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

anyway. podcast-host

Alright, so the key takeaway for tip number two is that novels aren't finished in one impressive writing session after another. podcast-host

In most cases they are finished through many smaller efforts that gradually add up. podcast-host

And the same can be true for you and your story. podcast-host

All right, now tip number three is to stop measuring consistency by a daily word count or a daily writing streak. podcast-host

And if there's one word that writers hear over and over, it's the word consistency. podcast-host

It usually comes with a very specific picture attached, so something like a daily word count you're trying to hit, a streak that you're never supposed to break, and that same kind of butt-in-the-chair hour every single morning, no matter what. podcast-host

And of course that advice can be useful when your life is reasonably predictable, right? podcast-host

But with kids, life is anything but predictable. podcast-host

One sick kid can wipe out your entire week that you had planned. podcast-host

A school break can change the whole shape of your day or week. podcast-host

A new baby can make yesterday's routine completely impossible, right? podcast-host

And even a system that worked beautifully for you for six months can suddenly just stop working. podcast-host

And when that happens, it's so easy to look at the three sessions that you missed or the word count goal that you didn't hit last Thursday, right? podcast-host

Whatever it is. podcast-host

And it's easy to look at that stuff and decide that you've failed or that there's no point going back to your desk. podcast-host

But the thing podcast-host

Is that missing the plan is not the same thing as failing at your book, okay? podcast-host

And it doesn't mean that you lack discipline because you missed last Thursday's writing session or because you didn't wake up at 5:30 yesterday or whatever it is. podcast-host

It doesn't mean that you lack discipline. podcast-host

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