Why Word Counts Are (IMHO) Bollix

… as a measure of writing progress that is.

For some years now, particularly on Twitter, I have observed writers citing word counts as a record of progress on a w.i.p. Two thousand (2000) words per day, in particular, appears to be a favoured indicator of the same.

While acknowledging that every writer’s process is different and that for some 2000 words per day may genuinely represent progress, my own experience is that word counts are complete bollix in this respect.

Joseph Wright of Derby....