Writing Challenge: Conclusion
Tags: watercooler, ramblings, writing
Published: 2022-11-18 04:09:29

Well, the challenge is over. I went seven days and wrote an article a day. Let's break down the process and look at some stats:
![challenge_stats](https://i.imgur.com/BtOuEVl.png)


Let's look at the first stat _"Favorite Article"_. I have selected "_[Day 04: Discussing my interview process](https://dev.to/kurtissfrost/day-04-discussing-my-interview-process-a4o)_" I selected this as my favorite article because it was probably the most fun article I wrote. I really poured my heart and soul into it.

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Next we have "Least Favorite Article" and for that I have chosen "_[Day 01: Miniature Backstory](https://dev.to/kurtissfrost/day-01-11e8)_" I chose this one because it was the first article and I really didn't have a topic so I kind of just did the best I could. I feel like it my weakest article.

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Next we have out "count" stats. Basically I tried to track my metrics through this process. It would be nice to use this as a base point and try this again later and see if my numbers and overall writing improves.

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**Average Word Count: 762 words:** This was the average words for the week. I'm not really sure how to feel about this. I feel like that is pretty low. But, in hindsight, it kind of makes sense. I was struggling with my articles for a while before I got in the groove. Definitely would like to see if I could improve upon this in the future.

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**Total Word Count: 5,344 words:** Total word count for every article (minus the [intro post](https://dev.to/kurtissfrost/a-personal-challenge-3j19)). I was pleasantly surprised by this. I wasn't expecting that honestly. There for a while, I felt like I couldn't get a groove going. Certain topics were harder to write about than I would originally think. With the time restraints I had about trying to post by no later than midnight, I wound up not having enough time to pick another topic and then I just had to wing it. Sometimes it worked, sometimes it didn't. But, I don't want to get to crazy into things. I did a full breakdown of my feelings on the project, what I learned, and how I thought the project was going. You can find that article [here](https://dev.to/kurtissfrost/day-06-writing-about-writing-if6) 

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**Longest Article: 1,520 words:** Again, going back to my "_[Day 04: Discussing my interview process](https://dev.to/kurtissfrost/day-04-discussing-my-interview-process-a4o)_" This project was a lot of fun and once I started writing, everything just started to flow.

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**Shortest Article: 417 words:** "_[Day 02: mark_down.md](https://dev.to/kurtissfrost/day-02-markdownmd-351d)_" was my shortest article coming in at 417 words. I think I was still getting into the swing of things and struggling to come up with topics. It is definitely an article I would do over when my writing and markdown skills improve.

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## Conclusion:
This challenge was a lot of fun. It made me think outside the box and step out of my comfort zone a little bit. Like I said above, some of these articles I would love to go back and revisit at a later date. Thank you so much for reading and have a wonderful night!

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