wth, He just writes a chapter once a week and he needs a Break -__-
I lol'd at this. He doesn't only write a chapter, he draws it too.
You think its a simple process, because reading it takes only 10 minutes, but it's not. It's many long hours of work. Have you seen the detail in each of his page? The drawing takes a lot of time. The dialogue has to be good. There are many factors in play. No matter what kind of work someone is in, everyone needs a break from it once in a while. Think about it, no matter how epic One Piece is, Oda has a family he needs to spend time with. And more.
Every new arc, he has to many sure he doesn't create any loopholes or anything like that either. He has to come up with names, and story, he needs time to do research too.