Novelists come from a variety of backgrounds and social classes, and frequently this shapes the content of their works. Public reception of a novelist's work, the literary criticism commenting on it, and the novelists' … See more

The difference between professional and amateur novelists often is the author's ability to publish. Many people take up novel writing as a hobby, but the difficulties of completing large … See more

Traditionally, the publishing industry has distinguished between "literary fiction", works lauded as achieving greater literary merit, … See more

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Novelist is a term derivative from the term "novel" describing the "writer of novels." The Oxford English Dictionary recognizes other definitions of novelist, first appearing in the 16th and 17th centuries to refer to either "An innovator (in thought or belief); someone who … See more

The personal experiences of the novelist will often shape what they write and how readers and critics will interpret their novels. Literary … See more

Both literary critics and novelists question what role novelists play in society and within art. For example, Eudora Welty writing in 1965 for in … See more