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 New blog post: How long does it take to write a book?

I tried to add up how long it took me to write my current book. The answer was quite a long time.

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I'm one of those pantsers who do not plan their books in detail.

Yes, I have some landmarks I need to hit (and there are more the deeper I get into a series!), but I need the discovery of writing while I go to finish a book.

Mine are also fairly short (50-70k), so if (big IF!) I manage to write at NaNo speed, I can get one written in 4-6 weeks, putting in an hour or so a day.

I do not rewrite. I do edit them myself. And I self-publish. That's how I do it.

Not easy. But doable.