On the other hand, Anne, a would-be novelist, is a fairly unconventional girl.

Tim, a would-be novelist of twenty-four, has just received his master's degree.

Ms. Singer, a would-be novelist, now has four cats and four dogs.

The would-be novelist replied that his first story would be good enough for the purpose.

"Write what you know", goes the counsel handed down to generations of would-be novelists - a simple but endlessly prudent nugget of advice.

Miles, recently divorced, is an inhibited would-be novelist whose self-loathing is relieved only when he can turn his attention to wine.

Its surprising commercial health has given would-be novelists the confidence to experiment, to trust they can find readers interested in the new shapes fiction can take.

IT isn't easy for a would-be novelist to find a literary agent, so Eric Dezenhall played his trump card.

Nearly every page has some useful or provocative tidbit, particularly for the would-be historical novelist.

The party was not overly successful, according to Nina, but it gave Willi the chance to have a long chat with the young, would-be novelist.