May Writing Challenge Leaderboard & Totals
This month, Residuals writers wrote 433 pages! (Plus more)
Thanks to everyone who submitted your stats from your May Writing Trackers. I’m excited to share our first Monthly Leaderboard and Community Writing Breakdown.
As always, you can get your copy of the writing tracker here (each month has a tab at the bottom), and you can check in daily in the Writing Challenges thread on the discord server.
Leaderboard - May 2025
I’m planning to share the top 3 spots for each category. Because of ties, that means that some will share the same ranks.
Day Count / Streaks
This month, we have a 3-way tie with perfect scores.
Olga Lexell - 31 Days
Kelsea Mayfield - 31 Days
Emmalisa Horlacher - 31 Days
The Page Lords (Page Count)
Chris Amick - 107.75
Emmalisa Horlacher - 101
Kelsea Mayfield - 62.5
The Time Lords (Hours Written)
Chris Amick - 71.4
Emmalisa Horlacher - 33.7
Kelsea Mayfield - 29.1
Community Writing Breakdown
Total Members Who Submitted Stats for May: 8
Pages
Total Pages Written by the Community: 433
Average Page Count: 54.1/person (!!!)
Hours
Total Hours Written by the Community: 214.8
Average Hours Per Person: 26.8
Days
Total Day Count by the Community: 212
Average Day Count Per Person (out of 31): 26.5
Average Streak (out of 31): 19.8 Days
Types of Projects Worked On
Fellowship application, TV spec, TV Pilot first drafts, TV pilot revisions, stage plays, comic book scripts, pilot outlines, feature scripts, feature outlines, novel outlines.
Thanks for being part of the first round of this writing tracking madness. It’s been really fun and encouraging to check in with everyone on the discord each day. June is already off to a strong start and I’m excited to see what changes or doesn’t change as we continue together!
Just like in May, I’ll send out a google form to gather all of our June stats so we can all take a look and wrestle for the top spots.
If you’re new to Residuals, you can get your copy of the writing tracker here (each month has a tab at the bottom), and you can check in daily in the Writing Challenges thread on the discord server.
Chris Amick is a Film and TV Writer/Producer in Los Angeles with credits including Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts, Die Hart 2, Kung Fu Panda: the Dragon Knight, Final Space, and more. He’s currently developing a series with Adult Swim, and his latest project is as Executive Producer on the existential thriller IT ENDS, which premiered at SXSW 2025. He teaches writing classes here.
Thank you again for putting this community together! I rave about this group to everyone. It’s helped me so much and taken some of the anxiety away when it comes to having to meet deadlines.