Novels, in my experience, are slow in coming, and once I've begun them I know I have years rather than months of work ahead of me.
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I spend about a year between novels.
A novel usually takes me two years. A year to research and plan and dream. Then a year to write.
When you're my age and you see a story, you better go for it pretty quickly. I'd just like to get a few more novels under my belt.
Most novels, I find, are three times longer than they need to be. Very little happens, and I don't want to waste my time with them.
When I write, I get glimpses into future novels.
When you are young, hone your craft and write shorter pieces instead of novels, because it's really hard to finish a novel.
Typically, a book takes me about a year to write.
With a novel, there is no hurrying it. You're constantly walking into the unknown.
I always tell my students, 'If you walk around with your eyes and ears open, you can't possibly live long enough to write all the novels you'll encounter.'
Getting to the point where I was ready to write a book has been about a 20-year journey of being, really honestly, too afraid to try - which I think is pretty common for people who are trying to write a large piece of fiction.
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