#255. Student Spotlight: How Grace Draven Learned to Write Faster (Without Sacrificing Quality)

#255. Student Spotlight: How Grace Draven Learned to Write Faster (Without Sacrificing Quality)

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

July 7, 2026 · 41 min · Episode 255

About this episode

Bestselling author Grace Draven discusses how she learned to write faster while maintaining quality, sharing her experience of drafting 62,000 words in 21 days.

Can a lifelong discovery writer write faster and embrace structure without losing the magic? Bestselling author Grace Draven wrote 62,000 words in 21 days and says absolutely. In this episode, Grace shares how the tools and mindset shifts she picked up from The Fiction Writing Made Easy podcast helped her write faster, avoid massive rewrites, and finish one of her strongest books, The Moon Raven—drafting 62,000 words in just 21 days to hit a tight preorder deadline—and why that experience con...

People in this episode

Host: Savannah Gilbo

Guest: Grace Draven

Topics covered

  • writing faster
  • structure in writing
  • mindset shifts
  • drafting
  • preorder deadlines

Keywords

  • writing tips
  • fiction writing
  • creative writing
  • author advice
  • writing process

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Moon Raven

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