The Novelry Reviews 

Joining The Novelry is by far one of the best decisions I have made. Everyone, from the founder to the coaches to the editors, is a partner on your writing journey. There are a lot of schools and courses that claim to be a community, but The Novelry really is one. They have insightful workshops, stellar guest speakers, and regular lectures to help you get on your way.

I started The Novelry in 2024 having never really written a draft. Today, I have a first draft and am now entering the second draft. This alone made it worth the cost of admission.

If you've always wanted to write but somehow can't find the path forward, consider The Novelry. It has been an absolute joy!

An encouraging guide and introduction to the themes and science behind storytelling.

The Novelry is a beautiful space of writers to inspire, aspire, and motivate you to learn more, grow, and write your own book with the support of knowledgeable coaches and a variety of workshops for all genres.

A very well-crafted and thoughtful program for writers. I am so happy I am in the course.

Great, bite-sized classes and real practical information!

This was a great course to get the creative juices flowing again. I appreciated the step-by-step process and unique method that they used.

Multifaceted learning model. 24 hour access. International resources and knowledge of publishing industry. Professional but connects on a personal level. Suits all ages and stages. A caring, comprehensive approach backed by unequalled breadth of experience.

A complete scam. It's click bait. Don't submit anything. All that's going to happen is you'll receive a slew of marketing e-mails and courses and advice they want you to pay and sign up for. Don't be a sucker.

The Novelry has a comprehensive methodology which covers every step in the novel-writing process, from idea creation to drafting and editing--with a focus on meeting the current quality and commercial requirements for traditional publishing.

They have a practical approach that will teach you industry best practices as you pass through the stages of developing your novel. Their self-paced online courses are ideal for writers who want to improve the craft and get their manuscript ready for publication.

The online courses are supplemented by coaching calls, editorial feedback sessions, writing feedback, and even full manuscript assessments. The quality of their staff is amazing and well worth the investment.

I have been so impressed with everything about The Novelry, and am so glad I chose these wonderful people over the myriad of other online writing courses I investigated. The coursework (videos and text-based) is well presented and brilliantly informative, but also somehow seems to deliver just the right 'A-ha!' moments at just the right times in the writing journey. I also did not expect such an incredibly invested supporting cast. From the writing coaches (all published authors, and successful in their own right) who seem genuinely interested in your story and success, to an online community that's equally supportive, the entire experience has been brilliant.

Perhaps the most thoughtful, nurturing and rich creative writing course I've had the pleasure of 'attending'. It is an incredibly well thought through, and well paced course, that teaches the very basics as well as more advanced principles, know-how and tricks for how to accelerate your writing. The materials are bite-sized for people who are working a full-time job, but deep enough to excite and challenge in equal measure. The combination of written, video, aural tools, as well as professional, and community mentors means that the student is never left wondering where to go for advice. The only down-side is that, what with writing your own novel, there's so many classes, community discussions and back-cataloged videos to watch/engage with, that it's hard to squeeze it all into a year! Excellent course!

All the structure, education, coaching, and encouragement that I needed to get a novel done. They follow through on the promise: you really DO get coaching sessions with successful authors. I am completing the course with a novel I am proud of, ready to submit to agents. I will likely continue my membership, because—as anyone who has ever written a novel can tell you—the learning is never over.

Different than any writing course I've taken. It really addresses gaps in knowledge on how to write a novel.

The Novelry offers fabulous courses, workshops, 1-2-1s with supportive and experienced writing mentors, as well as the opportunity to work with industry editors. There’s such a lovely community of writers. It feels like a safe and welcoming place to write, edit, and improve as a writer. Thank you, Louise, for creating such a wonderful place for writers at every stage of our journey! X

The courses and coaching sessions are incredibly helpful from an experienced team that fully understands the publishing industry. Also, the response on customer service questions is fast and friendly.

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.