Writer's Routine
357 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 263 ratingsIn every episode we look inside the daily diary of a writer, to peak at the secrets of their success. How do they plan their day 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 for days in the woods - but none have a regular 9 to 5, and we'll find out how they've managed it.
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Tim Marshall - 'Prisoners of Geography' author and Diplomatic Editor talks planning, accessibility and Geopolitics.
December 14, 2018 13:01 - 41 minutes - 56.9 MBTim Marshall worked for some years as the Diplomatic Editor for Sky News, travelling and living all over the world to get the stories. His book 'Shadowplay: The Overthrow of Slobodan Milosevic' is widely regarded as one of the best accounts of life in the former Yugoslavia. Tim reported in the field from Bosnia, Croatia and Serbia during the Balkan Wars of the 1990s, and has since found huge writing success for his book 'Prisoners of Geography'. 'Prisoners of Geography' looks at how maps of...
Liz Nugent - Irish Book Award winner on new novel 'Skin Deep', vital characterisation and how to push through a difficult start.
November 29, 2018 00:00 - 37 minutes - 51.5 MBAfter working as a stage manager, running all over the place in a theatre, then being shackled to the desk writing for soap operas, Liz Nugent became bored with dull, desk-driven office work, and became an author. Well... became an author over 6 years of writing her first book 'Unravelling Oliver'. It won an Irish Book Award, became a bestseller and gave her a career of being a proper writer. She's back with her third novel 'Skin Deep', all about an enigmatic, alluring and alarming socialit...
Liz Nugent - Irish Book Award winner on new novel 'Skin Deep', vital characterisation and how to push through a difficult start.
November 29, 2018 00:00 - 37 minutes - 51.5 MBAfter working as a stage manager, running all over the place in a theatre, then being shackled to the desk writing for soap operas, Liz Nugent became bored with dull, desk-driven office work, and became an author. Well... became an author over 6 years of writing her first book 'Unravelling Oliver'. It won an Irish Book Award, became a bestseller and gave her a career of being a proper writer. She's back with her third novel 'Skin Deep', all about an enigmatic, alluring and alarming socialit...
Ben Schott - Creator of the world famous 'Almanac and Miscellanies' on his debut novel, diving into the world of Wodehouse and the imperfect writing routine.
November 23, 2018 00:00 - 42 minutes - 57.9 MBBen Schott designed 'Schott's Original Miscellany' as a whimsical Christmas present to his closest friends, and after much pushing and prodding, finally published it to the world. Over the next few years, he had created a series of bestselling works providing an entertaining and informative analysis of the year's events. He's releasing his debut novel 'Jeeves and the King of Clubs', an homage to PG Wodehouse - a writer many see as the greatest comedic novelist of the 20th Century, perhaps e...
Ben Schott - Creator of the world famous 'Almanac and Miscellanies' on his debut novel, diving into the world of Wodehouse and the imperfect writing routine.
November 23, 2018 00:00 - 42 minutes - 57.9 MBBen Schott designed 'Schott's Original Miscellany' as a whimsical Christmas present to his closest friends, and after much pushing and prodding, finally published it to the world. Over the next few years, he had created a series of bestselling works providing an entertaining and informative analysis of the year's events. He's releasing his debut novel 'Jeeves and the King of Clubs', an homage to PG Wodehouse - a writer many see as the greatest comedic novelist of the 20th Century, perhaps e...
Cecelia Ahern - Author of 'P.S. I Love You', talks about her new book 'Roar', where she writes and what it's like to have sold 25 million books.
November 16, 2018 13:49 - 30 minutes - 17.2 MBSince publishing her debut novel when she was 21, Cecelia Ahern has written, pretty much, a book a year. That debut went on to become a blockbuster film, and she's one of the biggest, and bestselling authors around today. Her new book 'Roar' comprises 30 short stories about 30 different women. You can hear why a script-meeting in Los Angeles gave her the idea for the book, and how she developed that whilst on a family holiday. We talk about why she needs an office to write in, what she does...
Cecelia Ahern - Author of 'P.S. I Love You', talks about her new book 'Roar', where she writes and what it's like to have sold 25 million books.
