Now in Paperback: Matt Bell Refuses to be Done, Dammit by @Brendan O'Meara

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Now in Paperback: Matt Bell Refuses to be Done, Dammit

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This episode originally aired on March 4, 2022 as Episode 305

Matt Bell is the author of the craft book Refuse to be Done: How to Write and Rewrite a Novel in Three Drafts. It's published by Soho.

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