Word count for daily entries

LaurenFoster

timo for me, i use journaling as a tool for my mental health, and gauging when in the past i wrote the most via a word count would give me a great idea of any patterns in regards to when i tend to feel the lowest, for example if i tend to feel worse in winter. i have moved from day one, and there i could see a word count, and i would tag the entries that were over 500 words and over 1,000 words as that usually indicated a bad day, and over time i could look and find patterns and triggers. the daily word count is the only feature i miss from day one.

Arndis

Is this feature coming soon? 😃

Arndis

timo I would personally use it to reach my daily goal of writing at least 300 words per day. Just a small number at the bottom of the page would be amazing, or even just the option of selecting the text to see the word count. Thank you!

Arndis

timo For the moment I am copying the text into Google docs and deleting it again, just to see the word count.

poo

timo on the top where the bold/italics and stuff are.

Nani

I second this one. I'm using two online diaries at the moment, and noting the word count in another one after I finish. I do not aim for a specific number, but seeing a 7k instead of the average 3k words proves that there was more life in that day, or at least there were more thoughts and emotions that needed to be noted. Makes me feel good 🙂
Thank you for the app, it's nice and gets even better!

octaviorivera

Is it coming soon?

timo

Currently there are no plans to add this. My initial questions still stands:

timo Where exactly (on the screen) would you want to see that word count?

Mary2623

I am an author. I live by word count. There is a practice for authors called "Daily Pages" or "Morning Pages" in which the goal is to handwrite 3 pages or type 750 words.

I would put the word counter left of where the weather shows up if you have that feature switched on. This allows the user to see the word count but it's not obtrusive on the page. You could even have it as a feature that a person can switch on and off in the settings because some people don't like to see the word count.

This feature would make this Diary APP perfect.

timo

Mary2623 So have the word count show as an "event-tag". That's a cool idea! It could then be enabled/disabled in the "feeds & events" page where the other "events" can be toggled (even though word count isn't really a feed or event) .
Also thanks for explaining why word count is a useful feature for you as an author.

Still interested to hear from other users about how they would use this feature 🙂

TonyJohnson

I'd also love to have this feature.
I second the notion to have a running count unobtrusive Ily next to weather or similar.
I write a LOT every day but just as a journal for my own use and would love to be able to know just how many words I've written each day.
But it's already my favourite & must used app.
Kudos and thanks.

Ephrain

Chipping in to advocate for this. I'm also an artist/poet/writer, and word count is something to live by as a means of daily "exercise" for writers so that we know how much effort we've put into our work. I also engage in using "Morning Pages," and it would be a great feature to have a tag that tracks word count.

That way, if I know I'm doing my Morning Pages, I'll set a tag for 'Word Count" and it will grow as I type, and then if I don't need a word count (like if I'm simply journaling), then I wouldn't set a "Word Count" tag.

At this time I've only set a template designated as "Morning Pages" and then when I think I've done 1,500 words, I'll highlight and copy/paste it over to a word counter website to confirm it.

A "Word Count" as a tag that adjusts itself in real-time would be a wonderful quality-of-life feature for writers and artists alike.

I also just want to say I appreciate the work you've put into this, Timo; I'd spent years looking for a journaling platform that felt right and synced across all platforms--this is the the app for it. Thank you for the features you've put in over time.

timo

Thanks for all your feedback! I've decided to add this feature that will work similar to the "feeds & events integrations". The word count will be shown as such a "tag" and will update the word count automatically. The feature is disabled by default and can be enabled in the app settings under "feeds & events". The feature is coming with the next update, which I expect to publish end of August.

poo

timo Thanks so much for doing this, looking forward to when this feature will be available. 🙂

skay53464

timo Timo, both the and other features such as Fitbit, etc. are great. This only problem is that they can't be added for different templates but as a toggle only resulting in application to "all" entries. I do Morning Pages as well, health, diary, various entries for historical novel as well as spiritual template wihere I include links to sermons. I wouldn't want Fitbit or word count in many of those, only MP or novel entries. Great adds, however, but still continue to use my own Tags and hope really you allow us to add word count in individual templates ! Keep up the great work, best app purchase ever 😊

Captain_Eric

timo

I just stumbled upon this. Thank you so much for adding this. timo gets things done.

Ulysses Gotera

I highly appreciate the addition of word count as it encourages me to write more in Diarium. Like I set myself up to at least write 250 words per day. Again, thank you for this feature.

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