2025 Writing Stats

Last year, I wrote up 2024 writing stats and thought it'd be interesting (to me anyway) to do the same for 2025. Writing, for the purpose of this post, refers to writing stories and submitting them in hopes of publication.

I had a slight increase in stories sent out from Jan. 2025-Aug. 2025, and sold less than in 2024 but not by much. The two years were fairly comparable, I think. This year I intend submit more, and hopefully get more published. Without further ado, here are my 2025 stats, along with the previous years (not all the years, just the last seven) for comparison.

2025: I sent out 32 stories, and sold two - one in 2025 and then another in 2026. 

2024: I sent out 25 stories. I withdrew one, sold four, and am waiting to hear back on three others.

2023: I sent out one story, which was rejected.

2022: I sent out nine stories and sold one.

2021: I sent out six stories and sold zero.

2020: I sent out nine stories and sold one.

2019: I sent out one and sold one.

 

26 in 2006

My interpretation of 26 in '26 - a list of 26 things to accomplish this year. The previous years are here: 2024 and 2025. I like making lists, so, even though life prevented me from accomplishing much last year, I thought I'd give it another try. I completed four items last year. Let's see if I can do more this year!

May this year be an improvement on the last 💗 

1. Post 26 blog posts - self-explanatory but posts can be here, LJ, or other blog (2/26)  
2. Watch 26 movies or tv series (new to me) - even one episode counts for tv series (10/26)
3. Read 26 (new to me) books  (0/26)
4. Try 26 (new to me) restaurants/cafes/etc. (0/26)
5. Cook/Bake/Make 26 Meals/Desserts/Snacks - this doesn't have to be from scratch, but microwave-ready meals don't count - haha (0/26) 
6. Visit 26 places (doesn’t have to be new to me) (0/26) 
7. Walk 26 miles - this should be the easiest of the list ✔
8. Write 26 new stories of any length (0/26)
9. Edit/revise/finish 26 stories (0/26) 
10. Submit 26 finished stories somewhere (0/26) 
11. Read 26 fairy tales outside of Feb.'s (Tish Black's) Fairytale-a-Day Challenge (0/26) 
12. Post to Instagram 26 times (0/26)
13. Listen to 26 (new to me) songs and/or artists (0/26)
14. Write and mail 26 letters outside of the A Month of Letters Challenge and InCoWriMo (0/26)
15. Try 26 craft projects/crafty things/art projects (doesn’t have to be new to me)  (0/26) 
16. Research 26 people/places/event in my genealogy (0/26) 
17. Review 26 relatives I’ve added to me family tree to make sure everything (dates, etc.) add up 
18. Make a deposit 26 times to my savings account (0/26)
19. Skip sugar in my coffee 26 times (0/26)  
20. Do 26 things for my self-care (0/26) 
21. Solve 26 riddles/puzzles (0/26)
22. Make 25 fun things to include in letters to pen pals (0/26)
23. Do 26 of any Etsy shop related task: make, review, sell, post, inventory, freebies/thank you gifts (0/26)  
24. Learn 26 new things: topics, skills, etc. - whether through a course, books, videos, trial and error, etc. (0/26) 
25. Have 26 adventures (0/26) 
26. Make 26 ancestor/genealogy-related posts as part of 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks (0/26)