#224. The Truth About Writing Faster: It's Not What You Think

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Savannah Gilbo

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🗓️ 16 December 2025

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Unlock the clarity you need to write smoothly, avoid constant restarts, and finish a stronger first draft in less time. If you've ever tried to draft quickly and ended up with pages that feel unsalvageable, this episode will help you understand why that happens and what to do instead. You'll learn what makes fast drafting possible, how clarity speeds up your process, and why a little prep work often saves months of rewriting. You'll also hear how my writing students used this approach t...

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0:00.0	If you've been dreaming about writing your novel, the new year is the perfect time to finally make it happen.
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0:40.2	And then once she did this kind of foundational work we just talked about,
0:43.6	she wrote a 100,000 word first draft in under 90 days.
0:47.2	And for the first time, she actually enjoyed the process.
0:50.5	Not because she'd suddenly become more disciplined,
0:53.1	but mainly because she wasn't fighting her
0:55.1	own uncertainty anymore. She knew where her story was going and she could trust that foundation
0:59.9	that she'd built. So this is what drafting with clarity feels like. You sit down at your desk
1:04.8	already knowing what your scenes need to accomplish and why they matter. And in most cases,
1:09.8	you're not sitting down asking what
1:11.7	should happen in this next scene. Instead, you're asking more productive questions like,
1:15.9	how can I bring this idea I had for a scene to life? Welcome to the Fiction Writing Made Easy
1:23.8	podcast. My name is Savannah Gilbo, and I'm here to help you write a story that works.
1:28.9	I want to prove to you that writing a novel doesn't have to be overwhelming. So each week,
1:33.4	I'll bring you a brand new episode with simple, actionable, and step-by-step strategies that you
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