How long does it take me to write a novel? --with my novel list
London Single Diary (2009) |
This is the Chinese version I tweeted today; blow is the English version.
突发奇想,总结一下我过去每部长篇小说所用的创作时间:
14岁:《拥抱朝阳》:一个半月(16万字)
16岁:《阳光雨季》:一个月(13万字)
19岁:《言情故事》:两个月(20万字)
21岁:《非一般爱情》:两个月(18万字)
22岁:《后现代生活》:两个月(23万字)
23岁:《北京北京》:两个星期(20万字)
25岁:《伦敦单身日记》:三年(24万字,因为是写了三年的日记)
28岁:《伦敦爱情故事》:七天(20万字)
28岁:《唐人街》:七天(15万字)
28岁:《文本生活》:七天(18万字)
29岁:《伦敦单身女郎》系列:五年(五部共150万字)
2015年写的首部英文小说:六个月(英文30万字)
2017年刚写完的这部长篇:三个月(52万字)
Summaries the writing time for each of my novels
At the age of Novel Title Writing Time Word Count(in Chinese)
14 Embracing the Sun 1.5 months 160K
16 Sunshine and the Monsoon 1 month 130K
19 Say Love 2 months 200K
21 A Romance 2 months 180K
22 The Postmodern Life 2 months 230K
23 Personal Statement 2 weeks 200K
25 London Single Diary 3 years 240K (Because it's 3 years' diary)
28 London Love Story 7 days 200K
28 Chinatown 7 days 150K
28 In London 7 days 180K
29 London Single Lady(series1-5) 5 years 1500K (of 5 novels)
Written in 2015: Dear New York, (book1-4) 6 months 300K (in English)
Written in 2017: The Private Scene 3 months 520K
So overall, it took me about 10 years pure writing time to have written 17 novels, regardless of other works such as essays and short stories.
by Yilin Zhong
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