The NovelryReviews of thenovelry.com

The Novelry provides just the right amount of structure, lessons and prompts to get me going and keep me moving forward.

Joining the Novelry has been by far one of the best decisions we ever could have made for our writing career. We did an Ultimate Manuscript Assessment with Simran and she has given us so much incredible feedback that our book has completely transformed since we started working with her. We can not recommend working with the Novelry (and with Simran) enough!

It was a valuable eye-opener into the world of fiction writing. The transformation of an idea into a captivating story that others find interesting is far more involved than I initially imagined. Regardless of whether my work has commercial potential, it is far superior to what I started with. This educational methodology is a welcome evolution of the traditional creative writing class.

Writing a novel can be a lonely and discouraging process. The Novelry provides superb expertise, encouragement, and community through structured lessons, one-to-one coaching, a plethora of workshops, and lively communication threads with peer writers. Incredibly useful—and great fun, too.

Since joining Novelry, I've gone from a few thousand words with no clear direction to a psychologically nuanced story where every character decision matters. The coaches provided honest, constructive feedback in a supportive environment that helped me grow as a writer, making the initial investment invaluable. Louise has created more than a writing course—it's a community where writers can rediscover their creative courage. A year later, I couldn't be happier with my decision to join.

A novel. A story I need to write. But i had no idea how to write a story this long. And with guidance from classes, coaches, peers I'm finding my way. Thanks be to God :)

The Novelry is like a warm hug for aspiring novelists. I started The Classic course with an idea for a novel but no idea how to write the thing, and throughout the course I was guided to tease, warp and play with my idea until it had legs to stand on. I was introduced to theories and frameworks that I never knew existed! There is so much extra value in The Novelry's approach too - with endless workshops, webinars and author talks. And it's wonderful to have access to a community of other writers going through the same process. I am so excited to get started on the 90-Day Novel course now to actually bring this novel to life!

I signed up to the Novel Kickstarter in January 2024, choosing it over offers onto selective courses for Curtis Brown and Faber & Faber because I loved the way The Novelry teaches and the flexibility. I’m a published non-fiction writer learning to write fiction. All was going well for a couple of months, until my mum was diagnosed with cancer and sadly died 5 weeks later. My dad was given a terminal diagnosis at the same time. I started to lose my way and didn't even know what my story was. I dropped Louise an email to ask if she had any advice and she emailed me back within minutes - she was so compassionate and scheduled a call with me that week. I finally completed the first part of the course in December 2024. Slower than expected but anything was something after my year. I submitted the idea to my agent and she said it is the closest I've come to nailing a story. That's what The Novelry has done for me. Taught me how to write story. The content is so original with so many author perspectives, I just don't know how Louise and her team have curated it all. Louise is very well read! On New Year's Eve, my father died but already a few lessons into The 90 Day Novel course and determined to keep the manageable daily Golden Hour practice going, I've showed up every day, only taking 3 days off around his funeral. I'm now a third of the way through the course, with 10,000 words under my belt that I don't hate! In this land of grief, The Novelry gives me a little bit of purpose each day and some relief as I inhabit my characters' worlds. And the lessons are delivered so warmly, they make me feel less alone.