Comments on: 6 Word Meters and Trackers for the Word Count Obsessed http://www.spontaneousderivation.com/2008/02/06/6-word-meters-and-trackers-for-the-word-count-obsessed/ I dream, too. Mostly about fish. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:50:37 +0000 hourly 1 By: Guidelines and Rules for the December Writing Marathon | MLV Writes http://www.spontaneousderivation.com/2008/02/06/6-word-meters-and-trackers-for-the-word-count-obsessed/comment-page-1/#comment-2447 Guidelines and Rules for the December Writing Marathon | MLV Writes Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:04:38 +0000 http://www.spontaneousderivation.com/2008/02/06/6-word-meters-and-trackers-for-the-word-count-obsessed/#comment-2447 [...] Many word processing programs have a word count feature. If you want to post your word count on your own website, I recommend using one of these word count tools from this post entitled 6 Word Meters and Trackers for the Word Count Obsessed. [...] [...] Many word processing programs have a word count feature. If you want to post your word count on your own website, I recommend using one of these word count tools from this post entitled 6 Word Meters and Trackers for the Word Count Obsessed. [...]

]]> By: NaNoWriMo, Day 2 (with links) « Jumbled Words http://www.spontaneousderivation.com/2008/02/06/6-word-meters-and-trackers-for-the-word-count-obsessed/comment-page-1/#comment-2419 NaNoWriMo, Day 2 (with links) « Jumbled Words Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:52:18 +0000 http://www.spontaneousderivation.com/2008/02/06/6-word-meters-and-trackers-for-the-word-count-obsessed/#comment-2419 [...] Six Word Meters and Trackers for the Word Count Obsessed, all which are brilliant, but I would recommend that you pick one that generates code rather than generating a picture, cos the latter tends to crash in the first week. November 3rd, 2009 | Tags: links, nanowrimo, writing | Category: now [...] [...] Six Word Meters and Trackers for the Word Count Obsessed, all which are brilliant, but I would recommend that you pick one that generates code rather than generating a picture, cos the latter tends to crash in the first week. November 3rd, 2009 | Tags: links, nanowrimo, writing | Category: now [...]

]]> By: Arachne Jericho http://www.spontaneousderivation.com/2008/02/06/6-word-meters-and-trackers-for-the-word-count-obsessed/comment-page-1/#comment-2381 Arachne Jericho Sat, 10 Oct 2009 20:55:09 +0000 http://www.spontaneousderivation.com/2008/02/06/6-word-meters-and-trackers-for-the-word-count-obsessed/#comment-2381 Jennifer, Argh. I just noticed that. Poor little Zokutou. These days such images can go on things like Photobucket, Flickr, or, if you're tech savvy, Amazon S3, so a little generator of HTML like Zokutou should be okay for NaNoWriMo Go! Although perhaps just the visits to the generator alone would push Zokutou over once again. I always did like Zokutou's "bookworm" counter.... Jennifer,

Argh. I just noticed that. Poor little Zokutou.

These days such images can go on things like Photobucket, Flickr, or, if you’re tech savvy, Amazon S3, so a little generator of HTML like Zokutou should be okay for NaNoWriMo Go! Although perhaps just the visits to the generator alone would push Zokutou over once again.

I always did like Zokutou’s “bookworm” counter….

]]> By: Jennifer http://www.spontaneousderivation.com/2008/02/06/6-word-meters-and-trackers-for-the-word-count-obsessed/comment-page-1/#comment-2380 Jennifer Sat, 10 Oct 2009 16:38:19 +0000 http://www.spontaneousderivation.com/2008/02/06/6-word-meters-and-trackers-for-the-word-count-obsessed/#comment-2380 Zokutou seems to be gone again, this time perhaps for good. :/ I get a 404 not found when trying to get to the webpage, and going back to the main site gives you... a directory with three folders, and none of them seem to have much- if anything- in them. :| Which is too bad- I liked the fact that with that one, the bar will overextend past the line if you go past your goal. Zokutou seems to be gone again, this time perhaps for good. :/ I get a 404 not found when trying to get to the webpage, and going back to the main site gives you… a directory with three folders, and none of them seem to have much- if anything- in them. :| Which is too bad- I liked the fact that with that one, the bar will overextend past the line if you go past your goal.

]]> By: Arachne Jericho http://www.spontaneousderivation.com/2008/02/06/6-word-meters-and-trackers-for-the-word-count-obsessed/comment-page-1/#comment-2378 Arachne Jericho Wed, 07 Oct 2009 18:41:24 +0000 http://www.spontaneousderivation.com/2008/02/06/6-word-meters-and-trackers-for-the-word-count-obsessed/#comment-2378 Ethan, The save-to-computer-and-generate-meter-code feature for Curious Device is very nice. It's a very lovely little thing. Hmm, November is almost 'pon us, I see. Ethan,

The save-to-computer-and-generate-meter-code feature for Curious Device is very nice. It’s a very lovely little thing.

Hmm, November is almost ‘pon us, I see.

