I decided to keep track of my overall word count for all my projects and their series (if it is part of one). I know this is a bit late but I suppose it’s better than never! I wanted to see how much I wrote for each month’s project and how long it took for me to finish the project. In these cases, it’s been years because I keep jumping around on projects. lol That’s terrible now that I think about it. No wonder I don’t finish anything. Remedying that right now!
I also realize there is a little discrepancy between my word count numbers right now. I pulled my word counts from their respective Nanowrimo spreadsheet for each month. I only kept track of my word counts in my Nanowrimo accounts or spreadsheets.
In hindsight, I wish I tracked my word counts earlier so it’d be easier to track but this is a learning process. Sometimes I edit or write in between the Nanowrimos and forget to track the changes. I ultimately decided it’s not worth trying to figure out all the missed words.
Now I’ve created a spreadsheet that will keep track of each project’s finished word count for the month. In the “Total Word Count” column, I’ve added the words to the previous word count to give me a better idea of where each project is in terms of word counts. The bold numbers indicates it’s been updated. In this spreadsheet, it also tracks my overall word count for all the projects.
The “Multiple Projects Worked On” simply means I worked on those two projects at the same time during the month. I need to come up with a better title than that but that’s what I’ve got for now. lol
I’ve also created an identical spreadsheet for a series which only tracks the word counts for the books in the series. This allows me an “at-a-glance” look at the overall series and their word counts.
I really hope that makes sense. I’m not sure if anyone is really interested in reading this. If you’re confused about any of this and need clarification, feel free to let me know.
Do any of you guys track your word counts per month? Or the level/draft of writing you are on for your project? Please let me know! I love hearing about other people’s writing and project tracking processes.
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