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Fiction Writing Made Easy with Savannah Gilbo | How to Write a Novel & Writing Advice

Fiction Writing Made Easy with Savannah Gilbo | How to Write a Novel & Writing Advice

#266. How to Get Back Into Writing Your Novel After a Long Break

Oct 20, 2026 · 17m

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If you’ve stepped away from your novel for a few weeks, or even a few months, getting back into writing can feel a lot harder than it should. Maybe you open your draft, scroll through a few pages, and wonder where you were even going with the story. Maybe you feel like you need to reread your entire manuscript before you can write a single new word. Or maybe you keep doing the math on all the writing time you missed, and now you feel pressured to catch up. Here’s what I want you to know: you ...