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NaNoWriMo Word Count Pace Calculator
Calculate the daily word count you need to write to reach a novel-writing goal (like NaNoWriMo's 50,000 words) by your deadline.
Words remaining
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Daily word count target
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Weekly word count target
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About the NaNoWriMo Word Count Pace Calculator
Novel-writing challenges like NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) set a fixed word count goal — traditionally 50,000 words in November — and hitting it comes down to steady daily pace rather than writing it all at once.
Formula: Words Remaining = Target − Words Written So Far · Daily Target = Words Remaining ÷ Days Remaining
Falling behind pace one day simply raises the daily target for the remaining days — this calculator recalculates the exact number needed at any point in the month so you always know today's goal.
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