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Recording of Craft Lecture: "Demystifying the Publishing Process"
December 2, 2025
Dec 4, 2025 • Matt Bell
Paid Subscriber Benefit: Live Craft Lecture on Tuesday, 12/2!
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Nov 29, 2025 • Matt Bell
#57: Worldbuilding with Neologisms and "Box-Words"
China Miéville, Ursula K. Le Guin, Samuel Delany
Nov 18, 2025 • Matt Bell
#56: "How to Write a Novel with the Kitchen Sink Thrown In" by Amber Sparks, author of HAPPY PEOPLE DON'T LIVE HERE
Amber Sparks
Oct 14, 2025 • Matt Bell
#55: Using Cue Words to Structure Better Dialogue
Denis Johnson, Ursula K. Le Guin, Robert McKee
Sep 16, 2025 • Matt Bell
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June 6-13, 2026!
Sep 11, 2025 • Matt Bell
Recording of Craft Lecture: "Writing Better Scenes"
September 9, 2025
Sep 11, 2025 • Matt Bell
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September 9, 7pm ET
Sep 9, 2025 • Matt Bell
No Failure, Only Practice
No Failure, Only Practice
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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