Over last
summer, I got a ton of writing and other work done, but I didn’t have a whole
lot to show for it. I wasn’t writing one of my fiction books. I was working on
mythology posts and flash fiction for here, and working on a proposal for a
mythology book. So it felt like my summer was wasted time, but after I started
totaling up the words written, did I realize that I had a very productive
summer.
NaNoWriMo
rolled around, and I had the push for the book, and was tracking my progress
again. I had previously tracked my writing progress via Google Docs
spreadsheet, and would do a year-in-review by posting it up. I gave up because
school and health, and it felt like a reminder of how much I was spinning my
wheels. By the time things had calmed down, I felt like I didn’t need it
anymore, or at least I didn’t want to be hassled by it.
But now,
after the summer and NaNo, I’ve got a new reason for it. It shows me how
productive I actually am. And as I am branching out into writing
articles—hopefully I will be able to do this more and more—I want to keep track
of all my progress.
Long story
made a tiny bit longer, I’m bringing the spreadsheet back. I’m thinking of
adding a page on here so people can see my progress. I think the public
accountability might be a good idea.