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Rizla · 02-25-2015, 08:31 AM

Personally, I think so. I imagine the process gets faster the more books a writer writes, so I would like to focus mainly on first novels.

The Hobbit was published in 1927 was Tolkien was writing the back story (which became The Silmarillion) in the trenches in WW1, so it must have taken 10 years or more. Tolkien spent another 16 years writing The Lord of the Rings!

Another is the first Harry Potter book. She got the idea in 1990 and published it in 7 years, so about 6 years.

02-25-2015, 08:31 AM	#1
Rizla Member Retired Posts: 3,183 Karma: 11721895 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: Nook STR (rooted) & Sony T2	Do Good (First) Books Take Longer to Write? Personally, I think so. I imagine the process gets faster the more books a writer writes, so I would like to focus mainly on first novels. The Hobbit was published in 1927 was Tolkien was writing the back story (which became The Silmarillion) in the trenches in WW1, so it must have taken 10 years or more. Tolkien spent another 16 years writing The Lord of the Rings! Another is the first Harry Potter book. She got the idea in 1990 and published it in 7 years, so about 6 years. Last edited by Rizla; 02-25-2015 at 08:34 AM.