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2025 Official NaPoWriMo Discussion Thread!

Posted: 2nd April 2025 2:13pm
Ahavati
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Wafflenose said:I'm pleasantly surprised as well. So many entries, and I'm loving reading them.

Right?! Happy Dance!

Posted: 2nd April 2025 2:14pm
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Indeed! And I won't have to work until April 22nd, except for a few private music lessons at home.

Posted: 2nd April 2025 2:38pm
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Hi, can someone recommend a good word counter please, that counts unique words too. Ideally with no ads and cookies. Thanks.

Posted: 2nd April 2025 2:41pm
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nomoth said:Hi, can someone recommend a good word counter please, that counts unique words too. Ideally with no ads and cookies. Thanks.

I use wordcounter.net

There is an ad, but it’s always in the upper right hand side of the page and I don’t notice it.

Posted: 2nd April 2025 2:43pm
Edited: 2nd April 2025 2:49pm
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DaisyGrace said:

I use wordcounter.net

There is an ad, but it’s always in the upper right hand side of the page and I don’t notice it.

Thanks so much DaisyGrace, I just tried it. Does it count unique words too? I cant see that.

Posted: 2nd April 2025 2:51pm
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nomoth said:

Thanks so much DaisyGrace, I just tried it. Does it count unique words too? I cant see that.

i've been using

https://charactercounttool.com/  

and Yes, it has the Unique Word Counter

Posted: 2nd April 2025 2:54pm
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nomoth
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Tallen said:

i've been using

https://charactercounttool.com/  

and Yes, it has the Unique Word Counter

Yep, that looks a good one. Thanks so much Tallen.
I did use one previously, years ago, but for the life of me I cant find the link.

Posted: 2nd April 2025 3:12pm
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nomoth said:

Thanks so much DaisyGrace, I just tried it. Does it count unique words too? I cant see that.

I'm with Daisy on Wordcounter.net because of the many options it allows you to utilize ( such as reading level, etc. ). You can turn on/off those features you don't want by clicking on "more ( highlighted )", this is where the Unique Word option is.


Posted: 2nd April 2025 3:15pm
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Ahavati said:

I'm with Daisy on Wordcounter.net because of the many options it allows you to utilize ( such as reading level, etc. ). You can turn on/off those features you don't want by clicking on "more ( highlighted )", this is where the Unique Word option is.



Thanks A. I found it. Yeah those options are really useful. I might stick with this one.

and thanks DaisyGrace again.

Posted: 2nd April 2025 3:39pm
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I do not use word counter. I do manual counting and sometimes I just do an estimate by writing enough words.😁

Posted: 2nd April 2025 4:13pm
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Summerrain75 said:I do not use word counter. I do manual counting and sometimes I just do an estimate by writing enough words.😁

LAWD!!

Work smarter not harder, Lady!! xo

Posted: 2nd April 2025 4:17pm
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My strategy for the first couple of years was just to write a lot!!

Posted: 2nd April 2025 4:19pm
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This conversation cracks me up! Over the years, I've learned that certain forms usually get me there. My go-tos are a sonnet or a string of three limericks. It's not an exact science, but it usually works out.

Posted: 2nd April 2025 4:51pm
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Ahavati
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I agree. I've done it so long I can typically tell when I've reached the limit; however, in striving for an expanded vocabulary, I love to see how many words are duplicated and how I can improve. This seems to have been perfected over the years of NaPo, and just writing in general. I guess that's why I enjoy that *coughsexforwriterscough* toy so much - it has helped to improve my writing.

Posted: 2nd April 2025 5:19pm
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Ahavati said:*coughsexforwriterscough*  

Excuse me, what?

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