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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Simon Toyne - Writer's Routine #6
September 29, 2017 02:00 - 33 minutes - 38 MBBestselling thriller writer Simon Toyne explores his writing routine! In 2007, bored in a job and dreaming of telling stories, Simon quit to finally get one down. Only, he didn't do things by halves. Simon moved his whole family across the channel for a French adventure with the idea that in 7 months, he would finish his first book. The slight issue was... he had no idea what it would be about. Cue a stormy sea crossing, a last-minute hotel booking to get any sleep they could manage, the spin...
Phoebe Morgan - Writer's Routine #5
September 21, 2017 23:00 - 26 minutes - 15.1 MBPublishing editor and now published author Phoebe Morgan explores her writing routine!After years of working as an editor in a publishing house, making other writer's work better, Phoebe sat down to tell her own story. Her debut novel, 'The Doll House' is a psychological thriller about 2 sisters who, after just losing their much-loved father, find their life disturbed and intruded upon by someone seeking revenge. It's inspired by a doll house she used to played with, and the story has been bu...
Jaroslav Kalfar - Writer's Routine #4
September 14, 2017 23:00 - 25 minutes - 14.9 MBHay 30 list-making author Jaroslav Kalfar shares his writing routine! In 2017, to celebrate their 30th birthday the Hay Festival selected 30 people they think will shape the world in the next 30 years, and today's Czech debutant made the cut! Jaroslav's acclaimed novel 'Spaceman of Bohemia' gives us a Czech astronaut who, while sent on a mission he will probably never return from, sees his marriage break-down, starts to go insane, and meets a gigantic alien spider with an obsession for bacon....
Angela Clarke - Writer's Routine #3
September 08, 2017 06:40 - 28 minutes - 16.2 MBCrime author Angela Clarke gives us another writer's routine! 'Trust Me' is the third book in her 'Social Media Murders Series', and has just been released to critical and commercial acclaim, but to simply call Angela a 'crime writer' is a bit of a disservice. Angela is a Sunday Times best-selling author, playwright, columnist, screenwriter and public speaker. Her memoir 'Confessions of a Fashionista' is an Amazon Chart best-seller. She is a frequent contributor across radio and in newspapers...
Steven Butler - Writer's Routine #2
August 31, 2017 23:00 - 28 minutes - 16.4 MBIt's children's fiction king-pin Steven Butler, with his writing routine!Steven is an actor, a singer, a voice-over artist, a passionate cook and somehow finds time to jot down some best-selling books. In this episode, we'll find out how he organises his day to keep creative and focused, while doing about a billion different projects.Steven writes brand new books in the world-famous and loved 'Dennis the Menace' series, has penned 'World Book Day' titles, and was shortlisted for the prestigio...
Karin Slaughter - Writer's Routine #1
August 24, 2017 23:00 - 27 minutes - 15.7 MBCrime-writing behemoth Karin Slaughter is here with our first ever writer's routine! With over 35 million copies of 17 books sold, in over 36 languages, Karin is one of the world's most popular thriller writers. Her new novel, 'The Good Daughter', focuses on a woman's attempt to come to terms with a traumatising childhood, and explores what being a defence lawyer is like in small-town America. Although the subject of the book is pretty harrowing, the interview is mainly about over-used words,...
Writer's Routine - Series 1 Trailer
August 22, 2017 09:00 - 3 minutes - 2.82 MBA short and sweet summary of everything that's to come in Series 1 of 'Writer's Routine'.You can hear a few extracts from our best interviews, where we discover the daily diaries from all sorts of authors as they talk about how they turn a tiny, glimmer of an idea, into a best-selling series. In this show, we'll learn how to get maximum efficiency out of any creativity.Oh, and the music underneath that brings to mind an erratic, underperforming coffee-shop in Montmatre? You'll get used to it....