Get Your Words Out - 2017 result, 2018 pledge

[flonnebonne]

I wrote about 50,000 words in the first half of 2017 and about 13,000 words in the second half. The second half of 2017 was crazy. But it was good crazy. I didn't reach my goal of writing 75,000 words for Get Your Words Out 2017, but 63,000 ain't bad. It's Good Enough. But I am annoyed at how much of my writing is...half-done, unedited, on-paper garbage scattered all over my physical workspaces and in my various online spaces? I need to get a bit more organized. I also need to actually finish things and make them not suck. 

For 2018, I've signed up to write 240 days of the year with Get Your Words Out. I like these new "Habit Pledges" they're doing instead of the Word Count pledges--counting words is a pain for my argh-i-hate-numbers brain. I am also going to privately pledge to post at least 5 pieces of creative writing next year. Fanfic or whatever. Work or school writing do not count. 


p.s. If anyone else is interested in signing up for Get Your Words Out: 



GetYourWordsOut: Year Ten! Pledges & Requirements | GYWO.net

Comments

[lassarina]

You did pretty well on words for that many things happening in your life! Congrats!

[flonnebonne]

Aw thanks! It was both easier and harder than I thought to write consistently. I am really liking the new pledge type where I can just count my days writing rather than my words, because it makes me want to do writing activities that aren't just pumping out words (eg: editing, posting, finishing things).

[lassarina]

YES, exactly. I needed this really badly.