Different people have different handwriting styles, but on average, between three and four pages of handwriting fills a typed page if you use single spacing. If you use double spacing, of course, you get between one and two typed pages.

6 pages is 3,000 words single spaced, 1,500 words double spaced. 7 pages is 3,500 words single spaced, 1,750 words double spaced. 8 pages is 4,000 words single spaced, 2,000 words double spaced. 9 pages is 4,500 words single spaced, 2,250 words double spaced.

For a page with 1 inch margins, 12 point Times New Roman font, and minimal spacing elements, a good rule of thumb is 500 words for a single spaced page and 250 words for a double spaced page.

If you’re writing your first novel, the general rule of thumb for novel writing is a word count in the 80,000 to 100,000 range. While anything over 40,000 words can fall into the novel category, 50,000 is considered the minimum novel length. Anything over 110,000 words is considered too long for a fiction novel.

How much should you write every day? Stephen King recommends new writers produce 1,000 words a day. If that’s too much, try for between 300 and 500 words a day. It takes a 30-minute writing session to write that many words.

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In general, the Safe Zone for adult fiction is 70,000-100,000, and the Safe Zone for adult nonfiction is 60,000-90,000 words. Less than that and your book is probably too short.

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Marienbad My Love by Mark Leach. It is supposedly the world’s longest published novel in English at 2.5 million words. If you have some extra time, you can read it at marienbadmylove.com.