Leaking my 2024 YouTube channel stats 🤓

[@KB-bx9ui]

HI OTHER VIEWERS! 💙✨️🦋 Something we can do in appreciation of Leena, that is free and takes no time at all, is ask our local libraries to get her new book in digital and physical copies. Bravo and Congrats Leena! 👏

[@Hargitasimplyliving]

Great idea! I did that yesterday. Hello from Sweden 👋

[@sorchanc129]

Yes!! Fantastic suggestion! I was planning to do that because I LOVE the library system! An alternate version is I might ask my local independent bookshop to order it for me and then donate it to the library when I'm finished 😊

[@sydshome]

Excellent idea!

[@_paige_adelle_]

How do I get Half Arse Human in the U.S.?! I couldn’t figure out how to pre-order to my country, but perhaps it’s out now via bookstores near me? ☺️

[@monideun]

The best thing I've watched this year, honestly, is you. I came for the sewing/knitting content, stayed for the forest rants (more please!). Next year, I'll be joining your patreon. Thank you to those who supported Leena this year. I can't wait for half-arse human autobook to be available at my library so I listen while I work in the lab! Happy new year!

[@DeanBeccy]

Whilst I don't agree with ad blockers, adverts have become so frequent and intrusive they can make videos almost impossible to watch, so if someone isn't in the finacial position of KZbin premuim or patreon, I can understand why they might use one

[@ellia_fabia]

I agree. It‘s not one ad before and after a video anymore, it‘s 5 ads at the beginning, 3 in the middle and another 3 at the end. It‘s awful. I followed Leena‘s recommendation and canceld Spotify and got KZbin Premium including Music and I‘ll never go back. So, to everyone who can afford it: make the transition, it‘s worth it!

[@MorganK4]

To me it's way more about what the ads actually are than the frequency. I get ads on my phone and if it's not a dodgy temu ad that is pretending not to be a temu ad, it's the same three weightloss ads. If I could somehow tell youtube not to give me specific types of ads, I'd be a lot more willing to forgo ad block.

[@morehannah]

Omg so glad pacemaker is getting a shout out!!! Writers/authors - get on it!!

[@KB-bx9ui]

Leena...Your book is literally called Half Arse Human, and you were expecting yourself to write every single day. 😅 I pre-ordered and should be listening to it, though I chose this video for now instead....really looking forward to it, going into 2025 with fresh perspectives. 👏👏👏

[@isabbygabbyorcrabby]

I just finished Half Arse Human, it's brilliant, refreshing and I'm hoping it will help me get off the self improvement hamster wheel in 2025 - thank you for writing it!

[@haleyisfabulous]

Love you dearly, Leena! Loved your video review! Some feedback you didn’t ask for - I noticed this year that your video titles were generally vague and confusing, and often not actually what your videos were about. Your best viewed videos had titles that worked for the video. This year, I found myself less inclined to click your videos because I wasn’t sure I wanted to commit to 25 minutes of something whose topic was unknown. I’m just wondering if clearer titles might be helpful. I would certainly appreciate them! Thanks for all you do to create interesting and important content! Happy New Year!

[@Man-ej6uv]

this is both my worst year in my life (so many life-threatening health issues, mine and of my family, pets, etc) and most productive year (i wrote about 200K words, almost finished the second draft of my novel, even made a game and countless art). i just have no idea how to feel about it. it was such a whirlwind...

[@eveklinger4134]

that really sounds like a whirlwind. I hope and your loved ones can get rest, recover, and joy in life again ❤

[@lutragem]

I feel like I've barely absorbed any new media to recommend, but I can at least share some wins from 2024: completing my own wedding dress, getting married, starting embroidery and buying a house. Thank you for the content this year, Leena - keep taking care of yourself. Probably going to get Half Arse Human as an audiobook so I can listen while sewing.

[@aksez2u]

That's a lot of good stuff happening in one year! no wonder you didn't have much time for movies & tv!

