Hi, everyone.
It’s been a bit of a chaotic time for me. My official home (where my wife is) is in Fort Madison, Iowa (in the southeast corner of the state), my workplace is in the small town of Bussey tucked away in south central Iowa, and I’m actually laying my head down in my son’s apartment in the heart of central downtown Des Moines, since I’ve already sold my house that was near my job. And I’m staying in my kid’s apartment since he’s currently not using it.
Look, if you’re dying to know the whole story, you can read my The Writing Life newsletters, such as this most recent one. For now, let’s get on with the stats.
For those who are just happening onto this blog for the first time, or even those who might have read it before, I do not list my writing productivity as a means to drive reader engagement or to get people’s attention. I do it as a way of keeping myself publicly accountable for what I do write, and what I don’t write. These are all real numbers, trust me. If I was lying, I’d be reporting a lot better numbers than I have over the years, especially this year.
What I can say is while I’ve done all right this week and not disastrous this month, I have a ways before I get back up to pace where I want to be at this point of the year. I’ll explain it after the numbers.
Writing statistics for the week ending 30 March 2024:
4,439 words written.
Days writing: 6 of 7.
Days revising/planning: 1 of 7 for 60 total minutes.
Daily Writing Goals Met (500+ words or 30 minutes of planning/revisions): 7 of 7 days.
Writing statistics for March 2024:
Words: 15,096
Revise/Plan: 180 Minutes.
Daily Writing Goals Met: 71%
So, It was a good but not spectacular week. My writing productivity was halfway between January (horrible) and February (pretty good). The quota I am shooting for is at least 200,000 words a year and meeting my daily goals 75 percent of the time. Usually, I’m keeping on pace if I am writing a little over 4,000 words per week, so this week wasn’t so bad.
But, with all the turmoil going on, I’m not on pace. I should have written 50,000 words during these first three months of the year. I’m now about 3,790 words behind this pace – not a massive deficit, but still something I want to make up before it’s too late. I am meeting my daily writing goals at least 75 percent of the time, but I would prefer to doing a little better in this regard.
Anyway, time to get back to work. More later.
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