Art Quote by Mohsin Hamid

I take six or seven years to write really small books. There is a kind of aesthetic of leanness, of brevity.

— Mohsin Hamid

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

— Ted Bell

A novel may take anywhere from two to five years to write and, in the end, you might manage a couple of thousand dollars…

— Mordecai Richler

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

— Jerry Spinelli

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

— David Baldacci

For an author just starting out, you've got to deliver the goods every year or sooner or people will forget you or you will…

— Jasper Fforde

Writing books takes a long time, and one thing a writer must do is learn to live with his or her project.

— Charles Bock

You're always told by your publisher that you must only write one book a year and some years you should perhaps write none at…

— Alexander McCall Smith

A novel usually takes me two years. A year to research and plan and dream. Then a year to write.

— Rose Tremain

As a novelist, you have to be free. Books can't be an act of filial duty.

— Richard Flanagan

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

— Nick Hornby

I can write a book in probably three months.

— Stephen J. Cannell