{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"008: Why You Should Stop Writing Your Novel","description":" You should try the Unstoppable Maker newsletter.&amp;nbsp; You'll get simple, practical writing tools to stop overthinking and start finishing stories. Click here to try it: https:\/\/makeexist.beehiiv.com\/ -=-=-=-=-=-   For a lot of writers, the novel has quietly become the default starting point. If you\u2019re serious about writing, the assumption often becomes: start planning your novel\u2026 or your trilogy\u2026 or your series. And if you\u2019re not doing that, it can start to feel like you\u2019re not quite doing the \u201creal thing\u201d yet. But in this episode, I want to suggest something that might sound uncomfortable at first: For many writers, you probably shouldn\u2019t be writing a novel right now. Not because novels are bad. Not because you shouldn\u2019t write one someday. Novels are incredible creative undertakings. But I bet you shouldn't be writing one right now. Join us inside the Fiction Writer's Toolshed to find out why. ","author_name":"Fiction Writer's Toolshed: Practical Tools for Authors","author_url":"https:\/\/sites.libsyn.com\/601345","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/40334180\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/40334180"}