https://soerenmerkert.de/en/tags/updates/ Recent content in Updates on Sören Merkert Hugo en Fri, 13 Feb 2026 05:58:56 +0100 https://soerenmerkert.de/en/posts/der_preis_des_applauses/2ndbook/ Fri, 13 Feb 2026 05:58:56 +0100 https://soerenmerkert.de/en/posts/der_preis_des_applauses/2ndbook/ <p>What do you do when the first book is finished? As a reader, you wait for the next one. As an author, you try to carry the momentum and start the second one straight away.</p> <p>In the background, the first new characters are already scratching at the door, but they have to wait their turn. First, the established cast needs to regroup and settle back into everyday life. One needs to get back in shape, while the other is currently astonishing everyone. Together, they’ve received new assignments—some small and on the side, others life-changing. But they do it all willingly, either because it’s necessary or because it’s their absolute dream.</p>