In a typical word processor with standard settings, 1,000 words is about four double-spaced pages, not so much work as to be a Sisyphean drag but significant enough that, after two weeks of getting to ...

Every item on this page was chosen by an ELLE editor. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. There was something about 1000 Words that immediately made my palms slick.

Case in point: With this week's addition of more than 1,000 words, Merriam-Webster will likely have to plan on a few more pages for its next print edition. It also means we'll finally see our long ...

The goal was to write 1,000 words a day. After two weeks they’d have 50 pages of a book. Attenberg went online, tweeted about the project and soon, hundreds of strangers were joining them ...