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The Village Voice
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April 17, 2001
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How long does it take to write a novel? Some books take years; some take decades.
Once, while struggling with a novel that I had been writing for four years without reaching the middle, I couldn't stand the endlessness any longer. I decided to write something easy, unplanned, and above all fast, something I could finish in, say, two weeks. I took a nap, woke up, and started typing. And strangely, 15 days later I had the first draft of a novel, which has since been published (albeit after two years of more or less painful revision). So I think I understand the spirit behind National Novel Writing Month (www nanowrimo.com), an event organized by the Oakland, California-based writer Chris ...
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