Example analytics calculations

For a breakdown of how analytics are calculated, go to this article

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