If you’re thinking about writing a novel, you may be asking yourself that question. Here are some things to consider as you answer that question for yourself.

First, you do not need to outline a novel to write one. I did not outline my first novel. I just wrote it as it came to me, scene by scene, chapter by chapter, for 400+ pages.

That novel will never be published.

It was a great practice novel and there are many things I love about it, but it is an undiscipl...