25 Blogs Every Aspiring Novelist Should Read

If you want to write, you have to read. Period. But while many fledgling novelists think that means digging into the classics, it also means paying attention to what other modern writers are doing online. We’re living in a golden age of information dissemination, when creative types of people in all fields can easily share their knowledge and successes with each other. Some of the best resources for aspiring novelists are found in blogs by writers, editors, agents, grammarians, and others just like them who are working hard to tell a story of their own making. If you’ve ever considered sitting down at your computer to take a swing at the next great novel, let these blogs help get you there.

Authors and Publishing



From insights to the publishing world to blogs by published authors, these will help you get a handle on what it means to be a writer.

Style and Tips

Sure, there are always copy editors to clean up the fine points of your novel. But unless you want to get laughed out of your agent’s office, you need to know the rules of writing.