C. L. Polk: Biggest wordcount day - May 9, 2208 words. Smallest Wordcount day - May 25/June 2, 29 words. Total Days elapsed - 74. Total Days missed - 4. Total Words Reported - 48286. Total Words on Manuscript - 51,720. Av. Wordcount per day - 739 (writing days only) 699 (total.) This is how it gets done.

So I want to show you something. this is a wordcount spreadsheet (Christie Yant's Tools for Writers, 2024 edition). I went back and entered all the wordcounts I reported here on bluesky. (continued in replies)

410 words. kissing happened. I really feel like I screwed this book up somewhere in the last 25k and I'm building on a mistake and I'm going to have to delete back and write as many as 25k words again...and more every day as I continue spinning this disaster

Biggest wordcount day - May 9, 2208 words. Smallest Wordcount day - May 25/June 2, 29 words. Total Days elapsed - 74. Total Days missed - 4. Total Words Reported - 48286. Total Words on Manuscript - 51,720. Av. Wordcount per day - 739 (writing days only) 699 (total.) This is how it gets done.

This is impressive. Good work!

This is impressive and also very motivating. I need to start a tracker like this for my dissertation writing.

I really need to start holding myself accountable. I write in fits and starts.

the three sentences method did this for me. Wake up, write three sentences on the end of the manuscript. instantly get up and walk away to actually wash, make coffee, yoga, breakfast, whatever. once you're done three sentences, officially, you win. but come back and see if you have more to add.

I like that. My thing is that I have a full-time editorial job in addition to being a writer, so often it sucks up my energy.

There are also communities like @gywo.bsky.social that can help form writing habits

I have never remembered to pledge in time for this even once.

Oh, we'll have to make that happen.... 😉

That is such a pretty and satisfying spreadsheet. And an impressive undertaking. Kudos!

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