Book Quote by Jan Karon

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

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 still have a full-time day job, which is why it took me five years to write An Ear to the Ground, and why…

— Ken Thompson

At thirty-five, having spent over twenty years running varied businesses for my family, I decided to sit down and write my first novel. I…

— Ashwin Sanghi

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

— Ted Bell

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

— Edward Abbey

I write four or five a books a year. That means that I usually have one on the go. I am fortunate in being…

— Alexander McCall Smith

I never wanted to write a book, and people have asked me for years to do it.

— Billy Bob Thornton

I seem to produce a novel approximately once every three years.

— Michael Cunningham

I only can write a book every two years, you know. And I write very fast, but I'm not always writing every day. I…

— Paulo Coelho

I've written a lot of books now; I've been published for over 30 years. I hope with every book I learn something new, and…

— Charlaine Harris