Example analytics calculations
This page shows some illustrative examples of how different writing scenarios would show up in your analytics.
Example calculations
Example 1
500 words typed in to a chapter, 300 words subsequently edited from the same chapter.
Activity | Qty |
---|---|
Written today | 500 |
Deleted today | 300 |
Word count: | +200 on previous day |
Example 2
100 words added to a new chapter today, 400 words edited out of an old chapter.
Activity | Qty |
---|---|
Written today | 100 |
Deleted today | 400 |
Word count: | -300 on previous day |
Example 3
100 words written at 4am. Big edit at 10am removing 1000 words from the novel over a few chapters. Big write at 7pm of 500 words. Then mini edit chopping 50 of those words out.
Activity | Qty |
---|---|
Written today | 600 |
Deleted today | -1050 |
Word count: | -450 on previous day |
Let’s break this one down:
I write 100 words in a new chapter at 4am
- Words written today: 100
- Words deleted today: 0
- Word count: 100
I begin editing at 10am, deleting 1000 words from various chapters
- Words written today: 100
- Words deleted today: 1000
- Word count: -900
At 7pm I add 500 words to my newest chapter
- Words written today: 600
- Words deleted today: 1000
- Word count: -400
I edit my newly written words, deleting a total of 50 words
- Words written today: 600
- Words deleted today: 1050
- Word count: -450
Example 4
I start the day with 10,000 words in my project.
I write 2000 words over the course of the day.
I import 1000 words.
I paste 300 words.
I delete a chapter I wrote on a previous day that contains 3000 words.
I also delete 500 of the 2000 words I wrote today.
I write 4000 words in my notes.
Activity | Qty |
---|---|
Written today | 2000 |
Deleted today | 3500 |
Word count: | -200 on previous day |
Let’s break this down:
I start the day with 10,000 words in my project
- Words written today: 0
- Words deleted today: 0
- Word count: 10,000
I write 2,000 words over the course of the day
- Words written today: 2,000
- Words deleted today: 0
- Word count: 12,000
I import 1000 words
- Words written today: 2,000
- Words deleted today: 0
- Word count: 13,000
I paste 300 words
- Words written today: 2,000
- Words deleted today: 0
- Word count: 13,300
I delete a chapter I wrote on a previous day that contains 3000 words
- Words written today: 2,300
- Words deleted today: 3000
- Word count: 10,300
I also delete 500 of the 2000 words I wrote today
- Words written today: 2,300
- Words deleted today: 3,500
- Word count: 9,800
I write 4000 words in my notes*
- Words written today: 2,300
- Words deleted today: 3,500
- Word count: 9,800
- notes are not included in your words written or word count totals
Updated on: 27/06/2023
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