{"id":528804,"date":"2022-08-19T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-19T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jerichowriters.com\/?p=528804"},"modified":"2025-05-09T20:27:56","modified_gmt":"2025-05-09T19:27:56","slug":"types-of-novels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jerichowriters.com\/types-of-novels\/","title":{"rendered":"Types Of Novels: A Guide To Fiction And Its Categories"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Writing your first novel <\/a>can be a slightly daunting task. There are a million reference books out there, with advice on how to plot, how to develop characters, and even how to edit\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But, before you even consider these points, the first thing you need to think about is what kind<\/em> of book you want to write.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maybe, even before this, you need to ask yourself, what kind of novels are out there? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this article, I hope to clarify for you, what different types of books are out there, so you can decide what area of the fiction world you want to focus on<\/a>.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do you want to write romantic epistolary novels? Or maybe you’re more interested in horror novels, or speculative fiction?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are so many areas of prose fiction<\/a> that writers can explore, but understanding the different types of novels that are out there first, is fundamental.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What Is A Novel?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This might seem like the most basic question, but it is so important to understand what a novel is before you attempt to write one for the first time.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A novel, by definition, is a work of fiction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Generally, fiction novels sit between 50,000 and 120,000 words depending on the genre. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Novels can be broadly split into 3 main categories, with sub-categories in each to drill down into taste.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Those three categories are genre fiction, literary fiction, and mainstream fiction.  <\/p>\n\n\n\r\n