Our summer interns are back with another episode of Ad Aster! Join Aster Lit interns Judy, Angie, and Nabeeha for a deep dive into all things writing routines—the famous, the personal, the pros and the cons. Like our last episode, this episode was produced from start to finish by our summer interns. Thank you to our hosts for their hard work, to Joyce for the episode transcript, to Elizabeth for editing, and to Naomi for providing timestamps and quotes.

notable moments:

0:00 - Introduction 

0:35 - Finderscope check-in

2:11 - What is a writing routine?

2:42 - Nabeeha, Angie and Judy share their writing routines

5:15  - The hosts compare their writing habits to Jane Austen, Maya Angelou, Charles Dickens, and Haruki Murakami

9:46 - Discussion of how writing routines differ between professional and amateur writers

11:48 - Do writing routines differ based on the genre?

19:45 - Discussion of the hosts’ preferred medium for writing

20:37 - How being in jail affected a writer’s work

22:10 - Writing routines and wellness

27:56 - How can we avoid the negative effects of writing on health?

31:38 - The hosts’ writing and reading quirks

37:23 - Conclusion 

Links

Episode Transcript

Reddit post about the writer in jail

The most unusual writing rituals of famous authors 

The Daily Routines of Great Writers – The Marginalian

Psychological Benefits of Routines