A simple formula to meet writing deadlines

Break it down to meet your deadlines

Sometimes, especially when we’re starting a project, numbers can help us. We can track our word count. We can add up the number of writing sessions.

I came up with a simple formula that my clients have told me is SUPER helpful to stay on track with a project.

I’d like to think I am a genius for inventing this formula. But honestly, it was the method I used to wade through the tomes we read in my Classics Book Club. (Think Don Quixote.)

Applied to writing your own tomes, it can help you have reasonable expectations about how much you need to write in order to meet your goals.

Do the math for your current project:

1. How many pages or words do you have to write?
2. How many days do you have before your deadline?
3. Divide the number of pages by the number of days.

The final digit is how many pages or words you need to write daily.

Try this and let me know how it goes! Share your experience in the comments below.