Disagree Train,
If this newbie can really crank them out, the G is not gonna like him too much.
I say roughly 5 per day, some days more, some days less, consistently, for as long as your brain can take it. Add some new content (like a few original articles) to your site and link there too. And link to different pages inside your website. It's more natural looking.
That natural look is important to G, so no automated crap. Do that, and the fluckin sandbox looms ahead. Slow and steady, even if it's a pain in the .....