Part 1 - Highly Unusual The spy novel Project Black Hungarian was not only co-authored, but published simultaneously in English and in German. If that doesn’t make it unique it does, nevertheless, make it highly unusual. What follows is an attempt to explain how such a potentially fiddly project was able to [...]
What do 2 million people, 388 electric vehicles and a parachutist have in common? They were all part of Switzerland's largest festival in the city center of Zurich on the first weekend of July in 2013. An event that had secured a place on the list of "hot [...]
A peculiar situation Project Black Hungarian
At the beginning - in Vienna Project Black Hungarian
Who knows what One of the first things to decide on when writing a novel is the narrative perspective. During their author's kick-off boot camp in September 2013, Niall and Alice decided on a third person perspective which is very common for fictional stories. But they had a feeling that [...]
The threat of change March 6, 2016 The authors of Project Black Hungarian cooked up a conspiracy against clean mobility. But could it be true? Automotive companies, carmakers and suppliers alike, talk to each other. On all levels. All the time. That’s no secret to anybody in this [...]
Tracing their origins Industrial espionage has seen a dramatic rise in the past years. So how do you model a secret organization for a spy novel? One that needs to have the power to not only spy out secrets but also influence whole markets. Yet one that is small [...]
Rough outline After the decision on the nature of the novel was made, the rough storyline had to be drawn. How could we sketch out the story around the main topics electric mobility and IT security? What exactly could be the object of desire for the spies? The WAVE [...]
How everything started It started with a spontaneous phone call. On February 25, 2013. A phone call that set the stage for a completely new project. The subject of the call was one we knew well at Capscovil: electric cars. A few days earlier, we had heard of Louis [...]
Feature article Glonn / Bled - 10/13/2014 On the evening of October 10, the recently opened Triglav Information Center fills in Bled - one of currently twenty-nine locations in the Alps, who have dedicated themselves to the gentle, sustainable tourism and are united in the network of the so-called Alpine Pearls. [...]
