Get Your Words Out

Get Your Words Out is a year-long writing challenge to build a writing life by meeting a word count goal. It is based on Dreamwidth. Writers can come to this tumblr for inspiration and information, but participation in the challenge happens on DW. Sign-ups are in December and January.
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A light graphic reading 'Word Count pledges. Focus on writing a certain number of words over the year.' Underneath, the left column says 'Any words. First draft? Tenth draft? Final draft? All drafts!' The right column says 'Any projects. Essays and memoirs! Novels and fanfics! Poems and songs! And more!' At the bottom there's the GYWO website address.ALT
A light graphic showing a table of the eight Word Count Pledge Levels, from 75K to 1M words, and their corresponding monthly and daily word count goals.ALT
A light graphic reading 'Habit pledges. A holistic take on the writing life, recording number of days spent on writing activities.' Underneath, the text next to five tally marks says 'Drafting, revising, outlining, brainstorming! Write query letters and synopses! Complete character and worldbuilding sheets!' At the bottom, there's the GYWO website address.ALT
A light graphic showing a table of the five Habit Pledge Levels, from 120 days to 350 days, and their corresponding monthly goals.ALT

Sign up for Get Your Words Out 2026

Count the words you write or the days you write with Get Your Words Out, a year-long writing challenge dedicated to helping you get your words out.

Choose one of our 13 pledge levels and join a supportive community of writers including professionals, hobbyists, and all writers in between. GYWO also provides monthly challenges, prompts, discussions about writing, writing sprints, and more!

It’s our 18th year helping writers commit to their goals, overcome roadblocks, and increase their writing productivity, while centering self-care and mental health as part of the creative experience.

Sign-up with your Dreamwidth or OpenID account.

Pledges & Requirements information is available on our Dreamwidth. More information is available on our website.

Sign-ups for 2026 are open through January 15, 2026.

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