| TYPE | # OF WORDS | @ 250 WORDS/ PAGE |
| Blog Post | 600-1,000 | |
| Long Blog Post (unwanted) | 2,000 | |
| Blog Post (Tim Ferris rec) | 250-750 | |
| NY Times Article Length | 1,200 | |
| Med Size Paper Article | 800 | |
| Small Paper Article | < 600 | |
| Short Story | 1,000 to 7,500 | 4-30 |
| Novellette | 7,500 to 20,000 | 30-80 |
| Novella | 20,000 to 50,000 | 80-200 |
| Novel | 50,000 to 100,000 | 200-400 |
| Epic | > 110,000 | 440+ |
| measured at 250 words/page |
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