{"id":733,"date":"2010-08-24T21:47:00","date_gmt":"2010-08-25T04:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.curtiscchen.com\/journal\/2010\/08\/24\/write-a-thon-wrap-up\/"},"modified":"2010-08-24T21:47:00","modified_gmt":"2010-08-25T04:47:00","slug":"write-a-thon-wrap-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.curtiscchen.com\/journal\/2010\/08\/24\/write-a-thon-wrap-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Write-a-Thon Wrap-Up"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Clarion UCSD Write-a-Thon 2010<\/a> ended a few weeks ago, but I neglected to tally up my donation numbers until now. Drumroll, please:<\/p>\n

Total amount donated: $419<\/b>
Total number of donors: 6<\/b>
Mean average donation: $69.83<\/b>
Largest single donation: $256<\/b>
Total words written: 44,135<\/b>
Putative amount donated per word: 0.9¢<\/b><\/p>\n

…if that had been actual payment, the rate would be what professionals call “token payment”–or, euphemistically, an “honorarium.” (Pro rates for fiction are, at minimum, five cents a word<\/a>. And some pros won’t even roll out of bed<\/i> for less than twenty cents a word<\/a>.) But it’s over four hundred dollars that the Clarion Foundation didn’t have before, and that’s Good.<\/p>\n

I didn’t reach my arbitrary fundraising target of $512, but it was a “stretch goal” anyway. I know I’m a terrible salesman. 82% is still a solid B-minus, and I accomplished my primary goal: to stop being so damn lazy and write<\/b>. It’s also motivated me to continue my good habits with weekly goal-setting<\/a>, so hey. Win.<\/i><\/p>\n

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