Writing Time by Word Counts

A 800 word essay is 5 to 6 paragraphs.

Writing 800 words will take about 20 minutes for the average writer typing on a keyboard and 40 minutes for handwriting. However, if the content needs to include in-depth research, links, citations, or graphics such as for a blog article or high school essay, the length can grow to 2.7 hours.

Statistically, the average handwritten page puts about 10 to 12 words per line. Depending on the white space between lines, etc. you will usually find a handwritten page will run between 100 to 150 words per page.

A word count of 750 words is equivalent to around 1½ pages of A4 with single spacing, or 3 pages of A4 with double spacing.

You had every intention of getting your essay done before the deadline, but sometimes life can get in the way. We wouldn’t recommend writing an essay in such a short period of time, but the good news is that 3,000 words in a day is totally doable.

For professional writers writing “on spec,” the time for the first writeup (the draft) of 750 words in my experience normally should take between 1 hour to 3 hours.

You can write longer, more in-depth pieces. You should be able to write a one thousand word essay in 1 hour to 2 hours instead of 3 hours to 4 hours. To give some perspective on how long it should take a beginner to write an essay, here are some metrics you can use to keep track of how you’re improving.

2 Hours Is Sufficient To Make A Well-Written Academic Essay.

Writing 3,000 words will take about 1.3 hours for the average writer typing on a keyboard and 2.5 hours for handwriting.

Answer: 1,200 words is 2.4 pages single-spaced or 4.8 pages double-spaced. Documents that typically contain 1,200 words are high school and college essays, short blog posts, and news articles. It will take approximately 4 minutes to read 1,200 words.

Two pages means two pages in a word processing program. If you print one sided, that’s two pieces of paper. If you print on both sides of the paper, that’s only one piece of paper.

2,000 words is 4 pages single spaced, 8 pages double spaced. 2,500 words is 5 pages single spaced, 10 pages double spaced. 3,000 words is 6 pages single spaced, 12 pages double spaced. 4,000 words is 8 pages single spaced, 16 pages double spaced.

This suggests a total time of about 4 hours and 40 minutes for writing a 2,000 word essay. If the subject is something that the writer is already familiar with, such an essay might require only 2 hours to 2.5 hours to write.

Typing Speed Chart 10 wpm: At this speed, your typing speed is way below average, and you should focus on proper typing technique (explained below). 20 wpm: Same as above. 30 wpm: Same as above. 40 wpm: At 41 wpm, you are now an average typist.