dira: Brad Colbert, closeup of his face under the Humvee (Brad - Black and White)Dira Sudis ([personal profile] dira) wrote,
@ 2012-12-02 11:13 pm UTC
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Entry tags:nerdery, word counts
Crossposts:http://dsudis.livejournal.com/657239.html
Also this happened tonight on the spreadsheet where I track how much I write each day:




I only started tracking daily word counts (as opposed to the final word counts of posted fic, for which I have had a spreadsheet for years) a little over a year ago, so I don't have any apples-to-apples data to compare this to. At the start of this year I figured that, from my experience of my writing, it wasn't unreasonable to expect to average about 25,000 words a month; I figured I would take January off from writing goals and try for 50,000 words in November, and--assuming I would be prone to falling short--I would hope to write between 250 and 300,000 words in 2012.

I also figured I would complete the GK wolf-verse before Yuletide got going and write an original novel and, uh, I guess Teen Wolf happened? In any case: I've done a lot of writing this year, I think probably more than in past years, and upon reflection that pleases me. :)


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glittertine: Stiles from TW, in the woods, staring at Derek (tw - woods - by werechihuahuas)


[personal profile] glittertine
2012-12-03 11:49 am UTC (link)
I would wager it pleases every single one of your readers, too. :) It's amazing!

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dira: Nate Fick, keeping his chin up (Nate - Chin Up)


[personal profile] dira
2012-12-04 03:35 am UTC (link)
*grins*

Thanks!

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sperrywink: (FOB Pete SHOES)


[personal profile] sperrywink
2012-12-03 12:06 pm UTC (link)
Damn, that's amazing!! Go you. I feel lucky when I write 5,000 words in a month.

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dira: Nate Fick, keeping his chin up (Nate - Chin Up)


[personal profile] dira
2012-12-04 03:36 am UTC (link)
Thanks! My real life is pretty cooperative for writing, so that helps. *g*

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vass: A sepia-toned line-drawing of a man in naval uniform dancing a hornpipe, his crotch prominent (Hornpipe)


[personal profile] vass
2012-12-03 01:10 pm UTC (link)
Excellent work. Do you have a set time that you spend writing each day, or a minimum daily word count, or something else?

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dira: Nate Fick, keeping his chin up (Nate - Chin Up)


[personal profile] dira
2012-12-04 03:40 am UTC (link)
I use 750words.com intermittently--I set a goal of getting the badge for a 100-day writing streak in May/June/July, and the Nano badge in November, which contributed a lot to my writing. Otherwise it can be pretty haphazard. *g*

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everbright: Eclipse of Saturn (Eclipse of Saturn)


[personal profile] everbright
2012-12-04 02:03 am UTC (link)
I think at this point the union has to induct you as an professional author on your merits. You not only write super engaging and well constructed things, you write ALL THE THINGS.

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dira: Nate Fick, keeping his chin up (Nate - Chin Up)


[personal profile] dira
2012-12-04 03:44 am UTC (link)
Ah, well. I have a lot of friends who do original/professional/potentially professional writing, and I've dabbled in it myself, and it's a very different beast. I'm happy to be what I am: a prolific fic writer. :)

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everbright: Eclipse of Saturn (Eclipse of Saturn)


[personal profile] everbright
2012-12-04 04:43 am UTC (link)
Well, we're all certainly happy that you're happy providing us with lovely, lovely fic. :D

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riverlight: A rainbow and birds. (color: rainbow & birds)


[personal profile] riverlight
2012-12-06 07:03 pm UTC (link)
Yay, you! You rock!

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dira: Allison Argent, smiling delightedly (Allison - Smile)


[personal profile] dira
2012-12-07 02:29 pm UTC (link)
\o/

The downside is that now even though things are still very much In Progress, I'm like "...but I wrote all those words, can't I just be DONE now?" :)

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