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idontknowyet

Word Challenge -- Friday thru Monday
« on: August 18, 2020, 02:34:16 AM »
After a billion or so days in isolation, I decided to finally get working seriously again on my books. With a little over twenty thousand words last week I decided I need more.

Today I want to try something I've yet to be able to accomplish a 10k day. Now on many occasions I've gotten in the high sevens but no matter how hard I try 10k is elusive. Today's the day.

Join me and challenge yourself.
Let's motivate and encourage each other.

Set a goal and we'll work on it together.

 

idontknowyet

Re: Motivational Challenge!
« Reply #1 on: August 18, 2020, 02:36:19 AM »
I started at 104210 words this morning
Current word count is 106514.

Twelve hours and 8k to go!  :banana: :dance: :banana: :dance:
 

HyeonIn

Re: Motivational Challenge!
« Reply #2 on: August 18, 2020, 02:45:57 AM »
I live in the future (timezone wise) and I'm done for the day at 5.6k. Not bad.

My best ever was a 17.5k word day, including a first pass edit on it all. It was a ghostwriting deadline. Never again!
The rest of this week I'm aiming for 6k a day or a little more.

Good luck hitting 10k!
 
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idontknowyet

Re: Motivational Challenge!
« Reply #3 on: August 18, 2020, 03:41:38 AM »
I live in the future (timezone wise) and I'm done for the day at 5.6k. Not bad.

My best ever was a 17.5k word day, including a first pass edit on it all. It was a ghostwriting deadline. Never again!
The rest of this week I'm aiming for 6k a day or a little more.

Good luck hitting 10k!
That's insane you had to be in the flow!!!
You can do it!!! 6k a day!!!

Thanks for the encouragement. I'm at 107503.

Hope the future is better :P
« Last Edit: August 18, 2020, 02:04:55 PM by idontknowyet »
 

Maggie Ann

Re: Motivational Challenge!
« Reply #4 on: August 18, 2020, 04:23:34 AM »
Even on my best days, I did two hours and 2K.
           
 
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idontknowyet

Re: Motivational Challenge!
« Reply #5 on: August 18, 2020, 04:29:52 AM »
Even on my best days, I did two hours and 2K.
So challenge yourself to 2.5k.It's not about how much. It's just bout doing more and having fun together.
 

idontknowyet

Re: Motivational Challenge!
« Reply #6 on: August 18, 2020, 04:30:41 AM »
108643!
 

idontknowyet

Re: Motivational Challenge!
« Reply #7 on: August 18, 2020, 07:23:59 AM »
No words added for a while. Talked to my mother and had dinner. I'm back in wording.

Anyone else out there wording with me?
 

idontknowyet

Re: Motivational Challenge!
« Reply #8 on: August 18, 2020, 08:09:56 AM »
109550  :banana: :dance: :banana: :banana:
 

notthatamanda

Re: Motivational Challenge!
« Reply #9 on: August 18, 2020, 08:14:42 AM »
 :clap:
 
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idontknowyet

Re: Motivational Challenge!
« Reply #10 on: August 18, 2020, 10:20:24 AM »
110551 and a little under four hours to go. I don't think I'll make it.
 

idontknowyet

Re: Motivational Challenge!
« Reply #11 on: August 18, 2020, 11:14:05 AM »
111517 and this is where I usually start to hit a wall. I don't think 10k is going to happen, but I'm going to give it my best go.
 

Maggie Ann

Re: Motivational Challenge!
« Reply #12 on: August 18, 2020, 11:27:34 AM »
111517 and this is where I usually start to hit a wall. I don't think 10k is going to happen, but I'm going to give it my best go.

There's always tomorrow.
           
 
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idontknowyet

Re: Motivational Challenge!
« Reply #13 on: August 18, 2020, 12:52:29 PM »
I'm going to keep going until the time runs out or my brain gives out. Usually my brain fries first.   :n2Str17:  :tap
112534--- I'm officially over 8k for the day.
Let's see how far I can go! All still welcome to join along.
 

LilyBLily

Re: Motivational Challenge!
« Reply #14 on: August 18, 2020, 01:28:51 PM »
 :clap: Good luck to everyone trying.
 
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idontknowyet

Re: Motivational Challenge!
« Reply #15 on: August 18, 2020, 02:03:23 PM »
113559 technically its a new day here, but I'm going to keep going. I'm only about 800 words from 10k.
 

idontknowyet

Re: Motivational Challenge!
« Reply #16 on: August 19, 2020, 12:22:38 AM »
I stopped at 113803 which end my day wish with 9593words
 

Lynn

Re: Motivational Challenge!
« Reply #17 on: August 19, 2020, 01:31:35 AM »
So close! Now that you know you can get so close, you will probably find it easier to get there the next time you try! :)
Don't rush me.
 