November 16, 2018 13:49 - 30 minutes - 17.2 MBSince publishing her debut novel when she was 21, Cecelia Ahern has written, pretty much, a book a year. That debut went on to become a blockbuster film, and she's one of the biggest, and bestselling authors around today. Her new book 'Roar' comprises 30 short stories about 30 different women. You can hear why a script-meeting in Los Angeles gave her the idea for the book, and how she developed that whilst on a family holiday. We talk about why she needs an office to write in, what she does...
E. Foley and B. Coates, authors of 'What Would Boudicca Do?' - The editors and writers talk nasty women, critiquing each other, and writing to Disney.
November 08, 2018 00:00 - 38 minutes - 44.3 MBElizabeth Foley and Beth Coates both work in publishing as editors, and when they had one idea too good to give away, they hurried to the office on Saturdays to write it themselves. That became 'Homework for Grown-ups', and since they have written many other works of novelty non-fiction. Their latest is 'What Would Boudicca Do? Everyday Problems Solved by History's Most Remarkable Women'. It looks at what heroines of the past would do about, self-confidence and taking the perfect selfie. We...
E. Foley and B. Coates, authors of 'What Would Boudicca Do?' - The editors and writers talk nasty women, critiquing each other, and writing to Disney.
November 08, 2018 00:00 - 38 minutes - 44.3 MBElizabeth Foley and Beth Coates both work in publishing as editors, and when they had one idea too good to give away, they hurried to the office on Saturdays to write it themselves. That became 'Homework for Grown-ups', and since they have written many other works of novelty non-fiction. Their latest is 'What Would Boudicca Do? Everyday Problems Solved by History's Most Remarkable Women'. It looks at what heroines of the past would do about, self-confidence and taking the perfect selfie. We...
Sir Ian Rankin, author of 22 'Detective John Rebus' novels - One of UK's bestselling authors chats about Edinburgh, writing quickly and surprise endings.
November 01, 2018 00:00 - 38 minutes - 22.2 MBSir Ian Rankin is one of the biggest selling crime authors in history. His most famous character 'Detective John Rebus' has transcended novels, and is an icon of literature. He's appeared in TV shows, radio plays, and now his 22nd book, 'In a House of Lies'. As a teenager, Ian found himself being thrust into a life of economics and accountancy, but after time (and some poor maths exam results) he started writing, and 30 years later is a crime-literature institution. We talk about the very f...
Ian Rankin, author of 22 'Detective John Rebus' novels - One of UK's bestselling authors chats about Edinburgh, writing quickly and surprise endings.
November 01, 2018 00:00 - 38 minutes - 22.2 MBIan Rankin is one of the biggest selling crime authors in history. His most famous character 'Detective John Rebus' has transcended novels, and is an icon of literature. He's appeared in TV shows, radio plays, and now his 22nd book, 'In a House of Lies'. As a teenager, Ian found himself being thrust into a life of economics and accountancy, but after time (and some poor maths exam results) he started writing, and 30 years later is a crime-literature institution. We talk about the very first...
Ian Rankin, author of 22 'Detective John Rebus' novels - One of UK's bestselling authors chats about Edinburgh, writing quickly and surprise endings.
November 01, 2018 00:00 - 38 minutes - 22.2 MBIan Rankin is one of the biggest selling crime authors in history. His most famous character 'Detective John Rebus' has transcended novels, and is an icon of literature. He's appeared in TV shows, radio plays, and now his 22nd book, 'In a House of Lies'. As a teenager, Ian found himself being thrust into a life of economics and accountancy, but after time (and some poor maths exam results) he started writing, and 30 years later is a crime-literature institution. We talk about the very first...
Gabriel Tallent, author of best-selling 'My Absolute Darling' - Critically acclaimed writer chats character development, plot structure and the right to tell stories.
September 26, 2018 23:00 - 39 minutes - 44.6 MBGabriel Tallent was working full-time in a restaurant, whilst doing some pretty serious mountain climbing on the side, when he felt the compulsion to tell this story. He would lie on his floor, as soon as he got home from work, fill himself with coffee and try to write 30,000 words a week. 'My Absolute Darling' started off as something else, what he describes as a 'brainy, environmental novel', until he realised that the peripheral Turtle Alveston needed to be the protagonist. It needed to ...
