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Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/a/41042
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Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/a/41042
License name: CC BY-SA 3.0
License URL: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/

There are many factors that would affect whether 1000 words a day is realistic for you or not. E.g.:

- Do you do overtime?
- How long is your commute to/from work?
  - Can you use the commute time for writing?
- What else do you have to do other than working? Do you have a spouse? Children? Must you do the grocery shopping, the cooking, the cleaning?
- How long does it take you to clear your head from work, chores etc., and "get in the zone" - be ready to write? Can you jump right in, or do you need some extra time first?

All those would affect how much time you have that is really free for writing.

Next is the writing itself:

- Do you need to do research for your story, while you're writing it?
- Is it all plotted out, or do you discover it as you go, sometimes sitting and thinking which one of several choices would be most interesting?
- Do you always know what your character would say, or do you know your character would make a joke, but spend half a day looking for the right one?
  - related: can you think of your writing while at work / doing chores / etc., or do those things demand your focus?

Which is to say, **an average of 1000 words a day might or might not be realistic, depending on many many factors.** For myself, some days I do several pages with ease, things just flow, while other days I write and rewrite a single scene, and yet other days I have no time to touch my writing at all. For me, 1000 words a day is not currently realistic. I wish it were. Maybe your circumstances are different, and you can make it happen.

Original score: 6