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idontknowyet

Word Challenge -- Friday thru Monday
« Reply #18 on: August 21, 2020, 11:40:54 PM »
I'm trying it again 10k in a day! I will do this.

Join me with your own word challenge. Let's encourage each other.

Current word count 119016

 

Lynn

Re: Let's get wordy!-- Challenge
« Reply #19 on: August 22, 2020, 01:25:22 AM »
Good luck! I might join in a little while. Gotta see where the day is heading. Kid is home from college (pandemic, of course) and I never knew college kids were so needy. I sure don't remember it that way as a former college student myself! :D
Don't rush me.
 
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idontknowyet

Re: Let's get wordy!-- Challenge
« Reply #20 on: August 22, 2020, 02:31:06 AM »
I would suggest hiding behind a locked door after throwing food at the kid.   grint

That was the slowest 1k ever 120299 and plodding along. Hopefully I'll start to get in a flow.
 

idontknowyet

Re: Let's get wordy!-- Challenge
« Reply #21 on: August 22, 2020, 04:04:48 AM »
121178 power outages and loss of internet are seriously slowing me down even more.

How goes your words Lynn?
 

idontknowyet

Re: Let's get wordy!-- Challenge
« Reply #22 on: August 22, 2020, 04:31:14 AM »
123913 most words cut and pasted from my original draft so I need to up my end point to 132k
 

idontknowyet

Re: Let's get wordy!-- Challenge
« Reply #23 on: August 22, 2020, 08:02:57 AM »
125057 10k isn't look like its going to happen... Wording continues.  :tap
 

Lynn

Re: Let's get wordy!-- Challenge
« Reply #24 on: August 22, 2020, 10:52:22 AM »
Just getting started. I'm challenging for 3,000. (Which is more than I wrote my entire last month so it's an actual challenge. I feel like I've forgotten how to write.)

Sending good vibes your way. Hope it's going well, idontknowyet!
Don't rush me.
 
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idontknowyet

Re: Let's get wordy!-- Challenge
« Reply #25 on: August 22, 2020, 11:56:07 AM »
I feel like that every five seconds. You can do it!!!
I'm still plodding away, but that's exactly how its going. I don't think I've gotten 500 words in the last few hours.
 

Lynn

Re: Let's get wordy!-- Challenge
« Reply #26 on: August 22, 2020, 12:30:23 PM »
I've had plenty of days like that, unfortunately! Good luck. Things can change quickly, so maybe you'll write more than you expect tonight!

As for me, I'm not making much progress. But I have fresh decaf so we'll see where this goes. :)
Don't rush me.
 
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idontknowyet

Re: Let's get wordy!-- Challenge
« Reply #27 on: August 22, 2020, 12:33:01 PM »
I'm on my third Mt dew. I should be bouncing off the walls soon. Progress is finally being made. 126253
 

Lynn

Re: Let's get wordy!-- Challenge
« Reply #28 on: August 22, 2020, 01:29:11 PM »
Progress is finally being made. 126253

 :banana:

Glad to hear it!
Don't rush me.
 
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idontknowyet

Re: Let's get wordy!-- Challenge
« Reply #29 on: August 22, 2020, 01:49:26 PM »
How does the wording. Did the coffee help?
 

idontknowyet

Re: Let's get wordy!-- Challenge
« Reply #30 on: August 22, 2020, 02:47:20 PM »
I'm stopping here for the night. It's super late here. I got to 127153.
That's 5637 for the day. Not what I wanted, but a decent over all day.

Keep going get all the words!!!!!
 
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notthatamanda

Re: Let's get wordy!-- Challenge
« Reply #31 on: August 22, 2020, 10:40:10 PM »
Your progress is quite amazing and inspiring! Well done you. (I always wanted to say that.)
 
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Lynn

Re: Let's get wordy!-- Challenge
« Reply #32 on: August 23, 2020, 01:44:10 AM »
You did great even if you didn't make your goal. Just keep trying and you'll hit it someday soon! :-)
Don't rush me.
 

idontknowyet

Word Challenge -- Friday thru Monday
« Reply #33 on: August 30, 2020, 04:24:27 AM »
Join me for a word challenge.
Pick a day.
Pick a word count.
Get Wording!!!!

 

idontknowyet

Re: Word Challenge -- Sunday or Monday
« Reply #34 on: August 30, 2020, 04:27:38 AM »
I finished a book yesterday and want to finish another next week (I only have around 18k left if the book doesn't go long). That means I need some big word count days.
I'm going to shoot for my ever elusive 10k goal.