Keith Anthony, author of 'Times and Places' - A literary, observational, dramatic comedy. A daily ritual with guitars, immersion and silent retreats.
September 13, 2018 23:00 - 40 minutes - 45.8 MBKeith Anthony has waited some time before finally penning his debut novel, although he always knew he would write, and indeed the room in which he would work. It took a cruise-trip with his Mum, and a week away in a silent retreat to finally give him the focus and idea for 'Times and Places' The story stars Fergus, who escapes on a cruise to come to terms with the death of his daughter. Whilst there, in the tension-filled floating hotel of no escape, simmering stress reaches boiling point a...
Keith Anthony, author of 'Times and Places' - A literary, observational, dramatic comedy. A daily ritual with guitars, immersion and silent retreats.
September 13, 2018 23:00 - 40 minutes - 45.8 MBKeith Anthony has waited some time before finally penning his debut novel, although he always knew he would write, and indeed the room in which he would work. It took a cruise-trip with his Mum, and a week away in a silent retreat to finally give him the focus and idea for 'Times and Places' The story stars Fergus, who escapes on a cruise to come to terms with the death of his daughter. Whilst there, in the tension-filled floating hotel of no escape, simmering stress reaches boiling point a...
Eve Makis & Anthony Cropper - Writer's Routine #38
July 27, 2018 08:15 - 31 minutes - 36.3 MBOne Christmas, Eve Makis went home-made for her Dad's present. She bought a notebook and along with her friend Anthony, a fellow creative-writing teacher, she filled it with prompts and exercises to encourage her Father to write down the stories of his life that he was unable to express with words. When that went well, they took it to a publisher, and a few years later 'The Accidental Memoir' is out! Today, we hear the story of how they wrote it. How they would meet for 3 hours a day in a l...
Jaqcui Rose - Writer's Routine #37
July 19, 2018 23:00 - 39 minutes - 45.3 MBThriller author Jacqui Rose talks us through the story of how her brand new urban gangland story, 'Toxic' got written! Jacqui has written many books in a huge range of genres, and she's back with new thrillers to add to the 6 already published, that have sold over 100,000 copies. She plans almost nothing. Jacqui simply has a tiny idea, a little flicker of a character, and she'll sit down to write. We talk about this slightly casual way of novel-writing during the show. Also, you can find ou...
J.H. Tepley - Writer's Routine #36
July 06, 2018 06:54 - 37 minutes - 43.2 MBMindfulness coach, teacher, writer and warrior in spirit, Jay Tepley brings us this week's 'Writer's Routine'! For Jay, everything in the world is energy, and because of this, everything is interconnected and the realisation of this can give humans the closest thing to superpowers. It allows her to see through time, talk to the dead, interact with the inanimate, and she teaches these tricks of extended perception in her 'Ariya Mind Training' programme. Her book 'The Lightwatch Chronicles: ...
Garrard Conley - Writer's Routine #35
June 22, 2018 07:12 - 45 minutes - 51.7 MBThis week we take a skim through the daily diary of Garrard Conley! Garrard's memoir 'Boy Erased' has just been released in the UK, it's critically acclaimed in the USA and will be released as a film starring Nicole Kidman and Russell Crowe later in 2018. It tells the story of how he escaped gay conversion therapy, after being outed to his Baptist parents and given an ultimatum to change, or to leave. It's an incredible conversation as Garrard, thankfully, completely gets and is fascinated...
Marianne Kavanagh - Writer's Routine #34
June 14, 2018 23:00 - 38 minutes - 43.8 MBThirty Four, let's get some more. This week, we're hearing Marianne Kavanagh's Writer's Routine! She has just published her 3rd novel, 'Should You Ask Me', which is a story of mystery, of murder and of history. In this episode I describe it as 'villainous Countryfile' - which in the best way, tells you everything you need to know. Marianne has worked around words for a long time, writing novels, columns and working as a journalist, and she thinks very careful about the words on her page. W...
