![]() ![]() And The Secret History was much the same: It began for me with winter, cold.’ After this, Tartt researches and researches, visiting locations and developing her ‘filing system of descriptions and dialogue’. With The Little Friend, even before the story took shape, there was that dark, dank Mississippi mood. ![]() Would the novel be as rich, as gorgeously written, as successful, if she’d written it in a year? In an interview with Town & Country, Tartt describes her process, saying it starts with establishing mood – ‘The mood is important to me first. It’s a long book, but that’s still not many words per day. It took Donna Tartt nine years to write The Secret History. Good and great novels have been written in various timescales, but when you’re setting out to write a book it’s important to have realistic expectations. ![]() This guidance doesn’t quite align with my experiences in the writing community, so I’ve decided to unpack the question.Ī Clockwork Orange took three weeks and Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone took six years. When I google, ‘How long does it take to write a novel?’, the first result says this: ‘A good rule of thumb is to allot at least 4 months to write a book.’ The article proposes a year as the maximum timescale. ![]()
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