How Long Will a Book Take?

Writing a book is a tremendously individual affair. Brenner Information Group states that the average fiction book takes 475 hours to write, whereas the average non-fiction book takes 725 hours. Writing is most about perseverance, not talent. Which is a shock to most new writers. Given enough work, you do not require talent, though it will certainly help the process go smoother. Talent in writing is not natural born either. Writing and language are learned. This means you can learn to be talented at writing. Unlike sports, which have some innate abilities to them, writing is something that can be solely honed through practice and dedication.

Writing a book means will power. The power to sit, and sit, and sit. The power to keep punching those keys when the couch looks so much better. The power to believe the words will come when your mind decides to not play fair. The power to know, and not expect yourself, to be perfect. Very, if any writers are perfect. That is why there is editing and typically four revisions at least.

There are books whose first draft took only days, but relying on that will only dishearten you when the stumbling blocks come. Organization is key. Many writers set up a binder with their book pages in it. This is very beneficial because as it fills up, so does your muster. You can also carry it around and work on it every time you come across a spare moment or two. Some writers are lunch hour writers, and have written whole books on their lunch hour. Most of all you have to plan your work hours or time slips and the book lies unfinished.

Book are doable, never forget that. They fill in page by page. They thrust forward with each new implemented idea. They do have an end. So take up the pen and begin. Let your journey commence.