Typing Speed → Novel / Book Completion Time Calculator
How long it would take to type any document at your current WPM.
From Typing Speed to Novel Completion
The average person types 40 words per minute. At that speed, typing 80,000 words (a standard novel) takes 33 hours of pure typing time. But typing speed is not the bottleneck — thinking is. Most authors produce 500-2,000 words per hour of focused writing time, regardless of typing speed. Stephen King writes 2,000 words per day and has published 65+ novels. At that pace, a first draft takes 40 writing days. Most debut novelists take 6-12 months for a first draft, writing 1-3 hours daily.
Realistic Writing Pace Expectations
Professional authors average 1,000-2,000 words per day during active drafting. NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) targets 1,667 words/day to complete 50,000 words in November. At 500 words/day (achievable for most people in 30-60 minutes): 5 months for a full novel draft. The first draft is only 20-30% of the total work — revision, editing, and rewriting typically take 2-3x longer than the initial draft.
Stephen King writes 2,000 words/day. NaNoWriMo's 50,000 words in 30 days requires 1,667 words/day. At 65 WPM with 3:1 think ratio, that's 1.5 hours of focused writing per day — achievable for most people.
