1.   Novice writers should be warned, however, that all of these authors have substantial track records in distinguished literary reviews and quarterlies.

2.   With her glorious first novel, Sarah Waters achieves the kind of exceptional debut most novice writers can barely imagine, let alone accomplish.

3.   A federal appeals court last week refused to free the novice crime writer who is preparing a book on the case.

4.   A novice crime writer was released from jail Friday after spending more than five months behind bars for refusing to hand over notes about a murder case.