[@corinna_maybe]

ok I have no official stats to back my claim but I bet I have watched at least 45 Hallmark Christmas movies since Halloween because I knitted a baby blanket for my best friend and the process took almost as long as her creating a friggin human being😂 (it turned out cute though - the blanket, I mean)

[@Vanbedda]

I'm low-key writing a novel, but had to put it on the backburner because from September until the ass-crack of Chrsitmas I was crocheting a 150x200cm rainbow blanket for my son. It took four months of consistant/nighly crocheting, so I feel you. Worth it though. 😊

[@mamelvik]

Cant' wait for more Leena in 2025! I did your year of make do, and I'm continuing it for another year. Loved it.

[@np8352]

YESSS we should all live in the same postcode!! It would be so much fun, knitting and/or readings nigths!

[@claireturner2521]

I'm here for all these bookish stats!! This time of year, it always feels like everyone only measures certain forms of success, so it's lovely to be on this corner of the internet 🥰

[@regina.nyckelharpista2224]

17:08 is where Leena starts talking about her KZbin stats if anyone needed a timestamp .... bit too much of a clickbaity thumbnail and title if you ask me ;)

[@stephanieg2000]

I finished your book Half Arse Human yesterday and I loved it! Now my hubby wants to read it!

[@sexyscientist]

🥰

[@melisaneh]

Leena - Greetings from Canada. I just opened a package I picked up today from the post office and found your book! I'm so happy it's arrived, despite the Canada Post's dysfunctional agreement negotiations (often mis-characterized as a strike. I think there was a lock-out/layoff on the part of management in there somewhere). Yippee!

[@evabaumannautorin]

Your year-of-make-do inspired me to join! It worked really well (I got the exception of woollen socks and I might have splurged a bit there, but all in all it went well)! I've tackled major wardrobe additions but hand-sewing helped me to not go overboard. Next year I'm going to do a low-buy year - and it all started with your year-of-make-do! All the best for 2025 from Germany ❤

[@friendstofriends]

Forever grateful for your content! I would love to see a video exploring the concept of the "dead internet" and how you see the future of organizing!

[@noriarty7148]

Yesss Supernova!! Such an underrated movie, I'm happy to hear you mention it!

[@PatJohnson-j3w]

I have been listening to your videos for several years. I plan on buying your new book when it comes out in the US. Congratulations!

[@justsomebody7702]

Leena thank you SO SO SO much for all your videos and for writing half arse human!!! IT IS BRILLIANT!!!

[@quinnrhodes3617]

I absolutely love that you are your most read author of the year!! CONGRATS on writing a whole-arse book this year! The best books I read this year were unquestionably 'Sons and Others: On Loving Male Survivors' by Tanaka Mhishi and 'The Other Olympians: Fascism, Queerness, and the Making of Modern Sports' by Michael Waters - both had a massive impact on me (and made me cry SO MUCH) and I know I'm going to continue thinking and talking about both books in 2025.

[@regenfunken3628]

Btw thank you for introducing me to Hannah and Marcelle' podcast years ago! I listened to Witch Please religiously, and I loved the recent episode you did together!

[@terrydulever]

I'm half way through your book and loving it! It is probably gonna be the gift I give to everyone I know this year!

[@Marie-t4w2v]

I do really love your channel. I just got a sewing machine for Christmas and sew my first bookmark yesterday. A year ago I started knitting because of the channel and now I am able to make decent knitting projects. Can't wait to read your book and continue watching your content. thanks for your work and inspiration throughout the year.

[@lenausesyoutube]

Channelling real Hannah and her graphs energy here and I love it!

[@ValeriaTiourina]

Ok this is a huge surprise to me (because I usually can’t stand gore / horror / etc) but my favorite movie this year might just be The Substance. It had such a profound effect on me… I was speechless for a while when getting home afterwards and felt loads of feelings. The movie was fantastically done, highly HIGHLY recommend, even if you’ve got to shut your eyes for a few parts (I definitely did).

