End of month update on the #PilcrowChallenge (where you have to write at least one new paragraph every day). I wrote 27 of the 30 days in September (ninety percent!) and kept writing after that first paragraph almost every day, averaging 426 words a day overall.
October 1, 2026 at 12:21 PM
End of month update on the #PilcrowChallenge (where you have to write at least one new paragraph every day). I wrote 27 of the 30 days in September (ninety percent!) and kept writing after that first paragraph almost every day, averaging 426 words a day overall.
#chengxian #xiancheng #kinkycxdays Opt In Event participation to this leader board is available through Trackbear. This part is just for fun and community! We hope you enjoy it and find it motivational 🖤💜🖤💜 Link below!
October 1, 2026 at 3:09 AM
#chengxian #xiancheng #kinkycxdays Opt In Event participation to this leader board is available through Trackbear. This part is just for fun and community! We hope you enjoy it and find it motivational 🖤💜🖤💜 Link below!
Thanks @trackbear.app ! Without that habit tracker, I definitely wouldn't have written 3k words in the last couple of weeks!
Little and often seems to work best for me, especially around parenting.
Little and often seems to work best for me, especially around parenting.
September 30, 2026 at 1:45 PM
Thanks @trackbear.app ! Without that habit tracker, I definitely wouldn't have written 3k words in the last couple of weeks!
Little and often seems to work best for me, especially around parenting.
Little and often seems to work best for me, especially around parenting.
Intermittent #PilcrowChallenge Update: September is finished, and ahead of schedule!
The last sentence that got me to my word count goal for the month? “That is a neat trick.”
The last sentence that got me to my word count goal for the month? “That is a neat trick.”
September 28, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Intermittent #PilcrowChallenge Update: September is finished, and ahead of schedule!
The last sentence that got me to my word count goal for the month? “That is a neat trick.”
The last sentence that got me to my word count goal for the month? “That is a neat trick.”
Thanks, as always, to the absolutely amazing TrackBear.app.
TrackBear
TrackBear.app
September 25, 2026 at 9:24 PM
Thanks, as always, to the absolutely amazing TrackBear.app.
I've been using TrackBear as a means of gently bullying myself into writing every day.
It takes a while to develop a proper habit, so I'll take the external motivation for now.
It takes a while to develop a proper habit, so I'll take the external motivation for now.
September 18, 2026 at 9:50 PM
I've been using TrackBear as a means of gently bullying myself into writing every day.
It takes a while to develop a proper habit, so I'll take the external motivation for now.
It takes a while to develop a proper habit, so I'll take the external motivation for now.
The word count tracker that I'm using is trackbear.app, by the way. It's free and easily customizable and doesn't use gen-AI. I haven't been using it long (and am not sponsored LOL) but I'm really enjoying the ease of it.
Anywho, back to words and writing for real this time.
Anywho, back to words and writing for real this time.
TrackBear
trackbear.app
September 16, 2026 at 11:31 PM
The word count tracker that I'm using is trackbear.app, by the way. It's free and easily customizable and doesn't use gen-AI. I haven't been using it long (and am not sponsored LOL) but I'm really enjoying the ease of it.
Anywho, back to words and writing for real this time.
Anywho, back to words and writing for real this time.
I've known a few people who love TrackBear! So glad it's working well for you. I do think switching to Scrivener helped me develop a more consistent writing practice. The way it organizes scenes/chapters is a lot more streamlined for me than other options.
September 16, 2026 at 2:05 PM
I've known a few people who love TrackBear! So glad it's working well for you. I do think switching to Scrivener helped me develop a more consistent writing practice. The way it organizes scenes/chapters is a lot more streamlined for me than other options.
TrackBear (trackbear.app) has been so far a game changer for me as far a consistency of writing. It has been helpful to lay out my goals and what I need to do to reach them.
What is something that helps you be consistent with your writing? What encourages you to reach your goals?
#writesky
What is something that helps you be consistent with your writing? What encourages you to reach your goals?
#writesky
September 16, 2026 at 2:23 AM
TrackBear (trackbear.app) has been so far a game changer for me as far a consistency of writing. It has been helpful to lay out my goals and what I need to do to reach them.
