Trying to write a novel is ambitious, but finishing it is what gets people's attention. Many people have wonderful ideas for stories and have even begun to write books...

Whether you are fictionalizing historical events or making up your own story, attention to detail can determine whether your novel is credible to history buffs or if they’ll give it a pass.

There’s nothing more important to writing a successful novel than identifying the key problem of the story. This article shows how easy it is.

There are many writers that say that you don't need to plan before you write a novel. They say that the novel will just grow as they write. They say that planning stifles their creativity.

Have you always wanted to write a novel? Do you see the story in your head but find yourself uncapable of getting it all out on paper?

A novel can be extremely free form. Some are simply narratives about a fictional experience. Others are a collection of several stories that may or may not be intertwined.

Unlike screenplays, there are no budget constraints in a book. You can write, “The entire solar system exploded, planet at a time,” as easily as you can write, “a leaf fell from the tree.”

Here's what happens (and I bet you do this too): a book jumps out at you at the bookstore.

The mystery novel has never been more popular than it is today. People love reading them . . . and writers love writing them.

E M Forster was a successful novelist and later an academic. Three of his novels, A Room with a View (1908), Howard’s End (1910) and A Passage to India (1924) have been made into films.