ITCHING to write a novel? There’s common stumbling blocks and no single approach to guarantee success, but all authors agree on one thing. E.L. James doesn’t plan, and listens to music if she’s lost ...

In addition to being an editor at Insider, I'm also a first-time published author. I wrote the bulk of my debut novel, "This Way Out," in just one month in 2020. My key advice is to write what you ...

When setting out to write, it’s hard not to compare yourself to those classic authors whose work has endured for hundreds of years. Don’t let the thought of competing with Dickens or Austen leave you ...

Writer and former New Orleans resident Dev Jannerson has participated in National Novel Writing Month an impressive eight times, three times hitting the coveted 50,000-word mark. Jannerson’s first ...

The official website, NaNoWriMo.org, challenges writers to write 50,000 words in the 30-day month, for either a new novel or for a literary work that’s already in progress. By the numbers, a draft of ...

This article lists down the best free novel writing software for Windows 11/10. Creative writing, like novel writing, with a general word processor, can be a task. While a dedicated novel writing ...