Compulsive Word Count Updating

I do the saaaame thing. D; I swear I'm spending more time updating my word count than I am writing. I always want to see that little bar raise just a liiittle bit higher. But I'm trying to only update it only every 100 words or so now. I'm very behind. :c

Yeah, I've started updating more and more as I get closer to being on par for this wordathon. Sometimes my story ebbs aand flows, other times blocked, and stuck at a dead end. Weird huh ?

I do that to!!!! - Lupus Amans

You and me both. I've been getting involved in the "Three Digits" thread under the Word Sprints Forum, and I feel compelled after each round of writing, even if it's only a couple hundred words, to update my count. Apparently I have CWUD too.

After reading this message, I went to you profile and looked at your stats page. And then I thought "Holy Amazing Comeback Batman!" It's some encouragement for me catch up on my mere 4800 word deficit.

And yes, I compulsively check my wordcount as well, but not quite every 100 words, more like every 600 words.

Same here. Updating like, every other second gets me excited and pushes me to continue writing.

I am definitely compulsively updating my word count. Even if it is only a few hundred words.

Yup! Whenever I'm 'sprinting' and i reach my time limit, i update. Doesn't matter how many words i've written, I gotta update it.
:3

I do this a lot when I am stuck (every time I save).

Just wanted to say that my wordcount for the 24th November is a freakin PALINDROME! (11511)
Shame I am so far behind :(

yes, this is me, this is always me, especially when I have no idea what to write. I don't understand how some of my writing buddies don't update until the end of the day, some don't even update after a few days, even if they've written! Crazy!

I do that too! I check and check and the stupid counter online is always lower than my own! Anyways, I finally hit 40000 words! I can't believe it-I feel like I'm back in school--only its a course I like! I've been livin' on 5 hours of sleep and with 3 teenage kids in the house that is a bad thing! G'night!

I do that all the time, even if it's only a couple of words. I must need instant gratification.

I do it too, and it annoys me to no end when I've only written a couple hundred words!! It is nice to know that there's something more, but I definitely think that its a way of procrastination :P

I do it too. At first it was really depressing because I was so far behind. This is my third NaNo and I haven't not completed one yet so I refuse to give up. I will never forgive myself if I don't get to 50k this year. THe word count updater isn't so depressing anymore now that I've broken 10k. Instead of looking at the word counts though I look at the box beside it where it says 'At this rate you will finish on' If it says March (which is does right now) I'm working hard until I can get it down to February. Once I reach February...I'll work for January...then December...by that time I should be striving for the final 10k stretch!

I have to keep the window open to the bar graph as well... then I stare at it.

That "At This Rate You Will Finish On" section is Satan in a Sunday hat.

I'm checking that compulsively too, because I like seeing a 2011 end date.

I do this all the time as well. I have been using the 'At This Rate You Will Finish On' as a key motivation. Before I start writing for the day I take notes down and I strive to make that my daily word count target. It keeps me on track and by doing this I have decreased my difference to the par from 10,000 to just over 5,000 (and that had been just over the last 4 days). Knowing that if I follow this plan that I will finish on time but I also feel the need to keep writing once I reach the target cause going above and beyond always gives me that feel good feeling. Definately motivational!

P.S. I try not to update my word count to often but I have to agree with what the masses are saying when you are stuck in a slow rut on how to proceed with the story I find myself definately plunking in numbers every couple 100 words or so.

I'm up there with you over the 50K workcount.

My anal-retentive self created an Excel spreadsheet [complete with graph!] that serves the same tracking function as the Stats page. Only, it allows you enter up to 4 word count goals of whatever number you choose.

The tracking-of-the-progress really is a great motivator!