What is something that helps you be consistent with your writing? What encourages you to reach your goals?
#writesky
What is something that helps you be consistent with your writing? What encourages you to reach your goals?
#writesky
I'm retrying TrackBear (didn't really quit, just stopped utilizing it) and holy shit
The amount of words that I wrote between 2025 and 2026 is absolutely BONKERS.
The amount of words that I wrote between 2025 and 2026 is absolutely BONKERS.
September 14, 2026 at 9:00 PM
I'm retrying TrackBear (didn't really quit, just stopped utilizing it) and holy shit
The amount of words that I wrote between 2025 and 2026 is absolutely BONKERS.
The amount of words that I wrote between 2025 and 2026 is absolutely BONKERS.
me: i need to write
also me: what if i update my word count in trackbear. i'm way behind on that
me: ...if you do two writing sprints first.
also me: FINE #roryBD
also me: what if i update my word count in trackbear. i'm way behind on that
me: ...if you do two writing sprints first.
also me: FINE #roryBD
September 12, 2026 at 6:36 AM
me: i need to write
also me: what if i update my word count in trackbear. i'm way behind on that
me: ...if you do two writing sprints first.
also me: FINE #roryBD
also me: what if i update my word count in trackbear. i'm way behind on that
me: ...if you do two writing sprints first.
also me: FINE #roryBD
Intermittent update on the #PilcrowChallenge: ten writing days out of eleven days, and ahead of pace. Jumping around and working on the ending for a bit.
September 11, 2026 at 9:02 PM
Intermittent update on the #PilcrowChallenge: ten writing days out of eleven days, and ahead of pace. Jumping around and working on the ending for a bit.
Intermittent update on the #PilcrowChallenge: I missed a day and killed my little streak, but I had a great writing day today and turned in just over 2k words in a sitting. (“That still only counts as one!” - Gimli)
September 9, 2026 at 2:55 AM
Intermittent update on the #PilcrowChallenge: I missed a day and killed my little streak, but I had a great writing day today and turned in just over 2k words in a sitting. (“That still only counts as one!” - Gimli)
Writing tracker??? Fucking game changer. Holy shit, this is awesome
The site is TrackBear, if anyone should be curious
The site is TrackBear, if anyone should be curious
September 7, 2026 at 1:51 AM
Writing tracker??? Fucking game changer. Holy shit, this is awesome
The site is TrackBear, if anyone should be curious
The site is TrackBear, if anyone should be curious
So I started a new thing at the beginning of the month. I was intending to start a completely new/different thing, but I was editing TLC just before and inspiration got its claws into me. Introducing:
LONGING FOR TLC
(description in pic alt text)
#Writingcommunity
#Amwriting
#Writesky
#TLC2
LONGING FOR TLC
(description in pic alt text)
#Writingcommunity
#Amwriting
#Writesky
#TLC2
September 6, 2026 at 11:40 PM
So I started a new thing at the beginning of the month. I was intending to start a completely new/different thing, but I was editing TLC just before and inspiration got its claws into me. Introducing:
LONGING FOR TLC
(description in pic alt text)
#Writingcommunity
#Amwriting
#Writesky
#TLC2
LONGING FOR TLC
(description in pic alt text)
#Writingcommunity
#Amwriting
#Writesky
#TLC2
Also here to endorse TrackBear! It's great for helping me visualize goals and whatnots.
trackbear.app is a writing tracker created by writers, for writers! Completely free, no unnecessary bells or whistles, and you can color code your tags. :3
September 5, 2026 at 5:53 PM
Also here to endorse TrackBear! It's great for helping me visualize goals and whatnots.
trackbear.app is a writing tracker created by writers, for writers! Completely free, no unnecessary bells or whistles, and you can color code your tags. :3
September 5, 2026 at 5:49 PM
trackbear.app is a writing tracker created by writers, for writers! Completely free, no unnecessary bells or whistles, and you can color code your tags. :3
#WritersCoffeeClub 5/9: Do you track your word count? How? Why?
