p>\n
1:54:35 – Christer’s podcast and plans for the future<\/p>\n
1:57:36 – Outro<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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