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Writing Goal & Deadline Planner

Turn your manuscript goal into a realistic writing schedule. Adjust your days, deadline, and progress as you go.

Set your writing plan

Buffer days reserve that many scheduled writing sessions for interruptions. All calculations use calendar dates, not a running timer.

Your writing roadmap

—Words remaining
—Words per writing session
—Writing sessions available
—Manuscript completed

Weekly milestones

Milestones show the cumulative word count to aim for at the end of each calendar week. Buffer sessions are excluded from the writing target.

Week endingPlanned sessionsTarget total words

Your schedule is an estimate, not a promise. Recalculate whenever your progress or availability changes. Dates use your device's local calendar.