Fiction Writing Made Easy with Savannah Gilbo | How to Write a Novel & Writing Advice
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Today: #149 in Arts, Australia on our combined chart.
Today: #113 in Arts, South Africa on our combined chart.
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| Date | Combined Rank | Apple Podcasts |
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| Oct 27 | — | #196 |
| Oct 26 | — | #195 |
| Oct 25 | — | #181 |
| Oct 24 | — | #173 |
| Oct 23 | #170 | #140 |
| Oct 22 | #168 | #138 |
| Oct 21 | #175 | #144 |
| Oct 20 | #160 | #130 |
| Oct 19 | #200 | #171 |
| Oct 18 | #176 | #146 |
| Oct 17 | #185 | #155 |
| Oct 16 | #177 | #147 |
| Oct 15 | #160 | #130 |
| Oct 14 | #171 | #140 |
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#266. How to Get Back Into Writing Your Novel After a Long Break
October 20, 2026 · 17 minIf you’ve stepped away from your novel for a few weeks, or even a few months, getting back into writing can feel a lot harder than it should. Maybe you open your draft, scroll through a few pages, and wonder where you were even going with…
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#265. What Is Cozy Fiction? 10 Characteristics Cozy Writers Need to Know
September 29, 2026 · 26 minLearn what makes cozy fiction work—and how to balance warmth, tension, character growth, and community to create the hopeful reading experience cozy readers expect. You know the feeling a cozy book gives you—warm, safe, like a world you…
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#264. First Draft Mistakes: Jessica Brody & Savannah Gilbo Compare Notes
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#263. How Emily Henry Hooks Readers in Chapter One of Book Lovers
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September 1, 2026 · 18 minIf you’ve read the craft books, listened to hundreds of podcast episodes, and studied all kinds of writing advice—but still sit down at your desk wondering, okay, what am I actually supposed to work on today?—this episode is for…
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#262. 10 Tips to Make Your Enemies to Lovers Romance Feel Believable
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#261. 5 Mistakes Writers Make Using the Save the Cat! Beat Sheet
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#260. Student Spotlight: From Stuck at 25k Words to a Finished Draft With Lindsay Sfara
August 11, 2026 · 40 minAfter stalling out on a draft she'd already outlined chapter by chapter, Lindsay Sfara discovered the story development work that has to come before an outline—and turned that stuck manuscript into a published debut novel. Today I'm…
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#259. How to Finish a Novel With Kids at Home & Limited Writing Time
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#258. 5 Myths Keeping You From Finishing Your First Draft
July 28, 2026 · 22 minIf you keep working on your novel but never seem to get closer to “The End,” these five novel writing myths may explain why—and show you what to do differently. If you've been working on the same novel for months (or years), you've…
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#257. Stuck in Chapter One or the Messy Middle? What Your Stuck Point Reveals
July 21, 2026 · 17 minStuck writing your novel? Wherever your draft stalls out—chapter one, 20,000 words, the messy middle—that spot isn't random. It's a clue that tells you exactly what your story is missing. Almost every writer who gets stuck while drafting a…
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#256. Why “Just Start Writing” Can Be Terrible Advice for New Writers
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