Natasha Scripture - Writer's Routine #33
June 07, 2018 23:00 - 34 minutes - 39.6 MBThirty Three, have a look see. This week's author, sharing the intricacies and eccentricities of her working day, is Natasha Scripture. Natasha has worked as a journalist, a humanitarian worker, and she's been on a lot of dates too. Finally, after being sick of hearing her Mum say she needed to find a man, Natasha decided to go on an international adventure to find out if that was true. What was originally meant to be a sassy, fun guide to the dating detox, turned into a globe-trotting tran...
Mark Billingham - Writer's Routine #32
May 31, 2018 23:00 - 40 minutes - 46.3 MBThirty-Two, this is an incredible treat for you. This week's guest is one of the UK's bestselling crime-authors, Mark Billingham. In June 2018, Mark will publish his 18th novel, his 15th in the incredibly successful 'Thorne' series. This time copper Tom Thorne gets involved in a case that takes much inspiration from a real-life crime and mystery that still hasn't been solved today. We talk about how Mark's writing style and method has changed in the 17-or-so years since he published his fi...
Mark Billingham, author of the 'Thorne' series - Bestselling crime writer discusses working through the night, being inspired by real-life crime, and how his style has changed
May 31, 2018 23:00 - 40 minutes - 46.3 MBThirty-Two, this is an incredible treat for you. This week's guest is one of the UK's bestselling crime-authors, Mark Billingham. In June 2018, Mark will publish his 18th novel, his 15th in the incredibly successful 'Thorne' series. This time copper Tom Thorne gets involved in a case that takes much inspiration from a real-life crime and mystery that still hasn't been solved today. We talk about how Mark's writing style and method has changed in the 17-or-so years since he published his fi...
Sophie Jenkins - Writer's Routine #31
May 23, 2018 23:00 - 32 minutes - 36.8 MBWE'RE AN AWARD WINNING PODCAST! On Saturday, in a ceremony alongside BBC Radio 2, Radio 4, Radio X and countless other titans of broadcasting, we managed to bag SILVER in 'Best Culture' at the British Podcast Awards. Thank you. Thank every single one of you. Even if you were going to download this but have been put off by this sycophantic blurb - THANK YOU. Sophie Jenkins is our guest this week, sharing the Writer's Routine which helped get her debut novel published! It's a romantic comedy,...
James Buckler - Writer's Routine #30
May 10, 2018 23:00 - 35 minutesDirty Thirty! (no swearing in the pod though) It's the Pearl Anniversary of our very first podcast! Debut thriller writer James Buckler brings us the details, crevices and crannies of his working day, with his Writer's Routine. James' debut 'Last Stop Tokyo' tells the story of Alex, an Englishman on the run in Japan, and his adventure with the the alluring and illusive Naoko, as we discover the who, what and why of his chasers. It's a thriller without anything not of the ordinary. You'll f...
Barbara Nadel - Writer's Routine #29
May 03, 2018 23:00 - 30 minutes - 35.1 MB29, feeling fine...ish. Ok, we're barely keeping it together. This book isn't what I thought it would be and so far my writing process is changing the cork-board colour on Scrivener. If this is you, you've in the right place. Mystery-writer Barbara Nadel brings us this week Writer's Routine. This year, 2018, she will publish her 29th and 30th novels. She's only been putting them out there for 19 years - we'll try and get to the bottom of that incredibly prolific work-rate in the next 30 min...
Sarah Ward - Writer's Routine #28
April 20, 2018 10:20 - 35 minutes - 41.1 MB28, tell a mate. Please. We could do with the listeners. Crime-writing revenge weaver Sarah Ward runs us through her working day! Sarah has published 3 books in the 'DC Childs Series', all thrillers with long-brooded over passion at their heart, and set in the Derbyshire Peaks. We talk about why her most productive hours are in the morning, what she uses to write on trains, and the idea she needs at the core of her story to even contemplate writing it. If you have a minute, please do leave...
