Help:Screen:NewNovel

The New Novel ISFDB screen allows you to enter information for a new publication that is a novel. The screen is similar to the other "New . . ." screens, such as "New Magazine" and "New Collection", except that the "Content" part of the screen is labeled "Additional Content".

The "Additional Content" section is used to enter forewords, introductions, interior art, essays, excerpts from forthcoming books, reviews, interviews and other information that may appear in Novel publications -- see Help:Screen:NewPub for detailed instructions on what to enter in the "Additional Content" section. Do not re-enter the main Novel record in this section.

The screen is accessible by clicking on the "Add New Novel" link in the left navbar. This link is visible from the ISFDB home page, and from other display pages within the ISFDB.

The following is a detailed definition of exactly what should be entered in each field on this screen. These definitions are intentionally very complete. If you are looking for a quick summary of how to use this screen, please refer to Help:Getting Started which gives a simplified description of how to enter a book's publication details.

Author(s)

 * Add Author. If there is more than one author or editor for this publication, this button will create a second author field.  As many authors as you wish can be added.

Artist(s)

 * Add Artist. If the cover art is credited to more than one artist, this button will create a second artist field.  As many artists as you wish can be added.

Note to Moderator
Once you're done entering the data, check it over, and then press the "Submit Data" button. This will put your data into the "submission queue". It won't immediately update the ISFDB. The submission queue is managed by the ISFDB moderators, who periodically look at the submissions and decided whether to approve or reject them. If you check back after a while you'll find you submission has been dealt with, and, most likely, approved. If you now search for your novel's title, you should see your book's data is now part of the ISFDB.