Writer's Routine

Ben Aaronovitch is a science-fiction enthusiast. He started off in TV, writing for Casualty, Doctor Who, and Jupiter Moon. Then, whilst working in a bookshop in London's Convent Garden, he had an idea for a magical mystery and murder that would happen nearby. The seed became 'Rivers of London', and the first in the 'Peter Grant series'. It tracks the adventures of a young pol...

Ryan Pyle is an adventurer, documentary-maker and now, author. He travels the world making films for the Discovery Channel, the Travel Channel, BBC Earth and more. After starting out living in China and writing for the New York Times, he was named by Photo District News as one of the 30 photographers to look out for. Now, he makes documentaries.

His films have tak...

Daisy Stephens is a journalist who has written stories forever. When she was young she filled notebooks with them, now living in a house-share with 3 friends and a grumpy cat, she fills notebooks with ideas and plots. During lockdown, she tried to turn one into a novell. It didn't go well. After 100,000 words she fell out of love and put it away. Then, for her job, she interv...

Laurell K. Hamilton is a pioneer of romantasy and urban fantasy. One of the biggest names in the genre, Sarah J. Mass has cited Laurell as an enormous inspiration. She's published more than 40 novels and has sold over 20 million of them. She's a Number 1 New York Times bestseller known for her 'Anita Blake' series and the 'Merry Gentry' books - the first of which was publishe...