A novel is an extended work of narrative friction usually written in prose and published as a book The English word to

describe such a work derives from the Italian: novella for "new", "news", or "short story (of something new)", itself
from the Latin: novella, a singular noun use of the neuter plural of novellus, diminutive of novus, meaning
"new". According to Margaret doody the novel has "a continuous and comprehensive history of about two thousand
years", with its origins in the Ancient greek and Roman novels. Medieval and in the tradition of the Italian
Renaissance novella. The ancient romance form was revived by Romanticism, in the historical romances of Walter
scott and the Gothilc novel. Some novelist and Walter Scott have argued that a novel is a fiction narrative that displays
a realistic depiction of the state of a society, while the romance encompasses any fictitious narrative that emphasizes
marvellous or uncommon incidents. Works of fiction that include marvellous or uncommon incidents are also novels.

Fantasy fiction novels revolve around plots that cannot occur in the real, tangible world. These stories follow, more than often,
elements such as magic and witchcraft, and can be rooted in a completely different, other-worldly dimension or plane of
existence. These stories involve mythical beings such as witches, sorcerers, talking animals, magic and witches, and we often see
a series of books being written in the same world and characters. Some well-known books and examples of this that fall under
this genre include "Harry Potter", "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Chronicles of Narnia".

Suspense novels follow a plot that induces a unsettling sense of worry or anticipation in readers. This is done so by letting them
in on details that the story's protagonist is often not weary of. Often, mystery or thriller novels fall under the suspense category
and these three genre titles are also used interchangeably because of the blur lines. But the distinguishing factor between these
three lies in the type of suspense that the story follows. In mystery novels, we follow the journey of the protagonist who is would
be trying to solve a crime. In thriller novels, we see the central characters or main protagonist being suspended in ever-present
danger and risk. And in suspense novels, the plot takes its readers through an unsettling sense of worry and anticipation in readers
by revealing potentially dangerous details that the very protagonist in the story could not be aware of.

Horror novels have one goal; to frighten readers. Either supernatural or psychological, horror plots and their characters are
menacing and terrifying. Story elements such as demons, ghosts, vampires, serial killers, psychopaths, and themes such as the
post-apocalyptic world, gore, torture, or cannibalism are commonly used in such novels to invoke these feelings. These primary
elements can appear in books in multiple arrangements and forms. Your themes should be running elements throughout your
book, your dialogues should justify and exemplify how you characterize each of your primary and secondary characters, your
story-setting and world-building should set the tone of your book for your readers at the beginning, and the Point of View from
which you write from should compliment the genre of your novel and it's story. The novel's narrative POV is the chosen
perspective from which the story being told. The POV is crucial as it determines the lens through which your readers ingest your
story. The same story and how events unfold could be told different ways from different perspectives. The narrative POV is the
voice that is telling your story. For instance, a first-person POV would tell the story as though they are a participant and using
words such as "I" and "me", while a third-person narrative voice would tell the story from an outsider point of view.