[@Nena-mr4km]

I watched The Substance twice this year, it was sooo good!!

[@ronjas]

thx just watched supernova and now im crying for the rest of the evening

[@thingslaurasays9995]

I'm half arse reading Half Arse Human and jumping to the sections I want to half-arse in 2025. Not reading cover to cover is very new for me!!

[@arianedesjardins8775]

Thanks to you and Immy I tried crochet for the first time this year and I'm now addicted!!!

[@DeanBeccy]

I just finished Half Arse Human before sitting down to watch this, well done Leena :D

[@mayas6754]

RUNNING to the material girls episode!! love when Leena shows up on that podcast

[@silliepixie]

Just ordered your book! So excited!

[@Eleeyore]

shoutout to the gumption club!! such a wonderful community!! the thought of us all living in the same post code 🥺❤

[@nursemallorey]

I just got into sewing again (I did a lot when I was a kid and was good but dropped it and it’s been 15 years…) your channel is a godsend! I cannot keep spending $300 for Döen dresses so I need to learn to make my own lol!

[@elhadf26]

Hooray for another year of fun and thought provoking content Leena (and Craig)! My 2024 round up Best achievement: completing my MA with a distinction, getting two bursaries for my final project whoop whoop Best make: cool dress with cartridge pleated skirt made with a self drafted pattern Best adventure: weekend up in Northumberland and Edinburgh to watch Aurora or a week in London for a course I got a place on Best watch: Small Things Like These - really brilliant film. I also spent many many hours rewatching ‘95 Pride and Prejudice while working on my final project Best new albums: What Happened To The Heart - Aurora In This City They Call You Love - Richard Hawley

[@hannahh4994]

What I enjoyed this year: Reading: Call me by your name Where the crawdads sing Watching: Dune Part 2 Arcane Fleabag (for the fifth time or so, it is a masterpiece, what can I say) On KZbin: Caroline Winkler Jenna Phipps Struthless Anna Cramling and Gotham Chess And Leena of course 🙌 I'm so glad I found this cozy corner of the internet and I am excited to read Half Arse Human soon. Have a good start in the new year!

[@victorrrrriaaaaaaaa]

excited for whatever you have in store for 2025 🎉🎉😊

[@WoodvaleLane]

Your year of make do inspired me to do my own no buy 2025 but for my yarn stash! The best thing I listened to this year was the Laufey Tiny Desk concet, which then led my to her albums.

[@caiticarpenter5101]

Love these little round ups

[@alisonchandler5333]

Happy New Year, Leena! I would love to see some videos about your in-person events. As an American watching, I won't be able to attend, so I'd love to attend virtually through your videos. (I received your book just before Christmas and it's beautiful!)

[@TheBlondeNinjaXD]

I can't believe I read more than Leena Norms this year! This year has been interesting. Lots of personal and emotional growth. We went to Colorado and Vienna to visit friends. Met so many new people and hung out with old friends. Went to many shows. My partner and I moved and have lovely neighbors now. We also took an ASL class together and a mushroom identifying class that has led us to identifying a bunch during hikes. I started taking aerial classes and progressed to intermediate levels. I finished my first full morris dancing season and feel very taken in by that community. We danced at the second largest Renaissance Festival in the US, which was super fun! Fixed a sewing machine, did a few hand stitching pieces and visible mending projects. Starting to learn to crotchet, too. My 5 Star Books This Year: Humankind: A Hopeful History - Rutger Bregman Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men - Caroline Criado Perez Ultra-Processed People - Chris Van Tulleken A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking - T Kingfisher It’s Not Hysteria - Karen Tang Weyward - Emilia Hart The Hemlock Queen - Hannah Whitten The Midnight Library - Matt Haig

[@lucysmith7658]

Thank you so much for everything you give to your online community Leena, you are an absolute gem and it always makes my day better seeing your face. ❤️🌿📘✨

[@kristiedeaver]

I was blown away by how good "The Aeronaut's Windlass" by Jim Butcher was, and I was exceptionally glad I gave it a chance. It is part of a series (forwarned if that isn't your thing), but I absolutely loved it and was so glad I picked it up!

