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I'm genuinely curious about this (and wanted to work out my own numbers just for interest's sake), but I'm also suggesting it as a sort of antidote/added wrinkle for all the "how much do you write" threads.
If we can write fast first drafts AND have them quickly ready for publication, that's great. But if we write fast first drafts and then have to go back for second, third, or fourth rewrites to make them publishable, then it's not so good!
2010 - 342K (3 novels)
2011 - 280K (2 novels, 4 novellas, 6 shorts)
2012 - 559K (6 novels, 4 novellas, 2 shorts)
2013 - 223K (3 novels)
2014 - 340K (4 novels)
It's interesting b/c there have been a lot of other words WRITTEN, but that's all that's actually been published. I have work with my agent, work that I've set aside but plan to come back to, and some work that I've trunked.
So, yeah, words written is an interesting thing to measure. But I think it may be more meaningful to look at words published, assuming publication is our goal.
If we can write fast first drafts AND have them quickly ready for publication, that's great. But if we write fast first drafts and then have to go back for second, third, or fourth rewrites to make them publishable, then it's not so good!
2010 - 342K (3 novels)
2011 - 280K (2 novels, 4 novellas, 6 shorts)
2012 - 559K (6 novels, 4 novellas, 2 shorts)
2013 - 223K (3 novels)
2014 - 340K (4 novels)
It's interesting b/c there have been a lot of other words WRITTEN, but that's all that's actually been published. I have work with my agent, work that I've set aside but plan to come back to, and some work that I've trunked.
So, yeah, words written is an interesting thing to measure. But I think it may be more meaningful to look at words published, assuming publication is our goal.
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