Episode 292 – Learning by Doing and Baptism by Pyromancy with Oskar Söderberg

Mark interviews Oskar Söderberg, a thirty-five year old husband, father of two, and full-time IT employee about his writing life and the process leading up to publishing his debut novel, The Broken Pyromancer, coming in March 2023.

Prior to the main segment, Mark reads comments from recent episodes, shares a personal update, and a few words about this episode’s sponsor.

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During their chat, Mark and Oskar talk about:

Oksar’s long-held perspective of how cool writers were, with the romanticized images he always hadWriting and self-publishing a book back in 2017, which did not work out well, and which he ended up taking downHis main takeaway from that experienceHis first novel, which is with an editor as the interview was being conducted and is coming out in 2023What the Sweden Amazon site is likeHow Kindle Unlimited is not available in SwedenWhat platforms are not available to authors in SwedenThe different genre Oskar is writing in for this new bookTeaching himself programming in order to build a game for IOS and Android that is like a “choose your own adventure” interactive horror adventure (Gray Sojourn: Wandering Souls)Learning more about the world of self-publishing from listening to a number of podcasts (especially The 6 Figure Author Podcast)The expected/planned release date of the new novel, entitled The Broken PyromancerWhy Oskar decided to publish his books wide, and his understanding that the process can take a lot of timeA look at the similarities and differences of advice for an author from Sweden versus an author in the USHow eBooks aren’t really a thing for readers in SwedenOksar being the only person he knows who owns an eBook readerThe popularity of audiobook apps and platforms like StorytelOskar’s learning about the reader magnet process and how it helped him go through the process and learning all the pieces of it, including testing the watersThe proliferation of rookie mistakes that are so easy to find, despite all the great content, information, and resources for writers

After the interview, Mark reflects on a few things Oskar mentioned and thanks Patrons of the podcast.

Links of Interest:

Oskar’s WebsiteNovella: Eldspark Academy6 Figure Authors PodcastEP 291 – The Importance of a Hero Who Looks Like You with Alicia MccallaBookBub Blog – 10 Tips for Growing a Wide Global AudienceFindaway VoicesBuy Mark a CoffeePatreon for Stark ReflectionsBest Book Ever PodcastLovers Moon PodcastThe Relaxed AuthorBuy eBook DirectBuy Audiobook DirectPublishing Pitfalls for AuthorsAn Author’s Guide to Working with Libraries & BookstoresWide for the WinMark’s Canadian Werewolf BooksThis Time Around (Short Story)A Canadian Werewolf in New YorkStowe Away (Novella)Fear and Longing in Los AngelesFright Nights, Big CityLover’s MoonHex and the CityThe Canadian Mounted: A Trivia Guide to Planes, Trains and Automobiles

Working full time in IT, Oksar Söderberg is a 35 year old father of two tiny terrorizing girls trying to squeeze enough time in to become an author by any means necessary’s. He is a reader, writer, and lover of fantasy (and some horror), with debut novel, The Broken Pyromancer, coming early 2023. Stay tuned!

The introductory, end, and bumper music for this podcast (“Laser Groove”) was composed and produced by Kevin MacLeod of www.incompetech.com and is Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0