[@tiaraono7668]

Its hard for me to pick my bests for everything, but you reminded me to look at my story graph. So my top books: 1. Radiance by Catherynne M. Valente 2. High Conflict by Amanda Ripley 3. Girly Drinks by Mallory O'Mera 4. Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant

[@Law1sfab]

Congratulations 🎉so glad your book was published! It’s no easy thing. I’ve loved all your content this year, and always look forward to them. Happy new year 🥳 here’s to 2025 ❤

[@anieth]

I've written 12 graphic novels, and they get edited 7 times average. It takes 10 months to actually draw and write and I do one a year, so this is every day, rain or shine, sick or not, two hours a day, at 4am because I'm too tired after my day job to work. But looking at them on the shelf, it's very pleasant, believe me. I also read a lot, about 300 books a year. Yeah, I know, I have no social life, and no TV! :D

[@miraearles3372]

I love that you are your own most read author of the year. 😁

[@Kate-mp3du]

My year: i started storygraph and read 44 books after not reading much for the last 5-10 years. 🎉 I watched more youtube and less shows and movies. I started sewing on a secondhand machine 🎉 made 2 garments, started a few others, and mended some things. I started making sourdough and stopped buying bread from the huge chain grocery store. I made my 40 before 40 list and turned 30 🎉🎉🎉 here's to 2025

[@Nico5890]

What a fruitful year for you! Look at you go!!!!

[@FrancescaMinney-r2w]

Thank you gumption club! Hoping to join at some point!

[@rosea570]

I do grin and bear the ads because I can't afford to support any creators or pay for a subscription currently (and no, I don't have any other subscriptions either eg Spotify or netfilx). Take your headphones out when they are running, is my best advice! Best read of the year: A Flat Place by Noreen Masud.

[@aubrey_edits]

My favorite book was a non-fiction called The Library Book. It's about the mystery of who started the grat LA library fire in the 80s, but more broadly it's about the role of libraries and librarians in supporting public services in the U.S! It made me cry multiple times, sometimes from a heartwarming story or from sadness or from laughter, but so so good. Hoping to read Half Arse Human next though!

[@cadence1343]

my year has been a pretty mixed bag, lots of personal highs and lows I learned a new craft - bead weaving, and find it very relaxing, and made things as gifts I cleaned up painted my old dolls house for my niece as a gift (she really likes it) some stories I've enjoyed reading/watching/playing, and that I'd highly recommend are: Chicory: A Colourful Tale The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams Delicious in Dungeon Scavengers Reign Time to Orbit: Unknown by Derin Edala (book series)

[@lovinglife4437]

Happy New Year Leena. Looking forward to returning to your wardrobe ethics x

[@Kate-mp3du]

I agree about Love is Blind UK and I am an American living in Canada. It's not just your bias!

[@amanitaleb4987]

Thank you for this year Leena!

[@ellabooray]

Love these wrap ups, and the behind the scenes stuff! I LOVED Bad Archive by Flora Feltham - gorgeous essays on memory

[@jayciecarter2928]

Fave book of the year was What My Bones Know by Stephanie Foo! Absolutely incredibly written memoir about healing from Complex PTSD. Necessarily deals with difficult topics so I'd check out the trigger warnings on Storygraph, but otherwise cannot recommend highly enough!!

[@itchystitchy]

Sounds like you had a great year! Your stats are inspiring me to doom scroll less and read more/invest more into my hobbies. Stories that stood out to me in 2024 are A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles (the adapted series and the novel), A Psalm for the Wild Built by Becky Chambers, and Slow Horses series on Apple TV. Rereads this year were My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh and Pride and Prejudice. Music that I have listened to on repeat-- Billie Eilish's new album and Chappell Roan. I also listened to Astor Piazzolla's tango music and Chopin's nocturnes.

