"To write a novel" means to create a long story or book that is completely made up, usually involving characters, plot, and events that are created by the writer's imagination. Full definition
That notion of the old, religious vessel filled with modern, secular content is what got me interested in writing this novel in the first place. (bookpage.com)
I'd had the idea for some time of writing a novel about a translator in search of her author. (bookpage.com)
Then, I realized that I'd been wrong all these years about the viability of writing novels for a living. (bidinotto.com)