tjic, it CAN be done. e.g. Michael Moorcock's "Write a novel in 3 days" or Lester Dent's pulp master plot http://boingboing.net/2011/08/05/write-an-adventure-n

tjic, it CAN be done. e.g. Michael Moorcock's "Write a novel in 3 days" or Lester Dent's pulp master plot http://boingboing.net/2011/08/05/write-an-adventure-novel-in-three-days-the-michael-moorcock-way.html http://boingboing.net/2011/08/05/write-an-adventure-novel-in... That being said, it's different for every project. Some subject matters / genres follow a certain cadence/form that can be fast tracked through. Any research or period elements though tend to slow it down. I do have some experience with writing/publishing :) PS: my current book took me 4 years to finish :D