Yes, through Scrivener itself and through a site called Trackbear.
I do it to make sure i don't ramble on and write another WIP waaayy above acceptable industry wordcounts.
#Writingcommunity
#Writesky
Yes, through Scrivener itself and through a site called Trackbear.
I do it to make sure i don't ramble on and write another WIP waaayy above acceptable industry wordcounts.
#Writingcommunity
#Writesky
September 5, 2026 at 9:01 AM
#WritersCoffeeClub 5/9: Do you track your word count? How? Why?
Yes, through Scrivener itself and through a site called Trackbear.
I do it to make sure i don't ramble on and write another WIP waaayy above acceptable industry wordcounts.
#Writingcommunity
#Writesky
Yes, through Scrivener itself and through a site called Trackbear.
I do it to make sure i don't ramble on and write another WIP waaayy above acceptable industry wordcounts.
#Writingcommunity
#Writesky
30k in 30 days writing event!
#30in30 #30k #30k30days
This is just for fun! A warm up to November. ❤️
I've got two ways for you to keep track of your word count!
trackbear.app/leaderboards...
This will track it all automatically for you! Super simple to use!
#30in30 #30k #30k30days
This is just for fun! A warm up to November. ❤️
I've got two ways for you to keep track of your word count!
trackbear.app/leaderboards...
This will track it all automatically for you! Super simple to use!
TrackBear
trackbear.app
September 1, 2026 at 9:57 AM
30k in 30 days writing event!
#30in30 #30k #30k30days
This is just for fun! A warm up to November. ❤️
I've got two ways for you to keep track of your word count!
trackbear.app/leaderboards...
This will track it all automatically for you! Super simple to use!
#30in30 #30k #30k30days
This is just for fun! A warm up to November. ❤️
I've got two ways for you to keep track of your word count!
trackbear.app/leaderboards...
This will track it all automatically for you! Super simple to use!
Longest streak was 72 days in a row of writing at least a little bit every day!
Shout out the absolutely excellent trackbear.app for tracking my words and making neat little charts and stats out of it!
Shout out the absolutely excellent trackbear.app for tracking my words and making neat little charts and stats out of it!
TrackBear
trackbear.app
September 1, 2026 at 2:25 AM
Longest streak was 72 days in a row of writing at least a little bit every day!
Shout out the absolutely excellent trackbear.app for tracking my words and making neat little charts and stats out of it!
Shout out the absolutely excellent trackbear.app for tracking my words and making neat little charts and stats out of it!
My writing year runs from September 1st to August 31st (because writing in the autumn is easy and writing in the summer is hard), so here’s my stats after a full year of writing. I wrote at least a paragraph (defined as 33 words) 133 days of the year, or 36.44% of the days.
75,339 words total!
75,339 words total!
September 1, 2026 at 2:22 AM
My writing year runs from September 1st to August 31st (because writing in the autumn is easy and writing in the summer is hard), so here’s my stats after a full year of writing. I wrote at least a paragraph (defined as 33 words) 133 days of the year, or 36.44% of the days.
75,339 words total!
75,339 words total!
Well, August is done and I don't know where it went. However, I did manage to continue to build my writing habit up. At least 600 words a day for 31 days.
Quick plug to TrackBear as well. Fantastic free app.
trackbear.app/@preocts
Quick plug to TrackBear as well. Fantastic free app.
trackbear.app/@preocts
September 1, 2026 at 1:27 AM
Well, August is done and I don't know where it went. However, I did manage to continue to build my writing habit up. At least 600 words a day for 31 days.
Quick plug to TrackBear as well. Fantastic free app.
trackbear.app/@preocts
Quick plug to TrackBear as well. Fantastic free app.
trackbear.app/@preocts
New project and Challenge month(s) time! (Yes I am aware of the mistakes)
#Amwriting
#Writingcommunity
#Writesky
#Amwriting
#Writingcommunity
#Writesky
August 31, 2026 at 10:17 PM
New project and Challenge month(s) time! (Yes I am aware of the mistakes)
#Amwriting
#Writingcommunity
#Writesky
#Amwriting
#Writingcommunity
#Writesky