02763cam a2200433 i 4500 22264946 BJBSDDR 20251103161514.0 ta 211006s2022 nyu b 000 0 eng 2021046774 9781641293419 1641293411 22264946 DLC eng rda DLC DLC eng pcc PN 3365 B434r 2022 808.3 Bell, Matt, 1980- 43679 Refuse to be done : how to write and rewrite a novel in three drafts / Matt Bell. New York, NY : Soho Press, 2022. 155 pages ; 21 cm text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references. Introduction: the three drafts First draft: forward progress, generative revision Second draft: rewrite, don't revise Third draft: refuse to be done Conclusion "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 the writer 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"-- Provided by publisher. Fiction Authorship. Novela Autoría 3914 Autoria de ficción 24311 Fiction Technique. Ficción Técnicas 3293 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg lcc BK rmza 124442 124442 0 0 lcc 0 0 HU BJB BJB HU 2025-07-25 0 PN 3365 B434r 2022 00000195256 2025-07-25 18:28:00 1 2025-07-25 BK