Book Quote by Antony Beevor

Typically, a book takes me about a year to write.

— Ted Bell

A novel usually takes me two years. A year to research and plan and dream. Then a year to write.

— Rose Tremain

I take a very long time to write my books - from five to ten years.

— Svetlana Alexievich

How long does it take to write a good book? All of the years that you've lived.

— Edward Abbey

Usually it takes me about nine to 12 months to write a book.

— Jerry Spinelli

I have written about 240 books and some short stories, too. It's taken me many years.

— Eve Bunting

Research is a lifelong occupation so it's hard to factor it in, but I reckon most books take 5 months from start to finish.

— Bernard Cornwell

Usually, I start thinking about my next novel soon after completing the latest, and it can take anywhere from a month to 6 months…

— Nicholas Sparks

It usually takes me a year to do a book. A year or eighteen months.

— Doris Lessing

It takes me three months of research and nine months of work to produce a book. When I start writing, I do two pages…

— Alan Furst

It took me seven years of writing before I published my first story. And then, the publications trickled in over the next five years.

— Rob Roberge

I spend about eight months researching and outlining my book.

— Jeffery Deaver