I was thinking about how being an author and being a writer are different, and I realized that one difference is that authors have finished books. In a search for some perspective on how rapidly I should be writing, I came upon this article:
http://www.authormagazine.org/articles/thayer_james_2009_04_09.htm
J.R.R. Tolkien took eleven years to write “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy, which he wrote as one 670,000 word epic novel. On the other hand, Stephen King cranks out one of his magnum works in no more than three months! My quote of the day today is “The secret of becoming a writer is that you have to write.” - Jerry Pournelle
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