Savannah Gilbo

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

Savannah Gilbo’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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Fiction Writing Made Easy with Savannah Gilbo | How to Write a Novel & Writing Advice · #259. How to Finish a Novel With Kids at Home & Limited Writing Time · 4 Aug 2026 podcast

And that belief is that unless you have a few interrupted hours, then maybe it's not really worth opening your draft. podcast-host

And I totally understand where this comes from. podcast-host

Who doesn't want a few uninterrupted hours to write their book? podcast-host

Sometimes it's also a little hard to imagine what you can really get done in 15 minutes, right? podcast-host

You think about a 15 minute pocket of time and you're like, what can I really get done? podcast-host

Probably not a whole chapter. podcast-host

Maybe not even a full scene, right? podcast-host

So it tends to feel easier to just wait until you have a long interrupted chunk of time to settle in, find your rhythm, and then make the session quote unquote count. podcast-host

But what I want you to remember, especially now if you're following tip number one, where you have a roadmap and you're kind of leaving yourself notes at the end of each session, what I want you to remember is that walking in, no podcast-host

Knowing your next move or what you're gonna work on in that session, instead of burning your entire writing window trying to remember where you're at, that already is gonna help you way more than you think. podcast-host

But I also want you to keep in mind that a novel is written one scene, one paragraph, and sometimes even one single sentence at a time. podcast-host

And this is why short writing sessions can still be really worthwhile. podcast-host

I'm gonna link to an episode of this podcast. podcast-host

With one of my notes to novel students. podcast-host

Her name is JJ Henley. podcast-host

And this is exactly how she finished and ultimately published her book. podcast-host

She wrote it one sentence, one paragraph, one scene at a time in the little pockets of time that she had. podcast-host

And you can do the same. podcast-host

So in 15 minutes, let's say you might untangle a plot problem that's been bothering you, right? podcast-host

That is a very worthwhile 15 minutes. podcast-host

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