Depends on the book, the writer, how much time you have to throw at it...I write first drafts pretty quickly (I can crank out 100k in about two months), but then I spend a lot of time revising, editing, reworking, etc. I've been trying to cut down on that by paying a little more attention to my first draft -- revising as I go, recognizing earlier on when things don't work or need trimming. One day I'll find a happy medium.
|