[@KB-bx9ui]

YASSSS LEENA...JOKER 2 IS INCREDIBLE!!! MOST UNDERATED FILM THIS YEAR...People who didn't like it are the Harlequin's of society. 🤭 They came for the Joker, not Arthur. 😔 It is worth watching the first Joker film for context and character development. Joker 1 and 2 don't need one another, they can stand alone. So all good if you never get around to watching it...though please do...the first is a MASTERPIECE too! 💙

[@MonoiLuv]

Just ordered Bargain Bin Rom Com from my local bookstore. I'm excited to get a taste of your writing!

[@LittleMissTotoro]

I tag movies on letterboxd for the cinema stats. Like my "Cinema 2024" shows me how often I went to the cinema in 2024. While my "cinema" tag shows all the movies I have ever watched at the cinema.

[@bethany9477]

I can't wait to listen to your book in 2025, it's sitting in my XigXag libray at the top of my list!❤ My favourite cosy books this year were The Night Circus and The House in the Cerulean Sea 📚 Favourite TV show, was the "Buy Now!" documentary on Netflix 📺

[@mmmsss2443]

I actually found your channel this year through a recommendation from Retro Claude! Also, regarding KZbin’s “socialism isn’t advertiser friendly” shenanigans, have you considered joining Nebula in addition to KZbin?

[@MariannesStudio]

Loved the stats! Xx thank you for producing amazing videos this whole time (especially while WRITING a BOOK!?!) - I'm always excited to watch! And you'll be pleased to hear I have switched to KZbin Music 🙏🏻

[@victorrrrriaaaaaaaa]

I've started nursing school so I cancelled all my patreon subscriptions except yours! I only do the minimum at the moment (so $12/year) but I'm excited to have a decently paying job in 2 years so I can support you and other creators more! also another vote for the youtube Music and Premium bundle. shuffle on spotify sucks so bad but not on yt music!!

[@jessicaclark7800]

I got your book for Christmas and I CANNOT WAIT to read it!

[@shontelle5527]

Leena, I watch your ads when they aren't Temu 😂😂 love your channel, every time they pop up, I make time to watch. Would love to see more bookish content but I will watch you chat about most things ❤

[@shontelle5527]

Oh and obvs all your climate/fashion/save the world content. I have shared your climate videos with "skeptical" people and had them agree with you by the end, so that's a win in my books!

[@Shetooktothewoods]

Woohoo HappyNew Year Leena and Craig! It’s been a lovely year with you on this side of the screen and I’m looking forward to the continuation of make do in 2025, as well as all the other things you get up to. I love your astrological vibe today. The headband and top go with the wallpaper (thematically) in a really weirdly cohesive way. Waiting for my copy of Half-Arse Human here in Maine, US and just popped back to Blackwell’s for a copy for a friend. 😊

[@Nena-mr4km]

My year has been... a lot, but I look forward to next year! I handed in my Master's Thesis this month and I'll be doing an internship in the first half of 2025 in order to graduate! Coincidentally, I also recently signed up to Letterboxd, because I've discovered how much I like watching movies and screaming my thoughts about them into the void, by keeping a movie diary in Notion. All Of Us Strangers was definitely a highlight for me, too. I read 55 books this year, a couple of which were manga, which is new for me, and I had a really good time. No absolute new favourites, though. Also: I listened to about 77,000 minutes of music this year, and my top 5 exclusively consisted of songs from TTPD, lol. I've been loving discovering new artists, though, and I intend to keep doing that next year! All in all, I feel like this year has been a time of self-development for me, of laying down the foundations for the years to come. I don't mind that, but it also feels a little bit empty now, looking back on the year.

