Last year, I kept track of how far I ran (miles), how much I wrote for fun/free (words), how much time I spent playing RPGs with friends (hours), and how many books I read.
I am lucky to have a full-time job that involves a lot of writing, but sometimes that means it’s difficult to sit down at another keyboard for personal projects after spending the work day wrestling words into the right order. What I tracked last year on my own time was completely unpaid writing or editing done either for myself or for friends.
My writing included:
- Travel journaling
- Writing for a progressive political campaign (something I’d never done before, but will again)
- A collection of a friend’s memories from the late 1970s
- Role playing game content (I’ve been working on a couple short adventures and other stuff)
- Posts for this site
- Short fiction
- Revisions to an existing book
I’m happy with the variety, if not the quantity: In total, I wrote or edited about 17,400 non-work words in 2024 – which isn’t a lot, taken together. But I did put together some things I’m proud of, and I hope to create significantly more in 2025.
John Booth Writes 
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