How to Write and Rewrite a Novel in Three Drafts

All Of It with Alison Stewart | Aug 22, 2022

[REBROADCAST FROM March 18, 2022] Author Matt Bell is here to help you start, and finish your novel. Bell is the author of the acclaimed 2021 novel, Appleseed, as well as a creative writing professor. He's written a new guide to finishing your novel, titled, Refuse to Be Done: How to Write and Rewrite a Novel in Three Drafts. He joined us to discuss the book, and took calls from our listeners  struggling with their own novels.

 This discussion was guest-hosted by Kerry Nolan.

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