Have you ever wondered why some books have a subtitle-ish phrase under the title that just says “a novel”? Even when it’s obvious it’s a novel? Lots of people have.
My seventh pick for The A.N. 10 is an older post that still gets tons of search traffic. “Why Some Novels Say ‘A Novel’ on the Cover, and If Yours Should Too” is yet another post where I took something that seemed clear to me and broke it down for others. I guess I have a knack; I just love dissecting topics, and I love teaching!
This was one of my first infographics, too: a flowchart to help writers decide if they, too, would like “a novel” written under their titles. The graphic is a little old-school, but I haven’t redone it because it still gets the job done. And I remember it taking me forever. It might’ve even been before I had Photoshop, much less knowledge of cool free graphic-making aids. Paint? I shudder to imagine.
But don’t worry, the content is still solid. 🙂 I’m proud of this one, and happy about how many times people googling a specific question have stumbled on my answer.
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Why Some Novels Say “A Novel” on the Cover, and If Yours Should Too