What are you trying to hit?
 

Hopscotch

Re: Word Challenge -- Sunday or Monday
« Reply #35 on: August 30, 2020, 06:22:34 AM »
I count the old-fashioned way - pages, not words.  Aim for 10 pages or approx 2500 words.  I'm slow and happy to be slow.  Also happy :banana: to be old-fashioned.
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idontknowyet

Re: Word Challenge -- Sunday or Monday
« Reply #36 on: August 31, 2020, 12:10:34 AM »
Writing in a notebook is a totally different experience. I do both. Notebooks allow my words to flow different than the computer. I definitely think it's a tool all authors should use.

How goes your writing?




Starting word count for Sunday 140868.
 

idontknowyet

Re: Word Challenge -- Sunday or Monday
« Reply #37 on: August 31, 2020, 06:33:14 AM »
Fighting for words only 100 so far  :tap  :tap
 

idontknowyet

Re: Word Challenge -- Sunday or Monday
« Reply #38 on: August 31, 2020, 12:32:32 PM »
1200 words... Tomorrow I'm going to get 10k!
 

Lynn

Re: Word Challenge -- Sunday or Monday
« Reply #39 on: August 31, 2020, 12:50:19 PM »
Sorry it hasn't worked out today, but tomorrow is a fresh start! You can do it.

I'll join you in a challenge tomorrow. I'm going to take aim at 4,000 words. (I'll be starting around noon my time.)

I'm pretty sure I'll blow it, but I'm going to try anyway. I'm hoping I'm getting close to the end on at least one of my current wips. :)
Don't rush me.
 
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idontknowyet

Re: Word Challenge -- Sunday or Monday
« Reply #40 on: September 01, 2020, 12:53:56 AM »
Sorry it hasn't worked out today, but tomorrow is a fresh start! You can do it.

I'll join you in a challenge tomorrow. I'm going to take aim at 4,000 words. (I'll be starting around noon my time.)

I'm pretty sure I'll blow it, but I'm going to try anyway. I'm hoping I'm getting close to the end on at least one of my current wips. :)
There is a quote I once read Shoot for the moon cause if you miss you end up in the stars.

Life is all about moving forward.


Lets do all the words.

Starting word count 142168 goal the hopefully reachable 10k
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Re: Word Challenge -- Sunday or Monday
« Reply #41 on: September 01, 2020, 01:34:58 AM »
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Get Wording!!!!
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Wording is never a problem for me... Quality wording is the elusive target...  D'oh!

Cheers,
R.C.
 
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idontknowyet

Re: Word Challenge -- Sunday or Monday
« Reply #42 on: September 01, 2020, 01:50:20 AM »
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Get Wording!!!!
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Wording is never a problem for me... Quality wording is the elusive target...  D'oh!

Cheers,
R.C.

That's what editing is for  Grin
 
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Lynn

Re: Word Challenge -- Sunday or Monday
« Reply #43 on: September 01, 2020, 02:00:58 AM »
I'll be joining shortly. Looking forward to it! :D
Don't rush me.
 
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idontknowyet

Re: Word Challenge -- Sunday or Monday
« Reply #44 on: September 01, 2020, 03:42:26 AM »
1k down
 

idontknowyet

Re: Word Challenge -- Sunday or Monday
« Reply #45 on: September 01, 2020, 06:05:31 AM »
2k down!
The words are starting to flow and I found an additional 18 pages I wrote for the last book of this trilogy in another notebook. That made my day 3600 words to be transcribed. I will get this done!!!!
8 hours and 8k left to do.
 

Lynn

Re: Word Challenge -- Sunday or Monday
« Reply #46 on: September 01, 2020, 07:57:10 AM »
Good luck!

I had an unfortunate delay so I might put my challenge off until tomorrow. I haven't even been able to look at my doc yet!
Don't rush me.
 
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idontknowyet

Re: Word Challenge -- Sunday or Monday
« Reply #47 on: September 01, 2020, 11:08:28 AM »
Good luck!

I had an unfortunate delay so I might put my challenge off until tomorrow. I haven't even been able to look at my doc yet!

I feel that. Had hours of delays today. I'm just now hitting 3k... Any chance of hitting 10k today is gone, but I wouldn't mind 6-7k.
 

idontknowyet

Re: Word Challenge -- Sunday or Monday
« Reply #48 on: September 01, 2020, 02:16:47 PM »
5k done. Not sure how much more I'm going to get done.
 

Lynn

Re: Word Challenge -- Sunday or Monday
« Reply #49 on: September 01, 2020, 03:14:05 PM »
That's still a really good number of words. Good job! :)
Don't rush me.
 
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