Word Count

I wish there was some easily-managed really cool way to keep visual track of how many words I've written and how many are still to go -- you know, something like an old hourglass, where you start out with 75,000 words or whatever and each one you write slips from one side to the other. I've seen some counters online -- Jaci Burton has one on her website -- but it shows a percentage and I want something more visual. Maybe a huge glass jar with M&Ms . . . but then I'd eat 'em and I'd forget where I am/where I need to be. I'd start eating M&Ms that haven't been written yet, and then I'd really be in trouble.

I usually only keep track of pages written each day, but for some reason on this book, I've started counting words. On a good day, when I'm just chugging along, I do about 2500 words. But my deadline's racing toward me like a freakin' freight train, so I need some super-high-speed-jetliner days in the next week. Today, so far, so good. I'm about two hours ahead of yesterday. But it's nap time, and I don't know if I'm gonna be able to write through it or not. I do love my naps. Rachel1:07 PM