Keeping Track of Your Word Count to Improve Your Writing

I’m a very visual person, and I like to see numbers in front of me. I created different reports that I religiously update, and now I’ve added a “word count” report.

I’ve been keeping track of how many words I write each day and keeping my tally in a file on my computer. It assures me that I actually did something positive each day, plus I can strive to write more every time while getting more efficient at it.

Wordpress has a built-in word count tool, but I find that it isn’t entirely accurate so I use a free online tool. I just copy and paste my articles into it and it pops out a big fat number for me.

If you like to challenge yourself, and you’re up for some healthy competition, start keeping track of your own word count and try and beat your record each week.

I’m a bit rusty with my writing, so I wrote 2491 words today. Can you beat that?

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