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A review by kamrynkoble
Refuse to Be Done by Matt Bell
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
4.0
I loved this! It’s been a minute since I read any writing craft books and I did a lot of highlighting and notetaking.
I’ve often found myself stuck between being a pantser and a plotter, and never finding a writing/revising routine that actually worked for me. This book was quite illuminating in this regard, and so different from other books I’ve read like K.M. Weiland’s. If you’re feeling stuck with your draft flow, give this a try.
The author is obviously a professor. I often felt like I was back in college, which is a good thing.
The first section was the strongest to me. The second section was also well-defined, but didn’t have as much meat. The third section felt like a lot of random advice that didn’t fit anywhere else. It’s good, but I almost wish there was one section for each draft, and then a fourth section of miscellaneous advice. I’m not sure how easy it will be to reference this again.
All in all a solid book, and I’d definitely recommend it!
I’ve often found myself stuck between being a pantser and a plotter, and never finding a writing/revising routine that actually worked for me. This book was quite illuminating in this regard, and so different from other books I’ve read like K.M. Weiland’s. If you’re feeling stuck with your draft flow, give this a try.
The author is obviously a professor. I often felt like I was back in college, which is a good thing.
The first section was the strongest to me. The second section was also well-defined, but didn’t have as much meat. The third section felt like a lot of random advice that didn’t fit anywhere else. It’s good, but I almost wish there was one section for each draft, and then a fourth section of miscellaneous advice. I’m not sure how easy it will be to reference this again.
All in all a solid book, and I’d definitely recommend it!