[@yeehaw4073]

can't wait for my copy of half arse human! some of my favs of the year: non-fiction: the lonely city by olivia laing fiction: young mungo by douglas stuart watching: gotta start keeping track of what i watch on letterboxd cause i always forget lol. though i do remember sobbing on the bus getting home from the cinema after all of us strangers. as for series, i had a great year cause i mostly gave up on watching new releases and came back to the classics like the wire, rewatching twin peaks and in general making my way through the golden age of tv shows

[@girllibrary]

thank you gumption club!!!

[@abigailbraithwaite1829]

would reccomend a film called la chimera, it's about an italian graverobbing group

[@slena]

love that movie to pieces and josh o’connor speaking italian is just my favourite thing ever

[@klintcol252]

I loved Half Arse Human and really think it deserves to become a hit. Such valuable advice

[@KingaZajacNNR]

I've watched Wicked - despite my reservations bc I love the book - and I loved it! Oh, I'm so glad I went to the cinema ❤ Personally I feel less and less inclined to track the things I do. I use storygraph & have list in a diary, have some sort of movies/TV show website, but it's more to keep track of what I want to consume. But I love watching ppl I like talk about their year ;)

[@paigeterwilliger4654]

Jodi Picoult! I think you would enjoy any of her books (if you haven’t read her already). She covers all the hard topics. My favorite books by her so far have been Picture Perfect and By Any Other Name!

[@sofiamotta5174]

Hi! This video and the previous one started off by default with an IA generated voice over translation to spanish, in my case. I commented on it and it was the case for other people too. Is it possible for you, Leena, to disable that? It's HORRIBLE 😭

[@slena]

i got the same in french, i’m seeing it more and more over different creators and im not even sure they know it’s happening because i don’t think it really aligns with leena’s ethics around ai

[@sofiamotta5174]

@slena exactly! It's even worse because it's her and makes no sense! But at the same time it hasn't happened to me with any other creator yet. It's so uncanny 😖

[@leenanorms]

Hello! I wish I could without taking it away as an option for everyone! I’ve done a community post about it here: kzbin.infoUgkxxtk6zP-1KENEHmSN5MR3imDML0I3zX7D?si=tYwdm2t4TcFl5JhG

[@sofiamotta5174]

@@leenanorms oh, well 😞 thank you for trying ❤️

[@chummymummy]

Iv embraced my dyslexia and got really into audiobooks. Loving Friendaholic by Elizabeth Day. I also watched the origional Mary Poppins movie yesterday and it is SO GOOD what a musical

[@MarkiyC]

Best book i've read - Know My Name by Channel Miller. Best film - gotta shout out my own country here, it was the Czech film Waves (2024), so good. My year in general has been pretty shit, but I managed o hit my goal of 100 books read, yay. Here's to hoping 2025 will be better for all of us ♥ cheers, Leena fam!

[@annavertes4763]

Thank you everyone in the Gumption Club, I'm genuinely grateful to all of you! 🙇Even though it's Leena and Craig you mean to support, you make it possible that a whole lot of us can enjoy these videos. All I give is unskipped ads. And that ain't a lot. But here comes the recap à la me to divert attention from my failings: 📚 I started reading The Orenda last year and it's pretty damn good so far (I did offer it to my library and I'm still waiting for them to finish its transformation into a borrowable book, so that I can get my hands on it again). In the meantime I'm trying to digest the words of one genius of a woman who by the prime age of 25 managed to translate the Infinite Jest into Hungarian with his partner. No, I'm not reading their translation (I'm way too immature for that), I'm reading her own book which also requires the kind of brain power I barely possess. And yet I enjoy it. I don't know what's the point of mentioning this here honestly, since it's in Hungarian, but I guess this comment has become my diary entry for the year, so there's nothing any of use can do about this. Sorry. 🎬 As for movies, Oddity was the most memorable one for me from last year. But the most rewatched one was an oldie, Tarantino's Reservoir Dogs that I just got acquinted with this summer. 🎼 My most listened to artists were Chappell Roan (because of course), Orla Gartland and the SIAMÉS. ✨ If you read all of that, well damn. If you didn't, I don't blame you. Have a great year either way!