]]> By: Ethan http://www.spontaneousderivation.com/2008/02/06/6-word-meters-and-trackers-for-the-word-count-obsessed/comment-page-1/#comment-2375 Ethan Wed, 07 Oct 2009 17:33:42 +0000 http://www.spontaneousderivation.com/2008/02/06/6-word-meters-and-trackers-for-the-word-count-obsessed/#comment-2375 I don't care for the (old) Writertopia graphic meters because the little guy writing looks like a turd. If I wanted Mr. Hanky to represent me, I'd summon him. Hiiiidey-ho, folks! The Curious Device meter has done the hard part as far as customizing goes. There's a drop-down options area that will let you change the height, width, color, font, etc. and generates new code for you based on your choices. Best of all, you can save the page to your own computer, so if the site ever goes down for whatever reason, you'll still be able to generate your meter code. Very nice! I only wish it had a title area where you could put in a novel title or whatever to identify what the meter is for, but this is easily compensated for by simply writing that on your page before you paste the code. I don’t care for the (old) Writertopia graphic meters because the little guy writing looks like a turd. If I wanted Mr. Hanky to represent me, I’d summon him.

Hiiiidey-ho, folks!

The Curious Device meter has done the hard part as far as customizing goes. There’s a drop-down options area that will let you change the height, width, color, font, etc. and generates new code for you based on your choices. Best of all, you can save the page to your own computer, so if the site ever goes down for whatever reason, you’ll still be able to generate your meter code. Very nice! I only wish it had a title area where you could put in a novel title or whatever to identify what the meter is for, but this is easily compensated for by simply writing that on your page before you paste the code.

]]> By: Svenja http://www.spontaneousderivation.com/2008/02/06/6-word-meters-and-trackers-for-the-word-count-obsessed/comment-page-1/#comment-2345 Svenja Tue, 15 Sep 2009 16:15:11 +0000 http://www.spontaneousderivation.com/2008/02/06/6-word-meters-and-trackers-for-the-word-count-obsessed/#comment-2345 I have another one! I made a new word count meter generator thing the other day, it's at http://svenja.atspace.com/wordmeter.html if anyone's interested! I have another one! I made a new word count meter generator thing the other day, it’s at http://svenja.atspace.com/wordmeter.html if anyone’s interested!

]]> By: Writer’s Brew » Blog Archive » I’m Writing a Book http://www.spontaneousderivation.com/2008/02/06/6-word-meters-and-trackers-for-the-word-count-obsessed/comment-page-1/#comment-2254 Writer’s Brew » Blog Archive » I’m Writing a Book Tue, 28 Apr 2009 05:09:52 +0000 http://www.spontaneousderivation.com/2008/02/06/6-word-meters-and-trackers-for-the-word-count-obsessed/#comment-2254 [...]  I’m putting a word tracker in the sidebar to keep you updated on progress just in case I don’t make it back to the blog to make a complete post. If you’ve been looking for a Word Meter/Tracker for your book, here’s a site that shows 6 of them. [...] [...]  I’m putting a word tracker in the sidebar to keep you updated on progress just in case I don’t make it back to the blog to make a complete post. If you’ve been looking for a Word Meter/Tracker for your book, here’s a site that shows 6 of them. [...]

]]> By: Charles http://www.spontaneousderivation.com/2008/02/06/6-word-meters-and-trackers-for-the-word-count-obsessed/comment-page-1/#comment-1877 Charles Sun, 12 Oct 2008 19:34:42 +0000 http://www.spontaneousderivation.com/2008/02/06/6-word-meters-and-trackers-for-the-word-count-obsessed/#comment-1877 Here's a relatively new one: Luminary Writer's Database (www.writersDB.com) has a word count tracking feature. It creates graphs of how your story length has increased over time, or how your daily/weekly/monthly output has fluctuated over time. It doesn't require you to know (or estimate) what the total length of your story will be. You can generate graphs for one story, or all of your writing combined. And like any good word count widget, it will output HTML code that you can embed in your blog. Here’s a relatively new one: Luminary Writer’s Database (www.writersDB.com) has a word count tracking feature.

It creates graphs of how your story length has increased over time, or how your daily/weekly/monthly output has fluctuated over time. It doesn’t require you to know (or estimate) what the total length of your story will be. You can generate graphs for one story, or all of your writing combined. And like any good word count widget, it will output HTML code that you can embed in your blog.

]]> By: Arachne Jericho http://www.spontaneousderivation.com/2008/02/06/6-word-meters-and-trackers-for-the-word-count-obsessed/comment-page-1/#comment-1523 Arachne Jericho Sat, 14 Jun 2008 04:45:30 +0000 http://www.spontaneousderivation.com/2008/02/06/6-word-meters-and-trackers-for-the-word-count-obsessed/#comment-1523 Hi Dianne, Storytoolz looks to be pretty cool! Although I fear for them when NaNoWriMo starts up in November. Hi Dianne,

Storytoolz looks to be pretty cool! Although I fear for them when NaNoWriMo starts up in November.

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