Is there a class for writing novels?

Question

Is there a class for writing novels? I know it's trivial to you, but I really need one.

Answer 1

I would say that all features you need for writing novels are included in the good book classes, like KOMA-Script scrbook or memoir. Both of these are great classes with a lot of people using them. They are made to produce books and novel is just one kind of a book.

Answer 2

Some standard document class as book or memoir are enough to write a good novel. If you are looking for some special style then you will need to customize with some packages (or may be several). Showcase of beautiful typography done in TeX & friends as well as The TeX showcase are good starting points to obtain ideas about it, but I am afraid that you will need to deeply explore CTAN and tex.stackexchange.com to find your own style.

This is not as difficult as sounds. If is easy to find specific list of packages in CTAN by key words, for example, to handle typographical edition of dramatic works (stage plays, screenplays, dialogues in prose and verse with acts and scenes, etc.) or quotations and poetry, lettrines (dropped initial letters), etc.