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“Dan does a terrific job demystifying the work of being an author though insightful and fun interviews that explore practical author routines and journeys. Well done!”
Finn'sDad via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/20/24
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“Absolutely love Writer’s Routine!! So fascinating how such useful craft chats emerge from talking about routine! Listening from my dog walk in Western Australia!”
BlairWitch80 via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
03/11/24
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“Dan is a master @ extracting the best info & tips out of writers. Useful & reassuring for all writers. Love it!”
Joy Mansib via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
01/24/24
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“I started this podcast from the beginning about a month ago. I am 15 episodes in and I love it! It’s amazing to see how successful this podcast has become. In the first episodes, you can tell Dan is unsure if his podcast will take off, and it makes me laugh that one of his episodes is recorded in...”Read full review »
Belle&kitty via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
12/08/23
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“Dan is a top man.”
andcon85 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/29/23
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“Wonderful host, wonderful content”
isabellex3 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/13/23
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“Thank you for this amazing podcast. For a wannabe-writer like me, it is truly inspiring. I love how every published writer has found his or her own routine. Please continue!”
bookb@rt via Apple Podcasts ·
Netherlands ·
09/05/23
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“I love this podcast. Great tips and insights from varying writers that really help inspire and empower. It’s always wonderful to hear a successful author describe doing something you’ve been telling yourself is the ‘wrong’ way. I love it and often recommend it to others.”
Storytellerclaire via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/06/23
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“In my top 5 all-time. Consistent quality and always funny. Thank you”
HumbleCheetah via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
07/25/23
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“The best part of this show is hearing that there is no ONE way that works. Whenever I am doubting myself, this show keeps me moving forward. It has also created an interest in other genres for me. Check it out!”
EdwardJRoberts via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/15/23
“Working on my first novel, I plow through craft books and with this show Dan offers super helpful guests and the best craft questions! As I listen, it feels like I told Dan in advance what I would ask the guest.”
Richard SoCal via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
06/22/23
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“Charming and always revealing, this show is tops on my list”
gkMoberg via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
06/10/23
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“Just discovered this podcast and found the JD Kirk ep truly inspiring.”
League Of Steve via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
05/27/23
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“I love listening to Writer’s Routine. The podcast is entertaining, as well as informative. In every episode, I learn some thing that gives me insight into my own writing process and comfort to know I am not alone. It’s wonderful to know that some of the most successful writers have experienced...”Read full review »
An American named Kay via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
05/24/23
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“Absolutely fantastic podcast, really insightful. Gives a great view into what it is like to be a writer.”
Shaggy697 via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
05/20/23
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“Started from the beginning and every episode provides a new insight.”
Runner bda via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
05/02/23
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“Listen and notice your writerly engines move in the best way.”
KelsListens via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/16/23
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“I have just started listening to this podcast and have decided to listen to it from the very beginning. I love listening to Dan interview all the various writers. Not only do you get useful tips and advise to help advance your own writing but he does it in such an energetic way that is easy to...”Read full review »
Chanobi via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
03/31/23
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“Interviews often just devolve into women moaning about the “struggles” of trying to balance motherhood and writing. While I understand this topic may be of interest to some, it can quite annoying to listen to over and over again. Please include more variety! It would be great to hear from people...”Read full review »
PEEZA82 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
03/17/23
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“I’ve been listening to episodes of this wonderful podcast daily over the past few months.
I’ve often toyed with the idea of writing a novel myself but have felt out of my depth and not knowing where I would start. Don’t think that a creative writing course is for me plus I’m still working and...”Read full review »
Ivor Mason via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
03/06/23
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“I absolutely love love love this podcast. Discovered it week ago and going through all episodes. There is so much comfort in knowing that everyone has their own routine and struggles, not only me. It is like having pep talks from group of writers friends.”
Blackbookofstyle via Apple Podcasts ·
Poland ·
01/05/23
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“I have listened to every episode of Writers Routine since I found it over the summer. I have found the tips and routines really entertaining as well as informative and have adopted some of the tips myself. Keep up the good work.”
REAS2920 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
12/01/22
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“Perfect listening for getting you in the mood for working on your own manuscript. This is my very favorite writing podcast of the plethora out there.”
T-Mo1 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/27/22
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“What an informative and interesting podcast. Lots of great stories and tips. Love your interviewing technique. Thanks”
dreamgenie via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
11/21/22
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“I love his accent and the way he gets to the bottom of his questions is just amazing I will definitely be watching the next one”
stevesteve1414 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/03/22
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“What I really love is how simply listening in on a conversation with these other writers helps to spark creativity. A great motivational asset for any writer!”
