Writer's Routine

A podcast by Dan Simpson - Fridays

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334 Episodes

  1. Rob Hart, author of 'The Warehouse' - Critically acclaimed author talks dystopian fiction, standalone novels and editing backwards.

    Published: 8/19/2019
  2. Shari Lapena, author of 'Someone We Know' - Thriller writer talks the absurdity of planning, rewriting and discovering the killer.

    Published: 8/9/2019
  3. Laura Jane Williams, author of 'Our Stop' - Journalist and memoir writer talks debut novels, rom-com characters and dirty drafts.

    Published: 8/2/2019
  4. Phoebe Locke, author of summer hit 'The July Girls' - Thriller writer talks strict timing, getting to know your killer, and pseudonyms

    Published: 7/25/2019
  5. Stuart MacBride, Crime and Thriller author - Writer of the 'Logan McRae' series talks new book 'All That's Dead', work ethics, and switching up the process.

    Published: 7/19/2019
  6. Lara Prior-Palmer, author of 'Rough Magic' - Memoir writer talks winning the Mongol Derby, always fixing sentences and free-flowing words.

    Published: 7/12/2019
  7. Louise Candlish, British Book Award Winner - 'Our House' author talks having an unusual hook, following up on success and almost giving up.

    Published: 6/21/2019
  8. Abi Elphinstone, author of 'Rumblestar' - Children's author talks finding the right audience, believable characters and thorough research.

    Published: 6/14/2019
  9. Ahmad Danny Ramadan, writer of 'The Clothesline Swing' - LGBTQ and refugee campaigner, writer and speaker talks storytelling with friends, multiple outlines and deliberate confusion.

    Published: 6/7/2019
  10. Mel Sherratt - Crime and Thriller author talks moving through genres, letting characters dictate plot, and the Kindle revolution that helped her success.

    Published: 5/30/2019
  11. Trent Dalton - 'Boy Swallows Universe' talks debut success, being named 'Australian Book of the Year' and writing snappily.

    Published: 5/24/2019
  12. Jeffery Deaver - Global bestselling thriller author talks about research, writing puzzles and working anywhere.

    Published: 5/17/2019
  13. Lucie Whitehouse - 'Critical Incidents' author talks procedural crime novels, switching genres and ideas from thin air.

    Published: 5/10/2019
  14. Mhairi McFarlane - Rom-com author talks contrivances, not letting mistakes go, and 'chick-lit'.

    Published: 5/5/2019
  15. Namwali Serpell - Hay Festival award winning author talks strict structure, women-only workspaces and the birth of a new nation.

    Published: 4/25/2019
  16. Val McDermid - Bestselling author talks changing process, creating characters and listening to readers

    Published: 4/19/2019
  17. C.L. Taylor - Psychological Thriller author talks writing across genres, unreliable narrators and new novel 'Sleep'

    Published: 4/4/2019
  18. Sarah Pinborough - 'Cross Her Heart' author talks characters, moving through genres and being a workaholic.

    Published: 3/29/2019
  19. Adam Foulds - Booker Prize shortlisted author talks new novel 'Dream Sequence', plotting through character and writing poetry.

    Published: 3/22/2019
  20. Frank Cottrell-Boyce - Award winning Children's author talks scriptwriting, having ideas on the road, and the 2012 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony.

    Published: 3/15/2019

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How do the best writers get to work?In every episode, we'll chat to an author about what they do through a day. Where do they work? What time do they start? How do they plan their time and maximise their creativity, in order to plot and publish a bestseller? Some are frantic night-owls, others roll out of bed into their desks, and a few lock themselves away in the woods - but none have a regular 9 to 5, and we'll find out how they've managed it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.