Generally I finish a first draft in 2-6 months, then I set it aside for a while so that when I come back to it I can read it with fresh eyes and figure out how to improve it.

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Eventually the bad stuff I'm writing turns into better stuff. Other times, I've just walked...

Eventually the bad stuff I'm writing turns into better stuff. Other times, I've just walked...

The deadlines are much, much longer with books. When I was a reporter, a lot...

The deadlines are much, much longer with books. When I was a reporter, a lot...

I loved to read when I was a kid, and as soon as I realized...

I loved to read when I was a kid, and as soon as I realized...

I started trying to write when I was in second or third grade.

I started trying to write when I was in second or third grade.

When writing isn't going well-then the bad thing about being a writer is that I...

When writing isn't going well-then the bad thing about being a writer is that I...

I was lucky enough not to face any required summer reading lists until I went...

I was lucky enough not to face any required summer reading lists until I went...

I like the fact that kids are willing to be imaginative and go along with...

I like the fact that kids are willing to be imaginative and go along with...

There's something about each of my books that I'm really proud of, and there's something...

There's something about each of my books that I'm really proud of, and there's something...

After I've sent my revised draft to my agent and editor, they suggest more improvement...

After I've sent my revised draft to my agent and editor, they suggest more improvement...

I think I learned a lot from reading in general - even from reading badly...

I think I learned a lot from reading in general - even from reading badly...

Sometimes I can spend as long revising a manuscript as I spent writing it in...

Sometimes I can spend as long revising a manuscript as I spent writing it in...

I like playing around with the words; I love it when I feel like I've...

I like playing around with the words; I love it when I feel like I've...

It's just so much fun to make up characters, situations, and everything else about a...

It's just so much fun to make up characters, situations, and everything else about a...

I write a book over a period of months or years, and when I'm done...

I write a book over a period of months or years, and when I'm done...