It depends on the book and what else is going on during my life, but it usually takes me about six months to write and revise the first draft.
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Each of my books took roughly one and a half years to write. Some may have taken a shorter time to write the draft and a longer time to revise, while others were the opposite.
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 it I can read it with fresh eyes and figure out how to improve it.
When I am working on an epic-length book, the writing process is fairly long. It takes from four to five years to get through all the drafts. The book is done when I am exhausted.
A novel usually takes me two years. A year to research and plan and dream. Then a year to write.
Normally, it takes me about three years to write one of the big books. It is usually four years between releases because of the huge amount of travel and PR and just nuisance going on around them. I have a lot of pressure from publishers and agents.
It usually takes me a year to do a book. A year or eighteen months.
How long it takes to write a book depends on its length.
Usually it takes me about nine to 12 months to write a book.
Typically, a book takes me about a year to write.
It generally takes me about nine months from the point the book is conceived to the point my editor sends it off to be typeset.