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Silvano Stagni's avatar

I work on my book for at least two hours a day. That doesn't mean I write at least two hours a day. First of all, I usually do not work on weekends. Also, there is more to writing a book than writing sentences. I write historical crime fiction, and research is a huge part of creating a story, for instance. There are also things like checking a timeline, profiling a character, and making sure that the world you are creating is consistent. All those tasks are intrinsic to writing a book, but none of them implies writing a sentence.

James Kinsley's avatar

You're absolutely right, Silvano. I 'write' at most one or two days a week, but the rest of the time I'm near-constantly refining, considering, reworking stuff in my head...