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Fiction writing exercises, craft essays, and reading recommendations from Matt Bell, author of APPLESEED and REFUSE TO BE DONE. Publishes monthly.

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About Matt Bell

Author most recently of the novel APPLESEED and the craft book REFUSE TO BE DONE. Husband, teacher, runner, writer. Born in MI, living in AZ.

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