275. The Mid-Draft Slump: How to Believe in Your Book Again

275. The Mid-Draft Slump: How to Believe in Your Book Again

April 21, 2026 · 16 min · Season 7

About this episode

This episode addresses the mid-draft slump that writers experience and offers strategies to regain confidence in their work.

You started your book on fire. Now you sit down to write and feel blank. Or worse, you've started to feel disenchanted by your own story. If you've hit the mid-draft slump and started wondering whether your story is good enough, or whether you are, this episode is for you. In this episode, I break down why writers lose faith in their books mid-draft, and why the problem is almost never the story itself. You'll learn the three shifts that will get you back in the room with your work. Thi...

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