What is a short essay length?

A short essay is 500 words long, which is about two pages with double spacing and one page with single spacing. That number is based on the assumption that you use Times New Roman font (12pt) with standard margins. Various formatting styles have different requirements for those elements.

How long should a 45 minute essay be?

You really want to be aiming to write 1000 words in 45 minutes. That means about 250 words every ten minutes, or 25 words per minute. It sounds like a lot, but considering the words you use most often are quite short (‘the’, ‘and’, ‘a’, etc.)

How many words can the average person write in 40 minutes?

1200 words

How long does it take to write 1500 words by hand?

Writing 1,500 words will take about 37.5 minutes for the average writer typing on a keyboard and 1.3 hours for handwriting. However, if the content needs to include in-depth research, links, citations, or graphics such as for a blog article or high school essay, the length can grow to 5 hours.