Miriam Laundry - Author via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
09/06/22
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“Being a writer, I constantly find myself sifting through podcast after podcast trying to find the diamond in the rough. The first ever writing podcast truly enjoyed (to the point of binging) was Writer’s Routine. The interviewees are always interesting, and always have different, quirky routine....”Read full review »
TDawgyDogg via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
09/02/22
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“The authors are wonderful, but it’s hard to listen to episodes when the host asks sexist questions about how female authors can write while raising children, while the male authors are not asked about such things. There’s also a tone in his voice of incredulity when interviewing women that’s not...”Read full review »
aeis17 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/17/22
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“Best writers podcast ever - good tips, insightful questions and fine humour. Am a big fan of Dan’s work!”
laurawas13 via Apple Podcasts ·
France ·
08/16/22
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“Precisely what I was looking for. Methods and environments of successful writers. Excellent.”
Defends via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/07/22
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“Love this podcast!”
Jesus is fun via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/29/22
“I have always been intrigued by the ways that writers write and so I was thrilled when I found this podcast. Dan is a great interviewer and his guests are unfailingly engaging and well-spoken. It is a nerdy joy of mine to hear about the minutiae of authors’ daily writing lives - particularly...”Read full review »
Elena-A via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
07/27/22
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BYoak via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
06/29/22
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“Love the host and all the fun and interesting interviews!!!”
ILoveTwinPeaks via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
06/29/22
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“I’m working through the older episodes of this podcast, and the quality of the show is clear from the start. Very enjoyable podcast and interviewer.”
Shrishtee17 via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
06/22/22
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“I look forward to every episode to hear how authors of every background approach their work and stay engaged in their stories. From the first tickle of an idea to research to keeping at it — I was looking for how all this works, and I’ve found here. Fresh each week and as entertaining as...”Read full review »
Con FB via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
06/16/22
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“I love these podcasts. I stumbled across them however this was a serendipity moment! As a budding author these interviews (with a plethora of different authors) have really increased my confidence with the advice and experiences that authors have endured during the process of getting published. I...”Read full review »
Wilesy111 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
05/25/22
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“Great practical advice and interesting conversations. Well done.”
ARu_1010 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
05/24/22
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“I really loved this until it was the same thing over and over again. Solution over and over again for writing success was to marry well or have inheritance and definitely be white. the one time he had a person of color it was such a hard scrabble story of a lawyer who had tons of kids and...”Read full review »
MarsBarsPlanet via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
05/22/22
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“I’m new to writing & this great show. Thank you for providing great information on writers & their routines.”
rhinocwriter via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
05/18/22
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“It is kind of like listening to the old episodes of Parkinson. One to one, good interviewing, and a space for writers to just be real about their process.”
spiralflat via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
05/17/22
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“Great inspiration and tips for writers - always fun, uplifting and encouraging! Plus I find new books to enjoy!!Thank you Dan!!”
Keeganhughes via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
05/13/22
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“I’ve been looking like a podcast like this for a hot minute. It’s so fascinating and informative.”
bekinwari via Apple Podcasts ·
Nigeria ·
05/12/22
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“I am a writer in progress and love this podcast. Writing is a lonely process and it can be difficult to battle the self doubt and internal critic that threatens to overwhelm me. Dan Simpson brilliantly interviews a vast talent of writers across many genres that help to inspire listeners.
The...”Read full review »
yasminimo via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
05/02/22
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“Thank you Dan for your latest episode with Joanna Cannon. I have listened to all of your programs, but this particular one I replayed and listened to back to back. I feel this was your best. I can’t wait to get hold of her books and start to follow her work. This interview for some reason spoke...”Read full review »
Grierhax via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/29/22
“Found this luckily and ploughing my way through the back catalogue. Love the angle it takes and takes you into the world of the writers room and the mechanics of it. Fascinating listen on my daily dog walks.”
rich1972 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
04/07/22
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“I am a routine/process junkie because I am a wannabe writer. Best podcast!”
cynlinh via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/22/22
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“I cannot count the amount of times I’ve burst into happy tears realizing there are others who care about the nuances of font choices and have figured out their own unique creative flow. Thank you, Dan Simpson, for your genuine enthusiasm for your guests and their craft. I feel so seen and...”Read full review »
estherru via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/13/22
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“Dan asks the questions we all want to know the answers to. More importantly he listens to his guests, allows them to answer and doesn’t overtalk them.
Great interviews. Really interesting guests.
Keep up the good work.”
Monty0425 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
03/07/22
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