#222. 3 Mindset Shifts Every Writer Needs to Finish Their Novel

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#222. 3 Mindset Shifts Every Writer Needs to Finish Their Novel

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Discover the mindset shifts to break out of analysis paralysis, choose progress over perfection, and build your novel layer by layer until it's complete.

Feeling stuck writing your novel? You're not alone. Most writers think they're struggling because they don't have enough time, talent, or discipline. But more often than not, the real issue is actually mindset. In fact, it's the root cause of stuckness: rewriting the same chapters, second-guessing every decision, or trying to fix everything at once.

In this episode, I’m sharing three mindset shifts that'll ease the pressure you're putting on yourself, help you get clarity on your draft, and write forward instead of sideways.

You will hear me talk about things like:

[03:15] Why getting stuck on the first few chapters is more about how you're thinking than how you're writing, and what to pay attention to instead.

[06:45] How preparing, planning, and researching can quietly stall your first draft, and the moment you know it's time to switch into writing mode.

[12:05] The reason drafting feels overwhelming when you try to fix everything at once, and the reframe that makes finishing your story feel doable.

If you've been feeling pressure to get everything right before you can move forward, these shifts will help you see your draft in a much clearer and more manageable way.

Your story doesn’t need perfection to grow; it's allowed to be messy while you figure things out.

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Chapters

1. Why One-Pass Perfection Fails (00:00:00)

2. Show Intro And Promise (00:03:40)

3. Common Stuck Patterns For Writers (00:04:08)

4. Reframing The Problem (00:05:36)

5. Mindset Shift 1: Progress Over Perfection (00:06:21)

6. Mindset Shift 2: Action Over Analysis (00:10:06)

7. Mindset Shift 3: Build In Layers (00:16:14)

8. Pulling The Shifts Together (00:22:11)

9. Pick One Shift And Apply It (00:24:08)

10. Notes To Novel Waitlist Invitation (00:25:01)

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