novelist:
(plural: ‘novelists‘; for the right pronunciation of this word, please click here)
a ‘novel’, in this context as a noun = a long interesting story in prose, usually with a new plot, several characters and some suspense, e.g. ‘Harry Potter’, ‘Lord of the Rings’, etc.
a writer/author of novels,
W Somerset Maugam, English novelist and dramatist
e.g.
J.K. Rowling (Harry Potter) and J.R.R. Tolkien (Lord of the Rings) are two of the most popular novelists.
There are more Indian novelists writing in English than there are English novelists!
There are some novelists who stick to ethics and never write anything that harms the general public, but there are other novelists who write nonsense and try their best to grab the attention of as many people as they can, usually young readers, and earn as much money as possible.
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