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Fiction Writing Made Easy

#155. 10 Things That Will NOT Make You A Better Writer

Fiction Writing Made Easy

Savannah Gilbo

Education, Fiction, Writing Tips, Arts, Bestseller, Writing, How To, Author, Writing Community, Books, Novel, How To Write Fiction, Writing Fiction, Writer, How To Write A Book

4.91.5K Ratings

🗓️ 20 August 2024

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

As someone who’s worked with hundreds of authors, I see people making the same mistakes over and over and over again. Mistakes that are easily avoidable once you know they’re mistakes.In this episode, I’m sharing some of these mistakes. Specifically, the 10 things that will NOT make you a better writer—and oh boy is it a juicy episode! In it, you’ll hear me talk about:[01:27] Why waiting until you feel more “ready” to write is actually one of the worst things you can do (and spoiler alert: yo...

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0:00.0

Hey there, I'm hosting a brand new free live masterclass called Your Start to Finish Book Blueprint

0:07.0

How to Write a Novel in Five Steps, No MFA or Creative Writing Degree required.

0:12.4

In this free training, I'm going to share things like a step-by-step roadmap to follow

0:16.8

from brainstorming your ideas to writing and revising your first draft

0:20.6

to publishing and marketing your book.

0:22.7

I'm going to talk about how to plan your writing schedule

0:25.1

so you can get your book finished,

0:26.4

even if you're busy or brand new to writing.

0:28.6

You will walk away from this training with a plan,

0:30.6

which is so exciting.

0:31.8

I'm going to talk about three lies that keep many

0:34.0

aspiring writers from starting and finishing their drafts and then what you can do

0:38.1

starting right now to get into action. We'll also talk through how to find the right kind of support system for you and

0:44.9

spoiler alert. It's probably not a writing group. I will tell you why on the free training.

0:49.4

So if this sounds like something you're interested in, you can sign up for free at savanna gilboe.com

0:54.3

forward slash book I hope to see you there what do I really need to write a solid first

1:00.0

draft and yes those details and the Polish pros will matter eventually right but again not for your first

1:06.4

draft so instead I would rather see you focus on building out the foundation of your story

1:11.7

things like the characters, the plot, the setting,

1:15.0

weaving your theme through everything, hitting the requirements of your genre and things like that,

1:20.0

and then worry about the pros and the details and their research later.

1:23.7

This is what's going to help you become a better writer.

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