Weekly Wordcount
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What is This?
Weekly Wordcount is a post-NaNoWriMo attempt to continue writing a reasonable amount throughout the entire year. Everyone participating sets their own wordcount goals for a week and assigns their own values to draft, edit, blogging, and collaborative writing.
My weekly wordcount goal is set to 2,000.
- New writing is given full wordcount.
- Rewrites are given full wordcount.
- Heavy edits are given half wordcount.
- Light edits are given quarter wordcount.
Editing is ALWAYS counted. Writing is more than just putting new words on a blank page. It’s also making sure that my meaning is as clear as I can make it. If they didn’t need polishing, they wouldn’t call ‘em “rough” drafts!
How Did I Do?
I’m still not counting my words. As long as I’m putting in the time (I am, oooooh, I am) and getting the results (I love learning about writing!) then I am surpassing my goals. =]
- Choose Installment draft edited once, though it will need another pass through before it can be posted.
- Song of Binding – HTRYN work continues. We finished Lesson 2 and are ALMOST done with Lesson 3! *confetti*
How Did YOU Do?
No surprises on my front, but half of the reason for doing these Weekly Wordcount posts is to find out how YOU’VE been doing! So, spill the beans! Have you been writing? Short stories, flash fiction, or novels? Editing, maybe weeding out some unnecessary plot points or finding things you accidentally told the reader were important?
Does reading count? I know you read my Word Count posts, so you know how I’m doing there. One reason my counts aren’t off the charts, though, is that while I’ve been in California (no TV to speak of, and limited Internet), I’ve read 5 novels and will finish a sixth tonight. (I’ve also watch four or five DVD movies, which I never do at home.)
I’ve rediscovered the joy of reading. I got through all four of Card’s Ender quartet, and I read (and thoroughly enjoyed) a novel by Jimmy Buffett (“Margaritaville”) called A Salty Piece of Land. Highly recommended!
I’m about to finish The Ambler Warning by Robert Ludlum (completed and edited posthumously, incidentally). I read about 500 of 650 pages yesterday. ;) An excellent thriller, as long as you’re willing to suspend disbelief (easier if you’re a conspiracy theory aficionado).
.-= Steve Hall´s last blog ..Weekly Word Count: February 5 =-.
@Steve
Yup! I’m well aware of your wordcount, and very impressed!
Holy monkeys, you’ve read ALL of the Ender books? That’s just insane! *laughs* Congratulations on re-finding reading for pleasure. <3
Well, my story was 781 words and then the little tidbits to the DnD post which I have no clue how much was during the weekly time frame. Also thanks to the author of pooftacular.wordpress.com I am now reading Sharon Shinn’s “Mystic and the Rider”.
.-= Byrd´s last blog ..What am I Doing!? (Part 1, Project 1) =-.
@Byrd
Woot! Congratulations on the writing, Byrd!
.-= Tami´s last blog ..Vampire Verbs =-.
Happy Valentine’s Day Tami!
I have met with my NaNo partner twice in the last few weeks and that really helped me get some work done on my novel (maybe 2-3 k?). We set up a few more writing dates for this month. I get my best writing done then!
I have written 2 1/2 scripts for shows I am directing in the last 2 weeks (and need to finish the other 1/2 of the third this weekend).
Read Lost in Temptation, mostly while on the treadmill. Want to read Faking It next, but am trying to finish Three Cups of Tea (an intersting, but rather DRY book).
.-= Drama Mama (aka Mama Nice)´s last blog ..Missing Something I Love =-.
@Mama Nice
Happy Valentine’s Day back! =]
Congrats on picking your NaNo Novel back up, that’s huge!
Scripts for shows? What shows?