Savannah Gilbo

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3,356 appearances 13 recordings 1 series first heard May 2026 last heard 18 Aug

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Fiction Writing Made Easy with Savannah Gilbo | How to Write a Novel & Writing Advice · #261. 5 Mistakes Writers Make Using the Save the Cat! Beat Sheet · 18 Aug 2026 podcast

So mistake number one is filling in the beat sheet before developing your story's foundation. podcast-host

Mistake number two is losing track of the central story question as you fill out the beat sheet. podcast-host

Mistake number three is treating every beat as an individual scene. podcast-host

Mistake number four is writing a fun and game section with no conflict. podcast-host

And mistake number five is making the bad guys close in entirely external. podcast-host

Now, I want to take us back to something that I said in the intro, and that is that the Save the Cat beat sheet can be an incredibly helpful tool for outlining your novel. podcast-host

But it does work best when you have a clear sense of the story you're trying to tell first. podcast-host

That means developing your story's foundation, knowing which plot thread is central, and understanding how your protagonists are. podcast-host

Internal struggle, the central conflict, and your genre will shape what happens. podcast-host

With that clarity in place, the beat sheet can help you organize those events into a well-structured plot. podcast-host

And if you're not quite there yet, I would like to invite you to check out my notes to novel course, because inside the course I walk you through a step-by-step process for doing exactly that. podcast-host

Developing your story, turning it into a scene-by-scad, and then using that roadmap to write your podcast-host

First draft, so you'll always know what to focus on next. podcast-host

If you want to learn more about Notes to Novel and join me in the course, I have put the link for you in the show notes. podcast-host

Now, if you're someone writing a romance or a story with a romantic subplot, and if the relationship happens to be built on an enemies to lovers arc, then you are going to love the next episode. podcast-host

Because in the next episode, I'm diving deep into the enemies to lovers trope and I'm giving you my top 10 podcast-host

tips to make your enemies to lovers relationship feel believable. podcast-host

So that's what's coming up next. podcast-host

And that is all I have for you in today's episode. podcast-host

So as always, thank you so much for tuning in. podcast-host

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