Books Quote by Gunter Grass

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

— Jerry Spinelli

It usually takes about a year to write each book. I don't plan it that way. I don't set deadlines. If a book wants…

— Elizabeth Berg

It can take years. With the first draft, I just write everything. With the second draft, it becomes so depressing for me, because I…

— David Sedaris

I write very quickly; I rewrite very slowly. It takes me nearly as long to rewrite a book as it does to get the…

— John Irving

How long it takes to write a book depends on its length.

— Walter Jon Williams

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

— Ted Bell

Each of my books took roughly one and a half years to write. Some may have taken a shorter time to write the draft…

— Alex Flinn

I write very quickly; I rewrite very slowly. It takes me nearly as long to rewrite a book as it does to get the…

— John Irving

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

It takes me two to three years to write a novel. A screenplay is 100 pages and takes five years.

— Nick Hornby

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

— Alan Furst