{"id":9891,"date":"2023-09-28T07:03:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-28T05:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orkus1.com\/markus-heitz-on-the-sinister-pleasures-of-authorship\/"},"modified":"2023-09-28T07:17:03","modified_gmt":"2023-09-28T05:17:03","slug":"markus-heitz-on-the-sinister-pleasures-of-authorship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orkus1.com\/en\/markus-heitz-on-the-sinister-pleasures-of-authorship\/","title":{"rendered":"MARKUS HEITZ on the sinister pleasures of authorship"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/MarkusHeitz-ohne-0923-550x550.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9042\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/MarkusHeitz-ohne-0923-550x550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/MarkusHeitz-ohne-0923-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/MarkusHeitz-ohne-0923-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/MarkusHeitz-ohne-0923-636x636.jpg 636w, https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/MarkusHeitz-ohne-0923.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo: Manuel Gutjahr<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>We talk to <strong>Markus Heitz<\/strong> about his new dark fantasy novel &#8220;Die Schwarze K\u00f6nigin&#8221; and get completely absorbed in the vampire theme. Which historical figure was the greatest source of inspiration, how long did he work on the novel, and what dark pleasures does Markus harbor as an author when deciding the fates of his protagonists?<\/p>\n\n<p>You can read the review of &#8220;Die Schwarze K\u00f6nigin&#8221; online <a href=\"https:\/\/orkus1.com\/en\/markus-heitz-the-black-queen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here <\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Order the September\/October issue:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-vivid-red-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.orkus-shop.de\/c\/aktuelle-ausgabe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Orkus! 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