# Re: How many words do you write in a day?

This is a response to Josias's gemlog post about how many words they write in a day:

=> gemini://josias.dev/gemlog/words.gmi How many words do you write in a day?

## Journaling/Gemlog

I've been meaning to start journaling, but it's not something I've ever done so I keep forgetting to actually do it. However, I recently started this capsule and have been using the gemlog to write out thoughts I have as often as I can. So far my posts have ranged from 85 to 450ish words. I'm trying to post every day or at least every other day, but whether I can keep that up (or have that much to say) is to be determined.

## My Capsule

I also try and write a little bit for my capsule 4-5 days a week. Right now I'm writing short blurbs about movies I've watched, but I'd like to write about books and other things that interest me. So far my movie opinion also range from 45-230 words. 

## Other Writing

I have other places I write longer form pieces that range from 1000 to 3000 words. I write these pieces much less regularly, usually when an idea pops into my head and I have the time and energy to outline and draft them. I end up publishing them in fits and spurts, so counting them towards my daily word count would be disingenuous, though I figured I'd mention them to take into account spikes in writing energy.


When trying to quantify how much we write, I find it very similar to trying to quantify how much we read. I haven't read a lot of books over the last couple of years but I read a lot of articles almost every day. And as Josias mentioned in their post, most of us are writing emails and text messages daily. But ya, this was a really fun exercise, and definitely something I'll continue keep track of as I type away every day.


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