Over the course of a year, writing the first draft of a book is shockingly attainable. At 1,500 words a week—a few hours’ work—you can have a 75,000-word draft written in 50 weeks.

That methodical "just do it" approach to writing is what got Dalcher here, with a talked-about book, doing newspaper interviews about dystopia, and referring to countries as "markets".

Routine and consistency are important in any craft, especially writing. It could be like Horne's — take walk, eat fruit, read paper, write book — or an entirely different one that works for you.

What if you could conceive a book, write the book, and have physical copies in your hand in just two weeks? And what if it cost you nothing (other than the cost of the books)? I did this for my ...

The book is 93,000 words long, so I wrote, on average, 2,447 words a day. This speed floors people, so I thought it might be useful to share some productivity hacks I discovered while I was writing.

Have you always wanted to write a book? Here's your chance. Now in its 23rd year, a nonprofit group known as National Novel Writing Month issues a challenge for November: Draft 50,000 words of a ...