#WritersCoffeeClub for 7th September 2026 What's something you thought would help your workflow, but didn't work out?

Fixed chunks. Even in computer sciences, flow happened where it would,. And displaced meetings, however well-timed.

#WritersCoffeeClub 6th Sep ~ If you work digitally, what keyboard or dictation do you use? If paper, what do you write with?

I use an industry standard, Dell office keyboard.

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#WritersCoffeeClub 5th Sep ~ Do you track your word count? How? Why?

I use a project tracker that also tracks my word count. It's more for accountability rather than keeping a running score. It might serve as usable data for future projects.

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#WritersCoffeeClub Sept. 6: If you work digitally, what keyboard or dictation do you use? If paper, what do you write with?

Logitech G815 Tactile for readability.

It's for the best.

My handwriting is appalling. And from my old school notebooks, I can tell - this isn't something I can blame […]

#WritersCoffeeClub If you work digitally, what keyboard do you use?

The black one. The white one has all of the wrong words.

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#WritersCoffeeClub Sept. 6: If you work digitally, what keyboard or dictation do you use? If paper, what do you write with?

Currently:

keyboard: https://kinesis-ergo.com/keyboards/advantage2-keyboard/
pen: https://www.franklin-christoph.com/collections/model-02-intrinsic
paper […]

#WritersCoffeeClub Sep 5 - Do you track your word count? How? Why?

In a particular project (creating lesson plans) I use the word count from the chapter to decide how many periods to break it into (:-))

#WritersCoffeeClub September 5: “Do you track your word count? How? Why?”

Yes, via #Calibre , using the EPUB version of the manuscripts.

I find it useful to determine how large the word count of my "Master Volume" is - the collection of all the German folk tales I have translated so far […]

#WritersCoffeeClub 6/9: If you work digitally, what keyboard or dictation do you use? If paper, what do you write with?
I’ve been a Mac user since 1994. Currently using a MacBook Air, a few years old (which is a good thing because it doesn’t have…
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#WritersCoffeeClub September 4: "If you work digitally, what application do you use? If analog, what do you write on?"

Too long for toot, but I wrote up my current setup as a post: "Tirade of the Tools".
https://lindsaybison.com/tirade-of-the-tools/

#WritersCoffeeClub Sep 5
Do you track word count? How/why?

I use MS Word for my manuscripts. It provides a constantly updated word count.

It is useful as a basic progress tracker, but I realised long ago that it tells me nothing about how much work remains to be done.

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Do you track word count? How/why

No, I find this too depressing. Have I once again made so little progress?

However, when working on a text I want to submit word count is useful.

#WritersCoffeeClub Sep 5
Do you track word count? How/why

No, I find this too depressing. Have I once again made so little progress?

However, when working on a text I want to submit word count is useful.

#WritersCoffeeClub Sep 5
Do you track word count? How/why?

I use the Google Docs word count. I do it because I like to be depressed about how far I still need to go.

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#WritersCoffeeClub 5 Sep
Do you track your word count? How? Why?

No, my unproductive hours instead. They tell me both if I'm slacking, and if I'm burning out. The trick is to distinguish which

#WritersCoffeeClub 5/9: Do you track your word count? How? Why?
Yes, through Scrivener itself and through a site called Trackbear.
I do it to make sure i don't ramble on and write another WIP waaayy above acceptable industry wordcounts.
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#WritersCoffeeClub 5 Sep
Do you track your word count? How? Why?

I check to see if the story or part thereof is <3000 words for my writing group, using the usual word count tool in whatever I'm writing in.

In standard manuscript format for short stories, the first page is supposed to have […]

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If you work digitally, what application do you use? If analog, what do you write on?

I have been trying out Ellipsus in the last few weeks and I think I’m probably going to go ahead and upgrade to pro. (I do like that once you have the license you have it. I am tired of […]