2016 Word Counts
June 2016
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06/11/16: 1,487 (TAC)
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06/06/16: 1,191 (TAC)
KEY NOTES:
"TAC" = The Artists Crypt by Deborah O'Toole with Tracy Jon Powell.
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May 2016
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05/31/16: 1,159 (GH)
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05/29/16: 1,011 (GH)
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05/29/16: 1,011 (GH)
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05/18/16: 1,371 (TSM)
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05/11/16: 1,026 (TSM)
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05/10/16: 1,019 (TSM)
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05/09/16: 1,312 (TSM)
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05/08/16: 2,022 (TSM)
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05/07/16: 2,911 (TSM)
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05/06/16: 2,167 (TSM)
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05/05/16: 2,006 (TSM)
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05/04/16: 2,398 (TSM)
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05/03/16: 2,213 (TSM)
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05/02/16: 2,016 (TSM)
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05/01/16: 2,116 (TSM)
KEY NOTES:
"TSM" = Bonus scenes for upcoming reissue of The Twain Shall Meet by Deborah O'Toole writing as Deidre Dalton; "GH" = Glinhaven by Deborah O'Toole.
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April 2016
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04/30/16: 1,002 (TSM)
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04/25/16: 1,361 (TSM)
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04/24/16: 1,543 (TSM)
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04/21/16: 1,362 (TSM)
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04/14/16: 779 (TSM) :(
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04/09/16: 815 (TSM) :(
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04/07/16: 2,998 (TSM)
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04/06/16: 891 (TSM) :(
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04/03/16: 923 (TSM) :(
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04/02/16: 1,222 (TSM)
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04/01/16: 910 (TSM) :(
KEY NOTES:
"TSM" = Bonus scenes for upcoming reissue of The Twain Shall Meet by Deborah O'Toole writing as Deidre Dalton.
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March 2016
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03/27/16: 906 (TSM) :(
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03/26/16: 1.691 (TSM)
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03/22/16: 823 (TSM) :(
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03/21/16: 1,022 (TSM)
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03/16/16: 1, 613 (TSM)
KEY NOTES:
"TSM" = Bonus scenes for upcoming reissue of The Twain Shall Meet by Deborah O'Toole writing as Deidre Dalton.
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February 2016
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01/31/16: 1,339 (TSM)
KEY NOTES:
"TSM" = Bonus scenes for upcoming reissue of The Twain Shall Meet by Deborah O'Toole writing as Deidre Dalton.
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January 2016
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01/02/16: 640 (SPST)
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01/01/16: 823 (SPST)
KEY NOTES:
"GSC" = Global Seafood Cookbook by Deborah O'Toole writing as Shenanchie O'Toole.
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About WORD COUNTS
If I wasn't an author, I'd probably be a statistician. It's just in my nature to organize and track data of all kinds, especially information pertinent to my writing and all else related. I'm a Virgo, which might explain the tendency.
Since May 2010, I've kept track of my writing word counts. The process was inspired by the Daily Words Challenge. I try not to put pressure on myself in order to keep creative juices flowing, thus the multiple challenges. I always forgive myself if I fall short of any of the marks.
Someone asked me if it was time-consuming to track daily word counts, inferring it was an unnecessary task. However, the process takes mere seconds when using Microsoft Word. I can track entire documents, words as I type them or specific selections (such as paragraphs and sentences) with the click of a mouse.
For instance, the above paragraph contains fifty-three words. In Microsoft Word, simply select the text to be counted and glance at the status bar at the bottom of the page. If it's a large document but you only want to count specific text, the status bar will read "53/650" (text selected as opposed to the word count of the entire document). It's quick, easy and painless. Therefore, not time-consuming in the least.
Writers who plan to submit their work to traditional publishers typically have to provide a manuscript word count anyway, so keeping track from the get-go is a good idea.