2010 Word Counts

Please Note: Tracking for writing word counts began in May 2010.

December 2010

  • 12/31/10: 52,716 (edit P5, Collective Obsessions)

  • 12/30/10: 45,679 (edit P5, Collective Obsessions)

  • 12/29/10: 13,496 (edit P5, Collective Obsessions)

  • 12/28/10: 13,260 (edit P5, Collective Obsessions)

  • 12/27/10: 89,180 (edit P5, Collective Obsessions)

  • 12/26/10: 31,521 (edit P5, Collective Obsessions)

  • 12/25/10: 16,965 (edit P5, Collective Obsessions)

  • 12/24/10: 23,865 (edit P5, Collective Obsessions)

  • 12/23/10: 6,566 (edit P5, Collective Obsessions)

  • 12/22/10: 22,043 (edit P5, Collective Obsessions)

  • 12/21/10: 16,231 (edit P5, Collective Obsessions)

  • 12/20/10: 4,035 (edit P5, Collective Obsessions)

  • 12/19/10: 1,240 (edit P5, Collective Obsessions)

  • 12/18/10: 35,082 (edit P4, Collective Obsessions)

  • 12/17/10: 6,178 (edit P3, Collective Obsessions)

  • 12/15/10: 3,630 (P3N, Collective Obsessions)

  • 12/14/10: 38,644 (edit P3, Collective Obsessions)

  • 12/13/10: 21,463 (edit P3, Collective Obsessions)

  • 12/12/10: 19,531 (edit P3, Collective Obsessions)

  • 12/11/10: 11,429 (edit P3, Collective Obsessions)

  • 12/10/10: 11,109 (edit P3, Collective Obsessions)

  • 12/09/10: 7,249 (edit P3, Collective Obsessions)

  • 12/08/10: 9,136 (edit P3, Collective Obsessions)

  • 12/07/10: 6,062 (edit P3, Collective Obsessions)

  • 12/06/10: 8,220 (edit P3, Collective Obsessions)

  • 12/04/10: 91,409 (reformat & Canadian spell-check, P2)

  • 12/02/10: 2,096 (P6, Collective Obsessions)

KEY NOTES:

"P6" (Hearts Desires); "P2" (Quixotic Crossings); "P3" & "P3N" (The Twain Shall Meet); "P4" (Enthrallment); "P5" (The Keeper's Journal).

Books cited above are titles in the eight-part Collective Obsessions Saga.

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November 2010

  • 11/28/10: 2,261 (P6, Collective Obsessions)

  • 11/24/10: 2,354 (P6, Collective Obsessions)

  • 11/18/10: 2,715 (P6, Collective Obsessions)

  • 11/18/10: 701 (P7, Collective Obsessions, new character development)

  • 11/15/10: 2,501 (P6, Collective Obsessions)

  • 11/14/10: 1,664 (P6, Collective Obsessions)

  • 11/13/10: 1,510 (P6, Collective Obsessions)

  • 11/06/10: 7,071 (Fiction-Writing Series, complete) :)

  • 11/05/10: 4,324 (Fiction-Writing Series)

  • 11/04/10: 4,677 (P6, Collective Obsessions)

  • 11/04/10: 912 (Fiction-Writing Series)

  • 11/03/10: 33,928 (edit P2, Collective Obsessions, complete) :)

  • 11/02/10: 2,937 (P6, Collective Obsessions)

  • 11/01/10: 13,751 (edit P2, Collective Obsessions)

KEY NOTES:

"P6" (Hearts Desires); "P2" (Quixotic Crossings); "P7" (The Twilight).

Books cited above are titles in the eight-part Collective Obsessions Saga.

Other projects are noted.

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October 2010

  • 10/31/10: 2,191 (P6, Collective Obsessions)

  • 10/30/10: 1,165 (P6, Collective Obsessions)

  • 10/29/10: 1,135 (P6, Collective Obsessions)

  • 10/28/10: 10,866 (edit P2, Collective Obsessions)

  • 10/26/10: 2,593 (P6, Collective Obsessions)

  • 10/24/10: 5,217 (edit P2, Collective Obsessions)

  • 10/19/10: 26,117 (preparing five research papers)

  • 10/18/10: 15,095 (preparing three research papers)

  • 10/17/10: 8,621 (preparing two research papers)

  • 10/16/10: 7,790 (preparing two research papers)

  • 10/15/10: 20,323 (preparing three research papers)

  • 10/14/10: 5,322 (preparing one research paper)

  • 10/13/10: 9,717 (preparing one research paper)

  • 10/12/10: 10,182 (preparing three research papers)

  • 10/11/10: 7,547 (preparing two research papers)

  • 10/10/10: 2,648 (preparing one research paper)

  • 10/09/10: 4,648 (preparing two research papers)

  • 10/08/10: 9,023 (preparing three research papers)

  • 10/07/10: 8,328 (preparing three research papers)

  • 10/06/10: 10,709 (seven book reviews)

  • 10/05/10: 1,783 (P6, Collective Obsessions)

  • 10/04/10: 1,229 (review, A Woman of Substance)

  • 10/03/10: 1,506 (review, A Crown for Elizabeth)

  • 10/02/10: 10,637 (edit, Foofer & the Cat Burglar)

  • 10/01/10: 7,664 (edit, Foofer & the Ghastly Ghost)

KEY NOTES:

"P6" (Hearts Desires); "P2" (Quixotic Crossings). Research papers and book reviews written/edited for Class Notes. Other projects are noted.

