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[New Post] How Long Does it Take to Write 1,000 Words?

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​How Long Does it Take to Write 1,000 Words?​

How Long Does it Take to Write 1,000 Word?

How long does it take to write 1,000 words? If you’re writing a novel … the answer matters!

If you’re aiming for an average-ish novel length of 80,000 words, then that’ll take you 80 days, writing 1,000 words per day. (Those don’t have to be consecutive days, of course.)

Knowing your writing speed is important, so you can figure out how much time you need to set aside to hit that 1,000 word mark!

How Long is 1,000 Words (in Pages)?

On 8-1/2” x 11” paper (US) or A4 paper (UK), in 11-12 point type, 1,000 words is usually about 4 pages double-spaced or 2 pages single-spaced.

If you have a lot of choppy dialogue (e.g. in fiction) or very short paragraphs, your 1,000 word piece could be more like 3 pages single-spaced or 5-6 pages double-spaced.

Here’s an example piece, single-spaced in 11 point Arial (the Google Docs default). I’ve taken it from The Railway Children by E. Nesbit, and it’s 1,001 words long.

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