I mentioned in a previous post that I was going to add up all of the things I'd written to see how many words total have come from my head and to the keyboard.
I started that process but there are just way too many snips and bits of things that I've written that to add it all up would take hours. Instead I added up the six best pieces I have written. That includes short stories and a few novels in progress.
Totaled up those six pieces come to almost 70,000 words. I figure that if I add up all the snips and bits I'd be pushing 100,000 words. Maybe even more than that.
Honestly,that's a little disappointing. But it's a bit motivating too. I took a few moments to read some of those main six pieces and I like them. A couple of them I like alot. They need editing in a desperate way, but the stories are solid. The writing's not too bad either. So I want to dive back into them and get them finished. I think I need to pick one piece that I feel most jazzed about and push forward with it, but that will have to wait for another day.
Yes pick a piece and get going Jarrett! Just like your 5k training, you need to be "in training" with your writing. If you want to make your dream a reality you need to start taking those steps.
ReplyDeleteHow many words do you think you should have written? Do you have someone/something you're measuring it against?