Books Quote by Charles Bock

Writing takes a lot of patience. It usually takes me a year to write a book. One time, it took me 14 years to…

— Avi

It takes me a long time writing books. It takes me about five years to write a book, and when I'm done, the last…

— Naomi Klein

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

— Jerry Spinelli

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

— Ted Bell

It takes an awful lot of time to not write a book.

— Douglas Adams

Writing a book is such a full-time job. If you're away for a few days, you have to start again.

— Stephen Collins

It's hard for me to think of writing a novel, because it takes so long.

— Jonathan Ames

Take your time, however long the book needs. I've seen a lot of promising careers go into decline because writers succumbed to the pressure…

— Sylvia Day

When I am working on an epic-length book, the writing process is fairly long. It takes from four to five years to get through…

— Gunter Grass

Writing a novel that works is an extremely difficult thing to do. It requires a level of skill and dedication that always surprises me.

— Bret Easton Ellis

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

— Svetlana Alexievich

I'm not the most prolific writer in the world, and, sadly, writing a novel involves a lot of effort.

— Tibor Fischer