Nowadays, novels are written in just about every corner of the planet. But that wasn’t always the case. Just how old is the novel, anyway? And is there something that all novels have in common, regardless of when and where they were written? Continue reading
There’s clearly a difference between a short story and a chapter of a novel. But what, exactly, is it? Continue reading
Literary fiction breaks many of the rules of conventional novel writing. But are there some rules that can’t be broken? Continue reading
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
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
Could I market this book as the shortest novel ever written? Maybe. Here’s how. Continue reading
Are children’s chapter stories and YA fiction books real novels? Continue reading
Are graphic novels really novels? If not, what are they? Continue reading
