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 fo...

From the 1700s to the far future, this speculative novel depicts how climate change has—and will—devastate Earth and humanity.A New York Times Notable BookA Philadelphia Inquirer Best of the Year"Woven together out of the strands of myth, science fiction, and ecological warning, Matt Bell's Appleseed

Marriage and money: starting strong will make a world of differenceMarriage and finances can be a complicated mix. Many couples struggle because of money stresses, which is one of the leading causes of divorce. What if you could start your happily ever-after with the financial wind at your back, propelling you into a future of unity with your spouse, financial security, and joy?Matt Bell is a financial writer and stewardship expert who will help you create ...

In the House upon the Dirt between the Lake and the Woods tells the story of a newly married couple who take up a lonely existence in the title's mythical location. In this blank and barren plot far from the world they've known, they mean to start the family the unnamed husband wants so obsessively. But their every pregnancy fails, and as their grief swells, the husband─a hot-tempered and impatient fisherman and trapper─attempts to prove his dominion in other ways, emptying both t...

Here we have Matt Bell at his most inventive and uncanny: parents and children, murderers and monsters, wild renditions of the past, and stunning visions of the present, all of which build to a virtuoso reimagining of our world.A 19th-century minister builds an elaborate motor that will bring about the Second Coming. A man with rough hands locks a boy in a room with an albino ape. An apocalyptic army falls under a veil of forgetfulness. The story of Red Riding Hood...

Upon its release in 2000, BioWare's PC role-playing epic Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn was hailed as a paragon of its genre and named RPG of the Year by IGN, GameSpy, and GameSpot. A game like Baldur's Gate II requires not just a master wordsmith but a dungeon master. Enter award-winning novelist Matt Bell, author of four works of fiction and co-author of the Dungeons & Dragons novel The Last Garrison. Bell's book explores BG2's immersive narrative and complex mechanics, unpacks how RPG...

Marriage and money: starting strong will make a world of differenceMarriage and finances can be a complicated mix. Many couples struggle because of money stresses, which is one of the leading causes of divorce. What if you could start your happily ever-after with the financial wind at your back, propelling you into a future of unity with your spouse, financial security, and joy?Matt Bell is a financial writer and stewardship expert who will help you create ...

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 fo...

This book from business coaching expert Matt Bell examines how business-to-business buying and selling have changed post-pandemic, making content marketing an essential component in any B2B company's go-to-market strategy. "Content Marketing: Making the Magic Happen" provides B2B marketing leaders with a structured guide to leading their company's content marketing efforts and explains how to operationalize a sustainable strategy that uses content marketing to drive top- and bottom-line gr...

When your kids develop a healthy relationship with money at an early age, it will help every aspect of their lives to flourish.Kids have an invaluable asset: They have time. And the multiplying impact of wise money-management lessons learned early will be staggering. Cultivating within them a heart for generosity and wise habits around earning, saving, investing, and spending will impact every aspect of their lives—their relationship with Jesus, their future marria...

The B2B world has changed drastically since 2020, making content marketing more mission-critical than ever before. Content Marketing: Mission Critical explains how to harness this powerful tool for growth, even when resources are limited. This book provides an easy-to-follow guide for business leaders on how to prepare their companies for successful, sustainable content marketing initiatives. It emphasizes the importance of authenticity based on a clear understanding of purpose, mission, a...

When your kids develop a healthy relationship with money at an early age, it will help every aspect of their lives to flourish.Kids have an invaluable asset: They have time. And the multiplying impact of wise money-management lessons learned early will be staggering. Cultivating within them a heart for generosity and wise habits around earning, saving, investing, and spending will impact every aspect of their lives―their relationship with Jesus, their future marriage, their ability...