Julia Crouch - Writer's Routine #27
April 14, 2018 08:14 - 32 minutes - 37.6 MB27, dear Lord in Heaven. Suitably, if you're of the praying persuasion then I could really do with the Big Man's help... we've been nominated for a British Podcast Award for Best Culture, and EVERY LITTLE HELPS. You can marvel at this unexpected turn of events over at britishpodcastawards.com. This week, domestic-noir author Julia Crouch shares her writer's routine! She's published 5 books, all focused on the terrible things we do to one another in the name of love. We talk about how her va...
Peter Fellows - Writer's Routine #26
April 06, 2018 10:06 - 44 minutes - 50.5 MB26, get your kicks. Peter Fellows co-wrote the hit film 'The Death of Stalin', alongside David Schneider, Ian Martin and Armando Iannucci. It's another success on Iannucci's, one of the UK's biggest comedy writers, Wikipedia page - along with Alan Partridge, 'The Thick of It' and 'Veep', which Peter has also co-written for. The film stars Jason Isaacs, Steve Buscemi, Jeffrey Tambor, Andrea Riseborough and Peter talks about what it's like writing jokes to come out of their mouths, and what i...
M.J Ford - Writer's Routine #25
March 29, 2018 23:00 - 39 minutes - 45 MBOn the quadranscentennial episode of the podcast, the debut crime writer and children's story-telling hero MJ Ford brings us his Writer's Routine! Michael has just published his first thriller for adults, 'Hold My Hand'. It starts with a boy snatched by a clown, and picks up the story 30 years later as the police find what may be the kid's body in the woods. The last few years have seen something of a zeitgeist for 'killer clowns', what with Stephen King's IT being remade into a movie, and ...
Cass Green - Writer's Routine #24
March 16, 2018 00:00 - 30 minutes - 35.1 MBAll-round word junkie Cass Green brings us today's Writer's Routine! Cass has written for just about every place where you can read a word. She's penned Young Adult books, worked as a journalist on broadsheets and glossy mags, she teaches creative writing, and has just published her second full-blown adult thriller, 'In A Cottage In A Wood'. We talk about why her planning method seems to change every time she sat down to write something new, one piece of advice that changed the way she wor...
Fern Britton - Writer's Routine #23
March 09, 2018 00:00 - 14 minutes - 16.7 MBTV presenter and workaholic author Fern Britton gives us our 23rd Writer's Routine! Fern has just published her 8th novel, Coming Home. It tells the story of a woman returning to her Cornish hometown after many years away, and how she fixes the relationships that have been broken through time. Fern's books are mostly all set in her beloved Cornwall, in fictitious villages that treat you the same way as a hot-water bottle. They're warming, comfy but have that odd element of mysterious danger...
Helen Fields - Writer's Routine #22
February 16, 2018 00:00 - 31 minutes - 36.5 MBCrime-writer writer Helen Fields dives into the depths of her diary to bring us tips and advice from her writing routine! Helen has just published the third of her 'D.I Callanach' thrillers, 'Perfect Death'. It's all about murders, with a gruesome, ingenious twist, and after working in Law with police, social services and Doctors for many years, Helen has a peculiarly accurate insight into the crimes she writes. She's also told stories using every method available to her, running a film pro...
AJ Finn - Writer's Routine #21
February 09, 2018 00:00 - 28 minutes - 32.6 MBAJ Finn explores the minutely insignificant but weirdly wonderful details of his writing routine! AJ has just published 'The Woman in the Window', and it's set to be the biggest psychological thriller since 'Gone Girl' and 'The Girl on the Train'. It has sold in 38 territories - the most of a debut ever, entered the New York Times Bestseller list at No.1 - the first time a debut novel has done that in over 11 years, and its film rights have already been bought by Fox 2000! While working in...
Anthony Horowitz, author of 'Magpie Murders' - Prolific writer discusses James Bond, Sherlock Holmes and Alex Rider, also why he doesn't enjoy routines, and revisiting characters
February 02, 2018 00:00 - 43 minutes - 49.3 MBOne of the UK's most prolific and loved authors, Anthony Horowitz takes us through the daily routine which has lifted him to huge success! Which works as a title. Not entirely true though. Anthony doesn't so much have a routine that he fits his writing into, it's more trying to find a time when he can tear himself away from his work. Story-telling for Anthony is a compulsion, it's work he immerses himself into. His 'Alex Rider' series launched him to national attention in the early 2000's,...
