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Writers tracking spreadsheet to improve productivity

21/6/2013

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I have been creating a spreadsheet to track and improve my writing sessions, and I my plan is to sell it for a small price. This is based on the techniques explained by Rachel Aaron in her ebook "2k to 10k" which I read recently. She explains the basics in her post: How I Went From Writing 2,000 Words a Day to 10,000 Words a Day
I wanted to use the ideas presented, but when starting to gather the information from my last writing sessions I couldn't resist to take some time to prepare a proper spreadsheet. What I want to provide here is a way to track the information about the writing sessions, not information about the overall progress of the book. The goal is to analize all the data to spot the patterns in your writing sessions in which you are most productive.
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I have prepared a version with Microsoft Office 2010 and another with LibreOffice, automating the calculations of different statictics and making everything to look nice and easy to use. The file has a sheet with instructions, another for the actual tracking of the sessions and a last one with a clean template.
Some of the features included are:
  • Open and go, no macros or plugins needed. Save the time to set up the whole thing and just start writing.
  • Easy and clear instructions to help you get started.
  • Calculates automatically words per day, session time, total writing time in the day, words writing speed for each session and word writing speed for the day.
  • Automatic day summary. The spreadsheet recognizes when there is a day change and show the total statistics for the day in a light colored row.
  • Ready to use sheet and a clean template to copy new sheets. Helps to keep everything organized the way you like it.
  • You get all the future updates and fixes even if I choose to rise the price a bit. Get in touch if you have any problem with the product or ideas to improve it.
  • Receive everything in your email. A zip containing versions for Microsoft Office 2010 (.xlsx) and Open document format (OpenOffice, LibreOffice) (.ods)

Use it the Writer tracking spreadsheet to improve your writing speed and productivity using the advice from "2k to 10k".
Writer Tracking Spreadsheet
Get it for just £1.2
(approx 1.8$)
Not conviced yet?
Well, it's just £1.2, I won't fight for it. When the time comes that you need something like this, just remember that for this price it doesn't worth your time doing it yourself.
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