[JenB]

Standard word count is 250 words per page. That's totally variable based on your writing style. I used to write in 12 point Times New Roman, single spaced, and it came out to approx. 500 words per page. I do 11 point TNR, line and a half spacing, these days, and the word count varies...

[James Ewell Brown Stuart]

Right. I do Times New Roman double spaced and let Word determine my pages. But, I was trying to see how many pages 140,000 words would be if it were published, so I counted the words on a couple of pages in a popular novel. (Paperback - Hardback might be more words on a page) It averaged about 350 words. So, while Word tells me that I have 488 pages, if I divide 140,000 (my grand total) by 350, (average words in a Clancy novel) I would get 400 pages.

Of course, this totally unscientific. But, I just like to know. It boosts my confidence.

[James Ewell Brown Stuart]

Right. I do Times New Roman double spaced and let Word determine my pages. But, I was trying to see how many pages 140,000 words would be if it were published, so I counted the words on a couple of pages in a popular novel. (Paperback - Hardback might be more words on a page) It averaged about 350 words. So, while Word tells me that I have 488 pages, if I divide 140,000 (my grand total) by 350, (average words in a Clancy novel) I would get 400 pages.

Of course, this totally unscientific. But, I just like to know. It boosts my confidence.

Probably when an editor gets through, I will probably have 10 good pages and short story instead. LOL!

[RosieCotton]

Ungh...at 250 a page, my main story would be at four hundred and something pages already, with another quarter of the story to go. I guess I'd better do some chopping if I ever get down to editing.

For just writing, I have it at 11 point Garamond, line and a half spacing. 194 pages.

I didn't really sleep at all last night - at least not from sometime after one forward. About to fall asleep at my desk.