Anthony Horowitz - Writer's Routine #20
February 02, 2018 00:00 - 43 minutes - 49.3 MBOne of the UK's most prolific and loved authors, Anthony Horowitz takes us through the daily routine which has lifted him to huge success! Which works as a title. Not entirely true though. Anthony doesn't so much have a routine that he fits his writing into, it's more trying to find a time when he can tear himself away from his work. Story-telling for Anthony is a compulsion, it's work he immerses himself into. His 'Alex Rider' series launched him to national attention in the early 2000's,...
Derek Farrell - Writer's Routine #19
January 26, 2018 05:00 - 27 minutes - 31.3 MBMurder mystery author Derek Farrell explains his Writer's Routine! Derek writes the 'Danny Bird Mysteries', a series of books that focus on a barman-cum-amateur-detective, and the cases he stumbles upon through the sleazy streets of London. Finally writing and getting these stories published has not been as plain-sailing as finding a bright light in the West-End though. After finishing one story which ended up cosy and alone in his top drawer - for his birthday, friends bought him a writing...
Mark Edwards - Writer's Routine #18
January 19, 2018 00:00 - 30 minutes - 35.4 MBCrime and Thriller writer Mark Edwards brings us our first Writer's Routine of 2018! With 7 solo-books to his name, and 6 co-written works, a few years ago Mark finally turned into a full-time writer. His novels have a dedicated following, who crave stories packed with suspense, mystery and the frequent feeling that something supernatural may turn up. Mark is in the mould of Ruth Rendell or Stephen King, and like many full-time writers, has to squeeze his work between the hours the kids ar...
Richard Graham - Writer's Routine #17
December 18, 2017 00:00 - 24 minutes - 28.3 MBIt's our last Writer's Routine of 2017! So now, for something a little bit different. Artist, illustrator and writer Richard Graham brings us his daily ritual! Richard upcycles old junk, furniture and other bric-a-brac to make 3D pieces of character art. With this, he then imagines a story involving the pieces, and writes picture books for kids! His first 'The Cranky Caterpillar' is a tale of an insect stuck in a piano, moodily beating the keys, until a girl finds him, and sings some colour...
Mark Hill - Writer's Routine #16
December 08, 2017 00:00 - 28 minutes - 32.4 MBCrime-writer Mark Hill tells us how he goes about his day! Radio-producer Mark Hill has a life-long love of crime fiction, and spotting the tricks and traits of the genre forced his hand to write a book of his own! 'Two O'Clock Boy' tells the story of a killer seemingly getting revenge on everyone in a children's home many years ago. It's the first of his 'Drake and Crowley' thriller series, and it's gone so well, that you can expect a second very shortly. In the show, we talk about what p...
Owen King - Writer's Routine #15
December 01, 2017 00:00 - 27 minutes - 31.9 MBCo-author of 'Sleeping Beauties', Owen King tells us this week's writer's routine! In writing terms, Owen King could not have found himself in a better place. His dad, Stephen King, is one of the world's most successful authors, publishing over 50 books across horror and fantasy, he has sold over 350 million copies, and he's co-written the brand new 'Sleeping Beauties' with his son, Owen! So, if you're here to get writing tips from the best, this week's guest has learned his craft from the...
Owen King, author of 'Sleeping Beauties' - Thriller writer talks about idea generation, writing for TV, and working with his dad, Stephen King
December 01, 2017 00:00 - 27 minutes - 31.9 MBCo-author of 'Sleeping Beauties', Owen King tells us this week's writer's routine! In writing terms, Owen King could not have found himself in a better place. His dad, Stephen King, is one of the world's most successful authors, publishing over 50 books across horror and fantasy, he has sold over 350 million copies, and he's co-written the brand new 'Sleeping Beauties' with his son, Owen! So, if you're here to get writing tips from the best, this week's guest has learned his craft from the...
