Book Quote by Meg Tilly

My process is surprisingly straightforward. I find myself with little to do over a stretch of time and I say, "I should write children's…

— Michael Ian Black

My post-child period resulted in one instant change: I write shorter books for kids.

— Berkeley Breathed

You can't write a children's book that takes more than five or six minutes to read, because it will drive the parents batty. It…

— Michael Ian Black

Some people take 10 years to write a book and some can do one in under a year.

— David Baldacci

I think it's harder - much harder - to be a good parent than to write a book.

— Elizabeth Berg

Writing children's books all started out as a way for me to give back and make a difference.

— Coy Bowles

I labored for eight years thinking I was writing a book for adults that was a nostalgic look back on childhood. Then my publisher…

— Jeff Kinney

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

— Jerry Spinelli

Three months seems to me quite a reasonable time to complete a book, if one can get right down to it.

— Agatha Christie

It takes me three or four years to research and write each book and the individual stories stay with you for a long time…

— Antony Beevor

I did not have a chance to write novels until my youngest child started school fulltime

— Anne McCaffrey

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

— Ted Bell