Agents Quote by Margaret Haddix

Generally I finish a first draft in 2-6 months, then I set it aside for a while so that when I come back to…

— Margaret Haddix

After finishing the first draft, I work for as long as it takes (for two or three weeks, most often) to rework that first…

— Kent Haruf

If I focus solely on developing new material, then I can get a new 45 minute to an hour in about six months. Then…

— Ari Shaffir

The first draft of a book—even a long one—should take no more than three months, the length of a season.

— Stephen King

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

Revision is not going back and fussing around, but going forward into the process of creation

— May Sarton

I work on one page, revising and polishing until I can't make it better, then move on to the next. Some pages might get…

— Dean Koontz

Revision, once well done, becomes a sort of automatic itch which you scratch in the next work without thinking about it.

— Romulus Linney

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 get ill when I'm writing because I'm so focused on it, and it can take a year or two. Often, I knock out…

— Eran Creevy

I'm a passionate believer in revision, and a lot of my writing gets done during revision process. It isn't just tweaking: I tend to…

— John Jeremiah Sullivan

I started to write a new editor not too long ago and had it about half done after two days.

— Bill Joy