Book Quote by Elizabeth Berg

I cannot write long books; I leave that for those who have nothing to say.

— Celia Green

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

— Svetlana Alexievich

I write at a pace that suits me, and sometimes it's two books a year, but most often it's one.

— Michael Connelly

I actually enjoy writing longer books because you have even more to get your storytelling teeth into.

— Stephen Cole

I'm a fast writer.

— Terry McMillan

Actually, I enjoy the process of writing a big long novel.

— Donna Tartt

I'm a very slow writer.

— Lawrence O'Donnell

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

— Ted Bell

I wouldn't mind writing a long book which is going to occupy me for the rest of my life.

— Philip Roth

but for my own part, if a book is well written, I always find it too short.

— Jane Austen

I've written only two novels, but they're both long ones, and they each took a decade to write.

— Donna Tartt

No... a novel is a long business. I'm a slow writer, even when I'm doing very well I write slowly.

— Octavia Butler