Writing Routines

Viet Thanh Nguyen’s Writing Routine: “I got to that point by writing a lot, reading a lot, and enduring a lot.”

Viet Thanh Nguyen is a Vietnamese-American novelist, best-known for his 2016 debut novel, The Sympathizer, which won the Pulitzer…

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Michael Connelly’s Writing Routine: “Writing is all about finding momentum and keeping it.”

Michael Connelly is an American author best-known for his detective and crime fiction novels featuring LAPD Detective Hieronymus…

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Barack Obama’s Writing Routine: “Because nothing is more terrifying than the blank page.”

Barack Obama was the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017, and is the author…

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John Grisham’s Writing Routine: “Nothing will happen until you are producing at least one page per day.”

John Grisham is an American author and lawyer best known for his best-selling legal thrillers: A Time to Kill, The…

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Jessica Bruder’s Writing Routine: “My best story ideas are the kind that have haunted me with questions each night.”

Jessica Bruder is an American journalist and author of Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century, which was adapted…

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Ann Patchett’s Writing Routine: “Starting a novel isn’t so different from starting a marriage.”

Ann Patchett is the author of seven novels, The Patron Saint of Liars, Taft, The Magician’s Assistant, Bel…

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