Simon Mayo - Writer's Routine #14
November 24, 2017 00:00 - 21 minutes - 25 MBBroadcaster, writer and award-winning podcaster Simon Mayo shows us how an extremely busy person fits in a writing routine! Simon presents the drive-time show on BBC Radio 2, one of Europe's most popular radio stations. He is one half of 'Kermode and Mayo's Film Review' on BBC Radio 5 Live (Hello to Jason Isaacs), and used to present one of the most prestigious shows on the air, as the host of the BBC Radio 1 Breakfast Show. In amongst all this, he's found the time to publish 4 novels! His...
Paul Burston - Writer's Routine #13
November 17, 2017 10:00 - 30 minutes - 35.1 MBThriller-author, satirist and journalist Paul Burston digs deep in his writer's routine! One of the founding editors of 'Attitude' Magazine, Paul published his first fiction book, 'Shameless', back in 2001. It detailed a single man's life in the Soho clubbing scene. So naturally, he had to partake in much research as a single man in the Soho clubbing scene. 2016 was a big year for Paul, he was featured in the British Council’s #FiveFilms4Freedom Global List, celebrating '33 visionary pe...
James Wilde - Writer's Routine #12
November 10, 2017 00:00 - 30 minutes - 34.9 MB'Man of Mercia' James Wilde shares the secrets of writing historical fiction! In the most polite way possible, James Wilde seems like a man of another time. He lives in a family home in the forest, takes long walks across the fells, and camps in the black, barren night whilst dreaming of ideas. He also reads all them, and he always has. He reads tales of fantasy, tales of fact, and he dreamed of marrying the two in a historical fiction series. He did just that with his best selling 'Herewa...
Gerry Rose - Writer's Routine #11
November 03, 2017 10:00 - 27 minutes - 31.6 MBBonnie Scot Gerry Rose shares his Writer's Routine! After spending a lifetime adoring books and stories, but limiting his bubbling creativity to bedtime stories to his kids, Gerry finally did something he was almost embarrassed to do - get his ideas down on to paper and write a book. He has just released the second book in his 'Elliot' series, a trilogy of thriller books that look at one detective's life across three different eras. 'Rinsed' focuses on 2 weeks in summer 2005, when London w...
Paul A. Mendelson - Writer's Routine #10
October 27, 2017 11:00 - 31 minutes - 35.7 MBComedy writer and now bonafide author Paul A. Mendelson tells us his working day. Paul has written for everything, pretty much. Starting in advertising, he has scripted radio drama, movies, TV drama, and is the creator of BBC's 'My Hero'. You know, with Ardal O'Hanlon off Father Ted, Hugh Dennis and that moody receptionist. This year he has dived into novels, releasing an adults book, 'In the Matter of Isabel', and his first children's novel 'Losing Arthur' has just been published. The lat...
DM Mark - Writer's Routine #9
October 19, 2017 23:00 - 30 minutes - 35.1 MBCrime-writing extraordinaire and gruesome guru DM Mark is this week's guest! DM is David. David is DM. After his 'McAvoy' crime series are bestsellers and critically acclaimed, David became bored of murders in the 21st century and took a dive back in time, travelling to the 1800s. Hull is ravaged by cholera, you can barely walk along the streets for the dying, and the grass over graves is hardly sealed when it gets broken again for another corpse. It is into this already bleak world, that D...
Paul Finch - Writer's Routine #8
October 12, 2017 23:00 - 28 minutes - 32.9 MBAn ex-copper turned crime author give us today's writing routine!Paul Finch used to work for the Greater Manchester Police, and upon leaving found that everything the force taught him and the stories he saw along the way might have another use.First, Paul wrote for 'The Bill', and has since gone on to write may scripts across film, TV and animation. He pens horror fiction, loads of sci-fi too and has even given his ideas to the Doctor's (Doctor Who? Doctor Who!) universe.It's with crime ficti...
David deVire - Writer's Routine #7
October 06, 2017 04:00 - 32 minutes - 37.7 MBThe author of a brand new book on gender equality shares his writing routine!David deVire has had a busy life. He's been an armed policer officer, worked with the University of Oxford on exams, and went from being a property millionaire to homeless... almost overnight.He's always had a fascination with people, the relationships between everyone and how we can learn more about the role of men and women in history. So, with all the free time that he had because of the homeless thing I mentioned...