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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 ... Read more

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From Oceania to North America, Indigenous peoples have created storytelling traditions of incredible depth and diversity. The term 'Indigenous storywork' has come to encompass the sheer breadth of ways in which Indigenous storytelling serves as a historical record, as a form of teaching and learning, and as an expression of Indigenous culture and identity. But such traditions have too often been ... Read more

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This Way Up

Phraseology

El colibrí

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Only Dull People Are Brilliant at Breakfast

What Every BODY is Saying

Too Hot to Handle

51 Must Know Facts About Brain

The Love Proposal

The Essential Kabbalah

Bird by Bird

Survivalisme

Refuse to Be Done: How to Write and Rewrite a Novel in Three Drafts

Naughty Words for Nice Writers

Guide de Conversation ALLEMAND

Coaching Golf Successfully

Cricket Explained

Decolonizing Research

Library 2035

India: The Ancient Past

The EQ ADVANTAGE In The Age of AI

The Element Encyclopedia of Magical Creatures

How to Take Over the World

The Way to Go