So, I missed the first check in, mostly because I was unaware it was on a Wednesday. Technically, this is supposed to go up Sunday, but I’m an oddball and prefer to keep Sunday for my mash-up.
So, this week, I’m behind my goal by 1200 words, mostly due to feeling terrible early in the week. Excuse past now, and my last three writing days have had marked improvement each day, to the point of beating my daily word goal by over 300 words yesterday!
For this week, I have managed 1367 words. I should be at 2625 by my spreadsheet’s calculations. Those 1300 words completed the first draft of my latest short story, which is now in a file awaiting its turn for editing. From there I moved on to the prewriting for a project I will be working with a former employer on. More news on that when there’s more news to give.
Now, because I don’t believe in talking about myself for 300 words, and I love giving you guys things you can use, I have a little gift! The graphs above were made using an Excel spreadsheet. I’ve turned said spreadsheet into a pair of templates that anyone is welcome to. They’re available in both Open Office* and Excel 2007/2010 formats. Download your copy below!
Excel: ROW80 Workbook
Open Office: ROW80 Workbook
All you need to do is open the document and follow the instructions on the front page. The entire document is protected except for data entry fields, so don’t worry about messing it up!
*Woohoo, found a host that seems respectable. Download open office version now.
Lauren Garafalo said:
Glad you’re feeling better and got some work done! So awesome of you to share your spread sheet – definitely going to check it out. Good luck with this coming week!
Patrick Thunstrom said:
I figure if the tool is good for me, someone else will probably find a use for it! Thank you.
Kait Nolan said:
Oh this is awesome!
Patrick Thunstrom said:
Thank you. Hope it helps!
Julie Glover said:
Wow! I’m impressed with your template. For me, however, this time around my goals are mainly editing and querying.
It’s always nice to get cracking after a brief downturn in the word count. Best wishes for the rest of your ROW80!
Sonia G Medeiros said:
Nice graphs! I’m loving ROW80 so far. It’s keeping me on the straight and narrow writing road. 😀