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
Category Archives: World’s shortest novel
What is a chapter?
There’s clearly a difference between a short story and a chapter of a novel. But what, exactly, is it? Continue reading
What is literary fiction?
Literary fiction breaks many of the rules of conventional novel writing. But are there some rules that can’t be broken? Continue reading
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