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Revision and Editing
The Writing Routine

Why Your Novel Needs a Big Edit: Introducing The Big Edit Challenge 2026

May 3, 2026
Why Your Novel Needs a Big Edit: Introducing The Big Edit Challenge 2026
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Finding Novel Ideas
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Gothic and Horror
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Contemporary Fiction
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Literary Agents
Meet the Team
Young Adult Fiction
Starting to Write
How to Get Published
The Writing Routine
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Writing a Series of Novels
Success Stories
Historical Fiction
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Finding Novel Ideas

The Purpose of Fairy Tales

Mar 25, 2018
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The Novelry
Discover how the fairy tale has delivered us from evil across the ages and why it’s the origin of great writers telling bold, magical stories with universal meaning.
The Purpose of Fairy Tales
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Confidence and Motivation

Writers Need to Play More

Dec 3, 2017
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Louise Dean
To write great novels, we must play more. Creative writing means finding enjoyment in words; let The Novelry inspire yours today.
Writers Need to Play More
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Novel Writing Process

How to Write the Middle of Your Story

Nov 30, 2017
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The Novelry
Writing the middle of a story can be tricky. Learn how to fix sagging, slowing, and weak progress with these top tips from The Novelry.
How to Write the Middle of Your Story
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The Writing Routine
The Basics

Average Daily Word Count for Writers

Aug 14, 2017
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The Novelry
Are you curious about the average daily word count for writers? The Novelry explores ways of setting project goals and how great authors get it done!
Average Daily Word Count for Writers
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Confidence and Motivation

Meeting Gore Vidal

Jul 30, 2017
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Louise Dean
When Louise Dean—founder of The Novelry, the world’s top-rated writing school—met the American writer and intellectual Gore Vidal.
Meeting Gore Vidal
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Meet the Team
Starting to Write

Getting Started as a Writer

Jul 9, 2017
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Louise Dean
The founder of The Novelry gives her thoughts on getting started writing a novel.
Getting Started as a Writer
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Confidence and Motivation

James Baldwin’s Advice on Writing

Jun 20, 2017
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The Novelry
James Baldwin wisely advised writers to write a sentence as clean as a bone. Find more of his most essential wisdom on writing here.
James Baldwin’s Advice on Writing
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Coetzee & Me

Mar 19, 2017
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Louise Dean
“All autobiography is storytelling, all writing is autobiography.” Louise Dean, founder of The Novelry, explores how J.M. Coetzee has inspired her writing.
Coetzee & Me