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Refuse to Be Done

Audiobook
Nonfiction
Unabridged   4 hour(s)
Publication date: 05/17/2022

A Lit Hub Most Anticipated Book of 2022

Refuse to Be Done

How to Write and Rewrite a Novel in Three Drafts

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Digital Download ISBN:9781696607773

Summary

They say writing is rewriting. So why does the second part get such short shrift? Refuse to Be Done will guide you through every step of the novel writing process, from getting started on those first pages to the last tips for making your final draft even tighter and stronger.

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Product Description

They say writing is rewriting. So why does the second part get such short shrift? Refuse to Be Done will guide you through every step of the novel writing process, from getting started on those first pages to the last tips for making your final draft even tighter and stronger.

From lauded writer and teacher Matt Bell, Refuse to Be Done is encouraging and intensely practical, focusing always on specific rewriting tasks, techniques, and activities for every stage of the process. You won't find bromides here about the "the writing Muse." Instead, Bell breaks down the writing process in three sections. In the first, Bell shares a bounty of tactics, all meant to push you through the initial conception and get words on the page. The second focuses on reworking the narrative through outlining, modeling, and rewriting. The third and final section offers a layered approach to polishing through a checklist of operations, breaking the daunting project of final revisions into many small, achievable tasks.

Whether you are a first time novelist or a veteran writer, you will find an abundance of strategies here to help motivate you and shake up your revision process, allowing you to approach your work, day after day and month after month, with fresh eyes and sharp new tools.

Reviews/Praise

“A generously packed guide . . . that effectively balances literary thinking with actionable advice, drawn from [Bell's] own experiences and those of luminaries from Francine Prose to Samuel Delany.” —The New York Times Book Review

“[An] accessible, encouraging craft book offering helpful techniques for every step of the process.” —USA Today

Author Bio

Matt Bell is the author most recently of the novels Scrapper (a Michigan Notable Book) and In the House upon the Dirt between the Lake and the Woods (a finalist for the Young Lions Fiction Award and an Indies Choice Adult Debut Book of the Year Honor Recipient, as well as the winner of the Paula Anderson Book Award).