Being a poet myself, I know this isn't true. You might want to make the writing flow smoothly. This is something you normally can just tell. Poems do take a little practice and a lot of rewriting to get right. One of the hardest to write if you're just starting out.
Novels take a long time to finish.
They are a lot like chapter books, but they are much longer and often have a harder reading level than chapter books. If you're just starting out, I wouldn't suggest that you try to write a novel first off. Starting to Write Starting to write is easy and difficult because you must find a somewhat broad topic that will keep readers in suspense, at times. This topic must be something you can build on and create an interesting story that will capture readers and imaginations. Often you might get writer's block and can't think of one word to write.