How many pages should a chapter be

It’s a perennial question asked by writers of all genres. “How many pages should I write for my book?” often followed by “What exactly is a ‘page’ of writing anyway?”

What’s in a Page?

All book publishers and book designers have a standard they go by to estimate page length.

Some go by pages; others go by words.

One rule of thumb is you can get 60 percent of a manuscript page into one typeset page (said manuscript being in 12-point type, double-spaced, preferably Times New Roman, with one-inch margins on an 8.5 × 11-inch document).

Another rule of thumb is you can get 250 to 300 words on a typeset page.

This estimate will vary depending on the typeface, point size, and leading you use, as well as the trim size or physical size of the page—typically, it refers to a trade paperback, which is a 6 × 9-inch trim. So, a 55,000-word manuscript is about 220 typeset pages, and a 100,000-word manuscript is about 400 typeset pages.

Both rules of thumb are imperfect, but we’ve found the “250–30

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