How long should it take you to write your book? Last week DeLauné Michel explained how she wrote whenever her children let her. Today, we have a writer who crams in all the writing at the end of his process.
True crime writer Corey Mitchell just kicked off a virtual book tour for Pure Murder, hitting 15 different websites in 15 different days. It's a great way to keep your book circulating in the blogosphere.
I was surprised by this little piece of advice about Mitchell's lightening-fast writing process. Keep it in mind as you research your book:
"I am definitely not one of those 9-5ers that writes every day. I tend to write my books in my head as I am researching them. Once I know the research is complete (or as close as I can get to being completed) and the interviews have all been conducted, only then do I sit down to type out the manuscript. And, since I am a three-finger typist, I liken the actual writing process to Chinese water torture. As a result, I tend to finish my books rather quickly -- usually over a 2-3 month period." (Thanks, Ecstatic Days)
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