How Do You Have All That Time?

Question:

so there will be 4 more books that is wonderful but how do you decide when to stop? i know it takes a lot of time to wright books so how do u have all that time to wright? and are you going to wright about alice in college? i hope you do i love them so much but i hope that when u decide when the alice series is over i hope that you make it a good conclusion to the alice series!!!

Phyllis replied:

I decided a long time ago that when Alice got to be 18, I would write one last book, leapfrogging through her life to show you the main events.  And working the time sequence out in my head, I figured it will take 28 books in all.  Writing is my job, my profession.  That’s how I get the time.  I make the time.  I write several hours each day, sometimes many hours each day, and the rest of the time I’m always thinking, planning the next chapter, and the next and the next.