Interviews / Novelists Interview with Attica Locke: “My goal is to just show up to work and go as long as I can.”
Writing Routines Jeffrey Archer’s Writing Routine: “You can never tell when and where inspiration will strike.”
Interviews / Journalists Interview with Ted Conover: “Writing is still hard for me, but it gets easier if I stick to a routine.”
Interviews Interview with Sareeta Domingo: “Persevere, and choose projects in which you have the utmost belief.”
Writing Routines Gillian Flynn’s Writing Routine: “There’s no muse that’s going to come down and bestow upon you the mood to write.”
Interviews / Novelists Interview with Michael Arditti: “My own process is one of constant refining and polishing.”
Interviews / Journalists Interview with Dan Charnas: “Different types of writing require different levels of immersion.”
Writing Routines Karen Jennings’ Writing Routine: “I knew I wanted to be a writer, and for a long time that was enough.”
Interviews / Journalists Interview with Albert Samaha: “Seven hours of writing is nothing when you’re flowing.”
Writing Routines Laila Lalami’s Writing Routine: “Uncertainty is basically everyday in a life of a writer.”
Interviews Interview with Anita Felicelli: “You’re juggling with one hand while miming climbing out of a well with the other.”
Interviews Interview with Peter Mountford: “Your first and most important job is simply to command their attention.”
Interviews / Novelists Interview with Christine Sneed: “By the time we entered lockdown, I was utterly exhausted.”
Interviews Interview with Rachel Abbott: “Self-publishing is time-consuming and requires real dedication.”
Interviews / Novelists Interview with Joanne Harris: “Writing just a few hundred words a day can help me maintain focus.”
Interviews / Novelists Interview with Zoje Stage: “I have acquired the ability to write fairly quickly, once I’m fully focused.”
Interviews / Novelists Interview with Amanda Jennings: “My way of coping was to open my book, hide under a blanket, and read.”
Writing Routines Daisy Johnson’s Writing Routine: “The whole process of writing is one of putting things down and walking away.”
Interviews Interview with Kirsten Sundberg Lunstrum: “It taught me that the creative process isn’t fragile.”
Interviews Interview with Matthew Specktor: “I’ve enjoyed writing a memoir much more than I ever would have imagined I would.”
Writing Routines Alex Michaelides’ Writing Routine: “Writing is a bit like therapy; I had stuff to work out.”
Writing Routines Justin Cronin’s Writing Routine: “To write a novel is to finish one, not start one.”
Writing Routines Jerry Seinfeld’s Writing Routine: “It’s really the profession of writing, that’s what standup comedy is.”
Writing Routines R. L. Stine’s Writing Routine: “I start to feel uncomfortable if I’m not writing, after like two weeks.”
Productivity & Routine / Writing Tips The Role of Discipline in a Writer’s Daily Routine: How to Develop a Consistent Writing Habit
