Oh...oops.

[dotsandlines]

I just realized that Word can filter out text boxes / sidebars in its word count. Commence stuffing the "this scene goes here" notes in text boxes, since I'm too tired today to do anything else...

Corrected count:
Words with notes: 119,642 (+449)
Words without notes: 111,037 (includes some overlapping rewrites) - this is the new baseline.
Pages: 234

That was pointless-yet-handy. The whole point of tracking word count is to vaguely estimate forward motion, which is itself a stand-in for "Am I still trying new things with this and having fun with it, or just picking over the stuff I've already done?" It doesn't actually matter how long it is. It's just gratifying to see things change over time, and that's easier to do if you mark the proverbial doorjamb.


I'm now tempted to say "Well, since I've gotten comfortable with the idea of writing as a hobby again, do I have anything that is worth sharing and not just therapy/drawerfic?" That's kind of jumping the gun. I don't know. Might be nice, someday. Keeping my expectations low.

Comments

[aliceylain]

Wait wait, over 100,000 words? What are you writing?

[dotsandlines]

It's a glorious mess of an original fic. About a year and a half ago, I decided to try writing something that I didn't have to show anyone, so it didn't matter if it sucked, didn't matter if I egregiously threw in elements because I thought they were fun, etc. It's still going, and I love it.

The word count isn't important per se, but I want to remind myself that it's still ticking along. I'm writing out of order, so it's hard to track "progress" in a linear fashion.