: Re: 1000 words a day for a part-time writer I've got a 40h, full-time job, as many do. Yet I'd like to become a writer someday, or at least, bring a novel through the first draft. This considered,

That's about four pages per day, which is ambitious but fully attainable for a part-time writer, and is indeed a good pace to complete a first draft in less than a year. More importantly, it sounds like it's working for you, which is really the more crucial question.

Keep in mind you can adjust your pace later if it ever is NOT working for you. But if you're in a rhythm that is productive, ride it.

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