Writing novels! Bestselling authors give insights Twist ARTE

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Writing novels – how does it work? How do you become a writer? Jonas Jonasson, Caroline Wahl, Iris Wolff and Matias Riikonen have written bestsellers. They give tips and insights into their writing process and talk about personal challenges on their way to writing a novel. "You absolutely have to have something to say!" Bestselling author Jonas Jonasson ("The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window") is writing his new novel in a pizzeria near Stockholm about an encounter between the philosopher Voltaire and a simple shoemaker. But before he writes, he has to sort out the chaos in his head. The German bestselling author Caroline Wahl ("22 Bahnen", "Windstärke 17") writes stories in clear language about young heroines and difficult topics such as loss and addiction - and reaches hundreds of thousands of people. How does she manage to tell stories so authentically? At Schloss Elmau in Bavaria, Iris Wolff ("Die Blurz der Welt") gives insights into her everyday life as a writer. Her origins in Romania are the theme of her life, and her current novel "Lichtungen" is also set there. Her poetic language earned her a nomination for the German Book Prize. She used to teach creative writing. How can you learn to write and what counts more: talent or craft? The novels of the Finnish author Matias Riikonen ("Matara") are profound reflections of the unconscious and have long been cult in Finland. Why can he only write in the dark? At the Frankfurt Book Fair, he talks about writing and his inspirations. Finding an idea for a novel, developing dialogues, creating characters - successful authors explain why writing often means failure. They describe the challenges, their personal hurdles and the longing to express the unsaid. Culture Magazine (D 2024, 30 min) 00:00 Intro: You have to have something to say! 00:58 Caroline Wahl: How she immerses herself in strange worlds 04:24 Matias Riikonen: Why he only writes in the dark 10:24 Jonas Jonasson: Imagination and the chaos in the head 16:55 Iris Wolff: How material matures into a story 21:47 Matias Riikonen: Why he (actually) doesn't go to book fairs 24:45 Caroline Wahl: When characters are like real people 28:59 End credits: How do you know when a story is over? Link to the media library: https://www.arte.tv/de/videos/116057-... Video available until 11/24/2025 Subscribe to our YouTube culture channel: / @artekulturkanal Subscribe to our main YouTube channel (documentaries and reports): / artede Follow us on social networks: Facebook: / artede Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/arte.tv/?hl=de Music: Agnes Obel - Red Virgin Soil Nils Frahm - A Place Nils Frahm - Human Range Laura Moisio - Värejä Trio Bravo - Träume Pink Martini - Ninna Nanna Hansa Rani & Dobrawa Czocher - There will be Hope Ludovico Einaudi - View from the other side Brandt Brauer Frick - 606 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Brandt Brauer Frick - Bop Dinah Washington - I could write a book Nils Frahm - A Place

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