I have the intention of writing about 3,000 words today by 4 pm, but I’ve noticed I’m writing at a really nice pace (using timed writing, during my scheduled writing time) and I’m thinking I might like to try a personal challenge today.
I think I’ll try to write my 3,000 by 12 today and take the afternoon to do some proofreading I’ve been putting off.
The first set of numbers is cumulative, the second set is by session. I’ll update as I go.
| words | time | wph | words | time | wph |
| 284 | 15 | 1,136 | 284 | 15 | 1,136 |
Ah! I slowed down considerably for the next few sessions, but I’m going to keep trying. I’m also about an hour behind after a few unexpected interruptions.
| words | time | wph | words | time | wph |
| 284 | 15 | 1,136 | 284 | 15 | 1,136 |
| 466 | 30 | 932 | 182 | 15 | 728 |
| 638 | 45 | 851 | 172 | 15 | 688 |
| 802 | 60 | 802 | 164 | 15 | 656 |
Well, that didn’t work out. :)
| words | time | wph | words | time | wph |
| 284 | 15 | 1,136 | 284 | 15 | 1,136 |
| 466 | 30 | 932 | 182 | 15 | 728 |
| 638 | 45 | 851 | 172 | 15 | 688 |
| 802 | 60 | 802 | 164 | 15 | 656 |
| 1,030 | 75 | 824 | 228 | 15 | 912 |
| 1,216 | 90 | 811 | 186 | 15 | 744 |
As you can see, I only managed 90 minutes of timed writing sessions during the 9–12 portion of my schedule today. I will need to improve that considerably to end up where I want to end up today.
My revised challenge is to keep up my pace and reach 3020 today before 4 pm.
The following chart shows where I should be at the end of each hour—not timed hour of writing, but the hour into my schedule. 9–12 comprises hours 1–3, and 1–4 comprises hours 4–6.
| 3,020 | ||
| 1 | 503 | 284 |
| 2 | 1,007 | 466 |
| 3 | 1,510 | 1,216 |
| 4 | 2,013 | |
| 5 | 2,517 | |
| 6 | 3,020 |
I definitely didn’t meet this challenge but I’m not too far behind where I should be at this time so that’s good. :)
I’ll be back after lunch.
I’m back! And… ouch.
| words | time | wph | words | time | wph |
| 284 | 15 | 1,136 | 284 | 15 | 1,136 |
| 466 | 30 | 932 | 182 | 15 | 728 |
| 638 | 45 | 851 | 172 | 15 | 688 |
| 802 | 60 | 802 | 164 | 15 | 656 |
| 1,030 | 75 | 824 | 228 | 15 | 912 |
| 1,216 | 90 | 811 | 186 | 15 | 744 |
| 1,404 | 110 | 766 | 188 | 20 | 564 |
| 1,514 | 120 | 757 | 110 | 10 | 660 |
| 1,717 | 135 | 763 | 203 | 15 | 812 |
| 1,841 | 145 | 762 | 124 | 10 | 744 |
| 2,082 | 165 | 757 | 241 | 20 | 723 |
| 3,020 | ||
| 1 | 503 | 284 |
| 2 | 1,007 | 466 |
| 3 | 1,510 | 1,216 |
| 4 | 2,013 | 1,514 |
| 5 | 2,517 | 2,082 |
| 6 | 3,020 |
As you can see, my pace has settled around 700ish words an hour since lunch and that means I’m behind, mostly because I just cannot get my timed writing to match up to my scheduled time. I’m at 2.75 hours of timed writing even though I’ve been “on the clock” for 5. I have one hour to complete my words or I’ll end up writing past 4 pm (because I’m getting 3000 words today, one way or another).
Okay, final numbers for the day. I did make it to 3,000, but not before 4 pm. I stopped at about 5:09. However, 240 minutes is only 4 hours but I worked for 7. Not a great work/break ratio there.
| words | time | wph | words | time | wph |
| 284 | 15 | 1,136 | 284 | 15 | 1,136 |
| 466 | 30 | 932 | 182 | 15 | 728 |
| 638 | 45 | 851 | 172 | 15 | 688 |
| 802 | 60 | 802 | 164 | 15 | 656 |
| 1,030 | 75 | 824 | 228 | 15 | 912 |
| 1,216 | 90 | 811 | 186 | 15 | 744 |
| 1,404 | 110 | 766 | 188 | 20 | 564 |
| 1,514 | 120 | 757 | 110 | 10 | 660 |
| 1,717 | 135 | 763 | 203 | 15 | 812 |
| 1,841 | 145 | 762 | 124 | 10 | 744 |
| 2,082 | 165 | 757 | 241 | 20 | 723 |
| 2,309 | 180 | 770 | 227 | 15 | 908 |
| 2,581 | 195 | 794 | 272 | 15 | 1,088 |
| 2,764 | 210 | 790 | 183 | 15 | 732 |
| 2,937 | 225 | 783 | 173 | 15 | 692 |
| 3,196 | 240 | 799 | 259 | 15 | 1,036 |