So. One of the functionalities of the NaNoWriMo website was to allow copy-pasting of your manuscript to get a word count. That used to be hashed. What are the odds that info is being scraped by this new AI sponsor?
In Times New Roman 11 point font, a page is 500 words, approximately. You don't really need more info than that, your work of writing should finish when it is supposed to, not when it hits some arbitrary number.
To be fair, NaNoWriMo is specifically a challenge about time and word count. It's one of the few scenarios where, yes, word count is important. But, yeah...no need to use their official counter, as that's silly and unnecessary.
So. One of the functionalities of the NaNoWriMo website was to allow copy-pasting of your manuscript to get a word count. That used to be hashed. What are the odds that info is being scraped by this new AI sponsor?
In Times New Roman 11 point font, a page is 500 words, approximately. You don't really need more info than that, your work of writing should finish when it is supposed to, not when it hits some arbitrary number.
To be fair, NaNoWriMo is specifically a challenge about time and word count. It's one of the few scenarios where, yes, word count is important. But, yeah...no need to use their official counter, as that's silly and unnecessary.