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 · #256. Why “Just Start Writing” Can Be Terrible Advice for New Writers · 14 Jul 2026 podcast

If you're not really sure who your protagonist and antagonist are, no worries, just start writing.

You've probably heard the advice before.

And here's the strange thing about this advice.

It can literally be the best thing a writer ever hears or the reason they never finish their draft.

It all comes down to how much clarity you have about your story before you sit down to write.

And the tricky part is most new writers can't tell whether they have that clarity or not.

So today I'm going to walk you through what the advice to just start writing gets right, where it quietly trips up a brand new writer, and how to know when you're actually ready to start writing.

Welcome to the Fiction Writing Made Easy podcast.

My name is Savannah Gilbo, and I'm here to help you write a story that works.

I want to prove to you that writing a novel doesn't have to be overwhelming.

So each week, I'll bring you a brand new episode with simple, actionable, and step-by-step strategies that you can implement in your writing right away.

So whether you're brand new to writing or more of a seasoned author looking to improve your craft, this podcast is for you.

So pick up a pen and let's get started.

All right, so let's dig in, and I want to start by being fair to this advice, because there is a real reason why the advice to just start writing is everywhere.

And that is that you learn to write by actually writing, not by reading about writing.

You can do all the prep in the world and still not really understand your story until you put words on the page.

And at some point, you're not going to learn anything by prepping or planning.

Some answers just aren't going to come from thinking harder.

They're only going to come to you from actually writing.

And that's exactly what drafting gives you, right?

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