options: m : you are so diligent since you wrote the book in about 2 years . that is good . m : it took about one year to write your book . and it is about dogs , right ? m : i am amazed to hear that you only spent about three months on your painting . m : since you are not interested in birds , you spent about two years on the book .
article: m : we are so excited to have you here , miss calvin . thank you for answering some questions and for signing our customers books . f : no problem . i love meeting the people who read my books . m : so how did you think of the idea for this book ? f : about 4 years ago , i was taking my dog for a walk . when i saw a very beautiful bird , i started thinking about birds and decided to read about them at the library . i became very interested in birds , and that 's how i decided to create the main character in my book . he is a scientist who studies birds . m : how long did it take you to write the book ? f : i wrote the book in about 2 years . i only spent 3 months thinking of the story , but it took much longer to write it .