NaNoWriMo by the Numbers

Wondering how to write 50,000 words in a month? Well, here’s some estimated numbers for you:

There are 30 days in the month of November. If you write every day, you’ll need to write 1,667 words per day.
On average, 3 to 400 words can fit on a single-spaced page in 12 pt Times New Roman font. That means, you have to write between five to seven pages in Microsoft Word per day to reach your goal.
If you skip one day, you need to write 1,725 words per day (or an extra fifty-eight words) to make up the difference.
If you skip the three-day Thanksgiving weekend, you need to write 1,851 words per day (or an extra 185 words) to achieve your goal.
If, for some reason, you decide to take a week off? You need to write 2,174 words per day to reach 50,000 words. That’s an additional 507 words, or an extra page and a half of text.
Edited words will slow your progress because they don’t count as new words. In some cases, you could lose words and put yourself back into the negative territory — SO DON’T EDIT WHILE YOU WRITE.

Though I am not doing NaNoWriMo, I am slogging away. I must. After all, no one else is responsible for my career. . .no one else is going to help you with yours, either. Get the words out, forget about quality woes, and revise AFTER you’ve hit your goal.

GOOD LUCK!

Mood: I am consumed by words.

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