NaNoWriMo Calculator

Find the daily word count to hit your writing goal.

Words per day 1,900

Words remaining 38,000

Formula: words per day = (goal - written) / days left

Step-by-step with your numbers:

1. Values used:

2. Word goal = 50,000

3. Words written = 12,000

4. Days remaining = 20

6. Words per day = 1,900

7. Words remaining = Word goal - Words written = 50,000 - 12,000 = 38,000

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Stay on pace for your novel by knowing the daily word count you need.

The math behind it

words per day = (goal - words written) / days remaining.

12,000 of 50,000 words with 20 days left needs 1900 words/day.

What is NaNoWriMo's goal?

Writing a 50,000-word novel during November.