2016 Word Count Goal

This year, I have made it my goal to write 2 million words on new projects and old projects, as well as weekly blogs. I don’t have a whole lot of time to write, because I have six children. That means the time I have to write is time I have to stay incredibly focused. I guess you could say this word count goal is also a challenge to stay focused. There are so many distractions in our world. In order to reach my goal, I will have to deny those distractions on a daily basis. So here goes.

Goals:

By Dec. 31, 2016

  • 2 million words DONE Nov. 9
  • 7 final draft manuscripts DONE July 7
  • 9 rough draft manuscripts DONE Nov. 9

Rough Draft manuscript #1: Finished March 9
Final Draft manuscript #1: Finished March 31
Final Draft manuscript #2: Finished April 16
Final Draft manuscript #3: Finished April 27
Final Draft manuscript #4: Finished May 5
Final Draft manuscript #5: Finished May 17
Final Draft manuscript #6: Finished May 31
Rough Draft manuscript #2: Finished June 7
Rough Draft manuscript #3: Finished June 9
Rough Draft manuscript #4: Finished June 20
Final Draft manuscript #7: Finished July 7
Rough Draft manuscript #5: Finished July 13
Rough Draft manuscript #6: Finished July 23
Rough Draft manuscript #7: Finished Aug. 2
Rough Draft manuscript #8: Finished Sept. 1
Rough Draft manuscript #9: Finished Nov. 9

Current Progress:

2,155,469 of 2,000,000 words written

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Word Count Goal

January: 191, 817

Projects worked on:

April: 200,498

Projects worked on:

July: 243,175

Projects worked on:

  • Morning pages: 13,500
  • This Writer Life blog: 0
  • Crash Test parents blog: 11,100
  • On My Shelf: 12,608
  • This Life With Boys: 12,545
  • Dear Blank: 8,068 FINISHED JUNE 7
  • This Writer Life journal: 4,759
  • Family on Purpose: 13,484
  • The Fourth Quarter: 51,066
  • The Home Without a Roof: 51,066 FINISHED July 23
  • Fairendale: 6,399
  • Brainstorm: 18,250
  • Poetry: 5,506
  • Dear Daddy: 39,498
  • Race Relations: 5,563

October: 91,331

Projects worked on:

February: 208,819

Projects worked on:

May: 163,492

Projects worked on:

  • Morning pages: 10,125
  • This Writer Life blog: 0
  • Crash Test parents blog: 18,332
  • On My Shelf: 4,500
  • The Life-Changing Madness of Tidying Up After Children: 3,448 FINISHED 5/5
  • This Life With Boys: 13,818
  • Dear Blank: 5,932
  • This Writer Life journal: 7,756
  • In The Boat book: 0
  • Power Buddies: 42,270
  • A Moment in Time: 55,337
  • Fairendale: 2,074

August: 190,759

Projects worked on:

  • Morning pages: 13,500
  • This Writer Life blog: 12,100
  • Crash Test parents blog: 12,446
  • On My Shelf: 12,691
  • This Life With Boys: 642
  • This Writer Life journal: 1,881
  • Family on Purpose: 0
  • Fairendale: 4,494
  • Poetry: 1,500
  • Dear Daddy: 23,673 FINISHED Aug. 16
  • This is Who We Are: 80,018 FINISHED Sept. 1
  • Brainstorm: 1,500
  • Memoir: 8,234
  • Essays: 13,780

November: 209,066

Projects worked on:

March: 159,942

Projects worked on:

June: 227,077

Projects worked on:

  • Morning pages: 12,825
  • This Writer Life blog: 13,330
  • Crash Test parents blog: 10,816
  • On My Shelf: 7,867
  • This Life With Boys: 756
  • Dear Blank: 510
  • This Writer Life journal: 8,614
  • Family on Purpose: 12,137
  • A Moment in Time: 3,626 FINISHED!
  • The Woods: 48,553 FINISHED JUNE 7
  • The Fourth Quarter: 28,427
  • Horace Pippin: 11,539 FINISHED JUNE 9
  • Poetry: 5,506
  • Memoir: 46,472 FINISHED JUNE 20

September: 215,856

Projects worked on:

December: 57,264

Projects worked on: