It takes a long time to write a novel when you have to keep interrupting your work to earn money.
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I can write for a long time on one novel and not get tired.
I'm not the most prolific writer in the world, and, sadly, writing a novel involves a lot of effort.
Writing a book is such a full-time job. If you're away for a few days, you have to start again.
Completing any writing project, particularly a novel, is a daunting prospect. Many people become frozen by the prospect. Others keep waiting for the right time. Some wait for the spark of inspiration. Even experienced writers find it is easier to do anything other than actually write.
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 I won't have another book finished by next week.
Novel writing is far and away the most exhausting work I know.
A novel usually takes me two years. A year to research and plan and dream. Then a year to write.
It takes a lot of energy and a lot of neurosis to write a novel. If you were really sensible, you'd do something else.
Writing is a creatively rewarding occupation but for me very time consuming.
You can write a short story in two hours. Two hours a day, you have a novel in a year.