trunk novel

noun

Etymology

From the idea of storing unused items in a trunk or chest.

Definitions

  1. A novel that is abandoned as a project by the writer, but retained for possible future…

    A novel that is abandoned as a project by the writer, but retained for possible future use.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for trunk novel. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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