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Liz Alterman

Liz Alterman is a New Jersey-based suspense author of "A Different Type of Poison," "You'll Be Sorry," "The Perfect Neighborhood," and the memoir "Sad Sacked," and co-host of The Mom Coms Standup and Stories podcast.

May 7, 2026

Writer's Routine

Writer's Routine

Liz Alterman, author of 'A Different Type of Poison' - Thriller writer discusses embracing the meta, always having a listen, and changing how you write depending on how it's read

May 7 · 1h 2m

Dan SimpsonHOST
14:59
Um, a day in the life of you writing a novel, uh, how does the whole thing look? Run us through your routine.
Liz AltermanGUEST
15:05
Oh, okay.
Liz AltermanGUEST
15:06
Thank you.
Liz AltermanGUEST
15:06
Well, I do feel like every book I treat a little bit differently, but actually, Dan, if I can, if I can fangirl for a moment, I feel like your podcast, especially your episodes with Lucy Foley and Claire Douglas, really sort of changed things for me.
Liz AltermanGUEST
15:22
Um, I was going to attend, I did attend a wonderful writing, or I guess it's an artist residency in France.
Liz AltermanGUEST
15:29
And so before I went, I wanted to really make the most of that time.
Liz AltermanGUEST
15:34
I had two weeks to devote to writing, and I had a new idea that I wanted to work on.

37 MINS LATER

Dan SimpsonHOST
52:47
Like what is it about that genre that, that does pull you in? And, and like why is that what you're focusing on?

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