How many words can you produce in a normal day?

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How many words can you produce in a normal day?

I reckon I can do about 1,000 if I know basically what I want to write and can motivate myself. Often once I've worked out the plot I get bored and start on a new project.
 

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Flat out writing? 5,000. Especially fiction.

Nonfiction I tend to be slower at, as I purposely distract myself.

It's editing I'm uber slow about.
 

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I did 106,000 words in two weeks last summer, and I can't type for nuffem.
 

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I usually do somewhere between 1500 and 2000. However, I also have the unfortunate habit of taking more days off than days I work. I'm working on improving that one. :)
 

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2000 is my daily goal. Anything over is gravy.
 

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My daily minimum is 3,000. Usually shoot for 5,000 or more. 10,000+ days aren't that uncommon if I'm on a roll. Also, if I get a rejection, I automatically make myself add 2,000 words to that day's target (which kind of sucked when I got 3 rejections on a day when my target was 5,000, but hey, I had 11,000 words at the end of the day, so it's all good) Highest ever in a day? 26,000 or so, can't recall the exact number.