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September 2010

  • 09/30/10: 5,146 (edit, Foofer & the Magic Mischa)

  • 09/17/10: 2,776 (Savory Spain)

  • 09/10/10: 847 :(

  • 09/09/10: 2,096

  • 09/07/10: 1,636

  • 09/06/10: 755 :(

  • 09/05/10: 1,215

  • 09/04/10: 2,435

  • 09/03/10: 1,402

  • 09/02/10: 1,003

  • 09/01/10: 1,917

KEY NOTES:

Days 09/01/10 to 09/17/10 indicate writing new material for Book Six: Hearts Desires from the eight-part Collective Obsessions Saga unless otherwise noted.

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August 2010

  • 08/31/10: 2,375

  • 08/30/10: 2,327

  • 08/29/10: 803 (Edit Checklist - give me a break, it's my birthday!)

  • 08/28/10: 2,176

  • 08/27/10: 1,067

  • 08/26/10: 1,950

  • 08/25/10: 1,788

  • 08/24/10: 2,038

  • 08/23/10: 3,368

  • 08/23/10: 7,894 (character spreadsheet update)

  • 08/22/10: 1,727

  • 08/21/10: 2,322

  • 08/21/10: 2,810 (reference on location descriptions)

  • 08/20/10: 1,616

  • 08/19/10: 2,660

  • 08/17/10: 2,589 (complete outline)

  • 08/17/10: 1,129 (fictional community project)

  • 08/16/10: 765 :(

  • 08/15/10: 1,724

  • 08/14/10: 1,546

  • 08/13/10: 1,401

  • 08/12/10: 1,153

  • 08/11/10: 1,163

  • 08/06/10: 1,341

  • 08/04/10: 2,560

KEY NOTES:

Days 08/04/10 to 08/31/10 indicate writing new material for Book Six: Hearts Desires from the eight-part Collective Obsessions Saga unless otherwise noted.

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July 2010

  • 07/31/10: 1,454

  • 07/30/10: 1,914

  • 07/17/10: 1,368

  • 07/10/10: 4,234

  • 07/09/10: 15,852

  • 07/08/10: 17,101

  • 07/07/10: 19,597

  • 07/05/10: 8,944

  • 07/03/10: 12,182

KEY NOTES:

Days 07/03/10 to 07/10/10 were for editing Book Five: The Keeper's Journal from the Collective Obsessions Saga. I managed to slash The Keeper's Journal down to 475 pages (211,769 words total) from 549 pages (327,915 words). Days 07/17/10 to 07/31/10 were for writing new material for Book Six: Hearts Desires from the eight-part Collective Obsessions Saga.

NOTE: There was a large amount of writing "down time" during July 2010 because my mother was in hospital.

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June 2010

  • 06/30/10: 20,107

  • 06/29/10: 13,219

  • 06/28/10: 6,832

  • 06/27/10: 4,634

  • 06/26/10: 23,509

  • 06/25/10: 19,366

  • 06/24/10: 19,593

  • 06/23/10: 13,988

  • 06/22/10: 3,266

  • 06/21/10: 9,485

  • 06/20/10: 2,628

  • 06/19/10: 1,283

  • 06/18/10: 1,018

  • 06/18/10: 1,413 (client web manual)

  • 06/17/10: 1,225

  • 06/16/10: 1,641

  • 06/15/10: 1,474

  • 06/14/10: 2,603

  • 06/10/10: 3,182

  • 06/09/10: 3,233

  • 06/08/10: 1,506

  • 06/07/10: 1,615

  • 06/06/10: 1,071

  • 06/05/10: 2,274

  • 06/04/10: 1,180

  • 06/03/10: 2,057

  • 06/02/10: 1,807

  • 06/01/10: 3,135

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KEY NOTES:

Days 06/01/10 to 06/10/10 were for Mind Sweeper, which was finished on 06/10/10 with a complete word count of 70,085 (not including the cover sheet and table of contents). Days 06/14/10 to 06/20/10 were for writing new material for Book Four: Enthrallment from the Collective Obsessions Saga, apart from the client web manual on 06/18/10. Days 06/21/10 to 06/30/10 were for editing Book Five: The Keeper's Journal from the Collective Obsessions Saga.

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May 2010

  • 05/31/10: 1,858

  • 05/30/10: 1,632

  • 05/29/10: 3,211

  • 05/28/10: 2,903

  • 05/27/10: 1,828

  • 05/26/10: 2,682

  • 05/25/10: 2,508

  • 05/24/10: 928 :(

  • 05/09/10: 2,331

  • 05/08/10: 3,846

  • 05/07/10: 2,123

  • 05/06/10: 3,075

  • 05/05/10: 1,921

  • 05/04/10: 2,184

  • 05/03/10: 1,241

KEY NOTES:

Days 05/03/10 to 05/09/10 were for the Collective Obsessions Saga. Days 05/24/10 to 05/31/10 were for Mind Sweeper.

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