Literary fiction breaks many of the rules of conventional novel writing. But are there some rules that can’t be broken? Continue reading
Category Archives: World’s shortest novel
Does genre really matter?
When it comes to genre fiction, novel length is not an artistic choice. Why is this the case? Who decides how short is too short for a novel? Continue reading
Are memoirs fiction or nonfiction?
If memory is unreliable, is there really any difference between a novel and a memoir? The answer is more complicated than you might think. Continue reading
How to sell a book
Could I market this book as the shortest novel ever written? Maybe. Here’s how. Continue reading
Why adults read YA novels
Are children’s chapter stories and YA fiction books real novels? Continue reading
What is a novel?
Are graphic novels really novels? If not, what are they? Continue reading
How long should a novel be?
Is word count really the best way to separate novels from short stories? If so, there’s a big problem here that nobody’s been able to solve. Continue reading
What is the shortest novel ever written?
I’ve put together a list of extremely short books that claim to be novels. But are they really? What’s the difference between a short story, a novella, and a novel? Continue reading
