The Breakdown For November

So here's how I figure it.

Assume I follow a typical 3-Act structure for my novel. Dividing the manuscript into thirds, I get 1/3rd of the manuscript for Acts I and III, and 2/3rds of the manuscript for Act II, the bulk of the story.

If I similarly break down the 50,000-word-count into thirds, by weeks, I get:

Week 1: Act I (words 1-12,500)
Weeks 2-3: Act II (words 12,501 - 37,500)
Week 4: Act III (words 37,501 - 50,000)

Assuming I type in Times New Roman, 12 point, single-spaced I get:
- Approx. 592 words/page
- Approx. 3 pages/day
- Approx. 85 pages total

And here's the page breakdown:

Week 1: Act I, pages 1-21
Monday: pages 1-3
Tuesday: pages 4-6
Wednesday: pages 7-9
Thursday: pages 10-12
Friday: pages 13-15
Saturday: pages 16-18
Sunday: pages 19-21

Weeks 2-3: Act II, pages 22-63
Monday: pages 22-24
Tuesday: pages 25-27
Wednesday: pages 28-30
Thursday: pages 31-33
Friday: pages 34-36
Saturday: pages 37-39
Sunday: pages 40-42
Monday: pages 43-45
Tuesday: pages 46-48
Wednesday: pages 49-51
Thursday: pages 52-54
Friday: pages 55-57
Saturday: pages 58-60
Sunday: pages 61-63

Week 4: Act III, pages 64-85
Monday: pages 64-66
Tuesday: pages 67-69
Wednesday: pages 70-72
Thursday: pages 73-75
Friday: pages 76-78
Saturday: pages 79-81
Sunday: pages 82-85

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