While there are a lot of famous novelists and writers, there are some that become more famous than others. A good example is that of J. K. Rowling, and the Harry Potter series. After selling 350 million copies, Ms. Rowling established an entire culture based off Harry Potter which has included movies, merchandise, even an installation of a ride at a famous amusement park. It is also reported this work has inspired more than one new American novelist over the years.

These hidden and disguised truths often relate to current events going on in the world. If a novel only had characters talking to one another and no other scene information, readers would become bored quite quickly. One good reason for documenting amusements, events, travel and life changing moments. All of which can make for good scenes in a book after having been reformed, rethought, reorganized and disguised.

Magazines like Ganta, and others who release a regular list of young authors and publications are a big part of the marketing process. Though, whether creating a traditional manuscript to send to publication houses, or uploading one as an online e-book, marketing is key when it comes to selling a novel. When and where possible, authors often arrange readings at local bookstores and libraries in order to introduce oneself and one's work to the local community and world at large.

Fiction, often based in truth, has to be cleverly disguised. Characters, based on actual individuals need to rearrange, reform and reorganize each character so that none can be identified. Writers always need to be careful with language so as not to create issues of libel or slander when using real individuals reformed into fictional characters. Otherwise, the profits one sees from a Novel may very well go to court costs in association with the content, whether intentional or otherwise.

With that being said, for fiction to be fiction and not non-fiction, there has to be a strong element of the imagination. Names must be changed to protect the innocent, and the story needs to be slanted to a degree in which it can not be easily recognized. All in all, when writing fiction, the bulk of the story should rest on the imagination with characters developed on individuals in real life but with differing backgrounds and story lines from reality.

If not, the story can often become more of a biography with chapters of truth than a novel. Fiction is often more exciting than real life. As such, most novels are either murder mysteries, romance or story telling related to a specific situation.

New writers might want to consider looking into the ones which pay in publication. For, the more publications released, often the more readers which can often equate to more success in the long run. It is most every fiction writer's goal to be listed on the New York Time's Best Seller list, this is a good goal, but also one not many writers realize.

Authors wishing to become published can do so now much easier than ever before in history. Those wishing to publish material whether fiction, non-fiction, poetry, prose, short stories or white papers, can find a number of options to do so online. Those who prefer more traditional channels can still submit a query letter and outline to traditional publication houses.