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Podcast: 6-Figure Storyteller: Write unputdownable novels; fiction writing, storytelling, how to write a book, writing tips, subconscious creativity, writing fiction, how to write a novel
Episode: 290: Taking Years to Finish Your First Draft? Try This Step By Step Novel Process
Description: If it's taking you years to finish your first draft, there's a reason for that. But it's probably not what you think.
Does finishing your novel feel like pulling teeth? You’re putting in the time… but your first draft is still taking forever, your outline feels “meh,” and when you sit down to write, your brain goes blank.
Most advice tells you to push harder, grab a new plot template, or “just write.” But if you’re still stuck, the problem isn’t your discipline—and it’s not your intelligence.
In this video, I’m brea...