[@fayeshultz4069]

Leena! I really enjoy your content and perspective. I definitely watched you less this year. My favorite videos are your book recommendations and I haven't seen you doing those as much. Since your most popular videos are the pop culture ones I didn't watch, this comment may not be representative of a larger trend. 😂 Still love and follow you! Also sounds like a successful year for you overall. Your book looks interesting. Will be following you for more in 2025.

[@elsik2332]

Happy new year Leena!

[@maaves1]

Your book book is lovely, inspiring and hilarious!

[@annikatc]

As an American love is Blind fan, I concur that the British season is the best yet

[@Ashssssss]

I tried to watch your Wicked video but I was so tired at the time my brain couldn't follow even though it sounded really interesting. I'll try again soon lol

[@embracingranola]

Okay I also saw Bleachers this year (surprise addition to a festival) and as someone who has struggled to understand Jack’s production style in the past, it helped me get it? This also tells me that I need to get in on your music recommendations.

[@dmitrieffect]

My favourite movie was Wicked even though it made me bawl my eyes out. I'm desperate to see it again in a theatre! I'd love to see you talk about the other bits and bobs that go into making do - I'm having a hard time with my cheap acrylic socks getting holes in them and keeping up with darning and also I seem to wear through undies. And stockings! Did you stop wearing them or have you got a mending secret?

[@kasiahutka7887]

Happy New Year 😊

[@sofiamotta5174]

My bests of the year: Read: Shame by Annie Ernaux Listened to (podcast): No Books on a Dead Planet (duh :) Listened to (music): Chapell Roan Watched (movie): Past Lives Watched (tv show): My Lady Jane

[@Ann3M4r13]

Omg gumption club get together would be awesome

[@aidinia]

Being that my most listened songs look quite the same as yours, I believe we both have been victims of very good Marketing

[@sopheyrac1204]

Pacemaker my beloved!! I owe that website both my degrees ngl

[@thecoloryes]

Question about pacemaker - does it allow you to record your deleted words in some way, even if it's a premium feature? I have always counted my deleted words (I still have to make them after all!) and it's one of the few reasons I've stuck with my current word tracker site. But that site is starting to show its age and while I could start up a site that does everything I need, I'd rather just pay someone else to manage the hosting headaches. But tracking deleted words separately from "actually contributing to the goal" words is a pretty make-or-break feature for me. Otherwise I'd feel way less productive. But congrats on averaging almost 1k words per day, I can't even maintain half that!!

[@deborahwager5883]

My favorite book I've read recently is Every Word Is a Bird We Teach to Sing by Daniel Tammet--a lovely little book of essays about language. I highly recommend if you haven't read it yet!

[@annalizer1992]

I just finished We Are Lady Parts and really enjoyed it. My Lady Jane is probably my favourite thing I've watched this year. I guess both of these series have a lot of heart and are campy and very feminist. There's a theme going here.

[@maggiebookworm]

Best book I read was Babel: or The Necessity of Violence. I keep thinking about it.

[@lemongoose_quack]

I will keep recommending "Dors ton sommeil de brute" by Carole Martinez forever (it's in french, but maybe it's being translated? i guess keep an eye out!) as it was literal honey for my soul, this book has me making art and i think about it DAILY!! i would say it's a take on ecology and how we view the earth and other people, and how much does it take for people to start caring about the climate, and also humans being absolutely lovely amidst chaos!!

[@redrover2370]

I think you would like The Wild Robot as a great nighttime film to knit to

[@silliepixie]

I use ad blocker but also have You Tube Premium and support creators through Patreon. I am lucky to be able to support creators but also protect my brain space from advertisements.

[@radrose4864]

I work in libraries and am putting in a request that we purchase a few copies of your book for our collection :)