How Speed Writing goals work

Speed Writing goals are calculated automatically when a subscriber creates a Speed Writing book. The goals are designed to help you reach a total word count within a fixed number of days without requiring manual tracking or constant adjustment.

When setting up a Speed Writing book, you define two values: the total number of words you want to write and the number of days you have to complete them. Using this information, Next Chapters calculates a daily word target by dividing the remaining word count by the remaining days.

This daily target is not fixed. It adjusts as you write.

Each time you add words to the book, your progress is recalculated. If you write more words than the daily target, the system lowers future daily goals to reflect that progress. If you write fewer words than planned or miss a day entirely, the system increases future daily goals to keep the overall target achievable within the remaining time.

The calculation always reflects reality. It does not assume perfect consistency or require daily check-ins. The goal shown is simply what is needed going forward based on what has already been written and how many days remain.

Speed Writing goals count all words added to the book, regardless of where they are written. Writing new chapters, expanding drafts, or adding content to existing chapters all contribute to the total. Editing that removes words will reduce your total accordingly and may cause daily targets to increase.

Goals are tied to the book, not to individual sessions. You can write at any time of day, in any amount, and the system will update automatically. There is no concept of failure for a single day. Missing a day does not break the system; it simply recalculates.

Speed Writing goals apply only to the subscriber who created the Speed Writing book. In community or private group books, other contributors are not required to meet the creator’s goals, and their writing does not count toward the Speed Writing total unless the book is explicitly structured to do so.

Speed Writing goals are meant to guide, not pressure. They exist to remove guesswork about pacing and progress so you can focus on writing rather than math or planning.