How to Write a Novel: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the How to Write a Novel audiobook runs 2.7 hours unabridged, narrated by Brett W. Downey (about 1.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 2.7 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day | 3 days |
| 2 hours / day | 2 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 2 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 2.7 hours, it is shorter than 81% of the 20,332 Non-Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Brett W. Downey
Brett W. Downey narrates 4 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 18 hours in all.
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- David Crockett, His Life and Adventures
- The Chronicles of Count Antonio
About as long, on the Non-Fiction shelf
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- How Audio Works
Computed from 170,512 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read October 21, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
How to Write a Novel is an audiobook by Anonymous: a 2.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Brett W. Downey, released December 14, 2016, on the Non-Fiction shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 2.7 hrs
- Narrated by
- Brett W. Downey
- Released
- December 14, 2016
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Non-Fiction
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the How to Write a Novel audiobook?
How to Write a Novel runs 2.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 1.8 hours.
Is the How to Write a Novel audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates How to Write a Novel?
How to Write a Novel is narrated by Brett W. Downey.