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The Sidet racked Writ ers Planner
By Jul ie Hood
Copyright 2 00 1, 2 00 2 b y Julie Hood
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Copyright 2 00 1, 2 00 2 b y Julie Hood.
Disclaimer
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The Sidet racked Writ ers Planner
TABLE OF CONTENTS
The Sidet rack ed Writ ers Plann er
Task -Create your planne r ........................................ 4 Shopping l ist ............................................................ 4 Task -Fil l your pl ann er .............................................. 5 Working sections ..................................................... 6 Success! ................................................................... 7
Forms
Double-Sided Divider Labels ................................... 8 M onthly Calendar .................................................... 9 Weekl y Calenda r .................................................... 10Daily Calenda r ....................................................... 11Projects Index ........................................................ 12
Act ivity List ............................................................. 13Project Detai l Sheet .............................................. 14Idea Index ............................................................... 15M anuscr ipt Index ................................................... 16 M anuscript Detai l Sheet ....................................... 17 Clips Index .............................................................. 18 Clip Detail Sheet .................................................... 19 How To In dex .......................................................... 20 Books to Read ........................................................ 21 Websites t o Visit .................................................... 22 Suppl ies to Buy ...................................................... 23 Addresses 24
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The SidetrackedWriters Planner
As a writer, it is so easy to get sidetracked. Your writing timecan get lost in an avalanche of email, jobs, chores and familylife. You need a one-stop shop to keep you focusedyour ownpersonal bible of whats happening in your writing life today,
this week, this month, and this year. Today we will create yourwriters plannerthe place to keep you organized.
Task-Create your pl annerFirst, lets look at what should be in your writers planner. Then, fireup your printer and start filling it. During the days ahead, Writer-Reminders will discuss the best ways to use it.
Your planner consists of a binder and dividers. The following aremust-have sections:
Monthly calendar
Daily or weekly calendar, but notboth
Working sections
Addresses
Shopping l istThe links in the shopping list below take you to online supply stores,http://www.quill.comand http://www.franklincovey.com. Obviously,you can buy these items from most discount or office supply stores.You need to buy:
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Pen(s). Use clicker pens since you can turn them on or offwith one hand.
Other supplies you may use:
Page finder(s). The page finder is a nifty bookmark that letsyou easily open your planner to a certain page. I use fivedifferent colors. Each one marks a section I flip to daily. Youcould also use paper clips to mark your most important pages.
Three-hole paper. Pre-punched paper saves time but costs abit more.
Label maker.A label maker is one of my favorite tools forkeeping your binders and file folders neat. Use it instead of theDivider Label form at the end of this book to make your labelseasy to read and easy to find. It saves time and only costs about$30. They often go on sale during January and before schoolstarts.
Address and phone directory sheets. Use these sheets in the
address section, or use the blank form at the end of this book.
Task-Fil l your p lann er! Print the forms at the end of this book.
! Make your dividers using your label maker or the double-sided
divider labels.
! Insert monthly calendars for the year. Buy monthly calendarpages to fit your planner, or make them using the form at the endof this book. You could also print them using PVS CalendarMaker(be sure to change the days to Sunday through Saturday) orFileBottle.com(formatting, color and pictures are available).
Record all your Appointments on this calendar (both writing andpersonal). Glance at this calendar daily. Use these calendars as a
tickler to tickle your memory when query responses and invoicepayments are due.
Only include Appointments and Reminders on your monthlycalendar and not To Dos. Appointments are tied to a specific timeof the day To Dos or I Want Tos live on your daily/weekly
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chores for tomorrow, and the perfectionist in me hates to recopymy To Dos from day to day. Instead I use a weekly calendar and
do not waste time rewriting.
Try to eliminate all those random sticky notes and pieces of paperby making notes on the daily/weekly calendar.
! Insert the Journal divider and some blank sheets if you like to
keep a Journal.
Working sect ionsThe following sections are Working Sections. Each section has anindex page first and several detail pages. Use page/tape flags assubdividers. For each detail page, list it on the index, and write thenumber on a page/tape flag. Attach the flag to the detail page, and youhave created easy and inexpensive subdividers.
Keep the index pages current! You want to have one reference pagewhen looking for your information. Otherwise, you end up flippingthrough all the detail pages looking for the one you want.
! Projects Section. Put the Projects Index, Activity List, and ProjectDetail Sheets in this section.
Any time you think of a new project, list it on the Projects Index. Ifyou know the action steps to complete the project, list them on aProject Detail Sheet. Once a week, glance through your ProjectsIndex and the Projects Detail Sheets to find your next steps.
The Activity List, which well discuss on the 7th each month, isyour first project. Use it to remind you of your routines. Forexample, if you start your taxes each March, list it on the Yearly
table.
! Submission Tracker. Put the Submission Tracker form in thissection. List your start date on the first page. Each time you send aquery, list the details on this sheet. We will discuss this again onthe 22
nd, Track Your Submissions.
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! Queries. Put the Query Index in this section with your finishedqueries as the detail pages.
! Manuscripts. Put the Manuscript Index in this section. Add yourfinished manuscripts and a Manuscript Detail Sheet for each one.On the 23
rd, lets discuss manuscripts. If your planner gets full,
move a section to its own binder.
! My Clips. Put the Clips Index in this section. Add copies of yourpublished articles and a Clip Detail Sheet for each one. On the 19
th,
youll get tips for tracking your clips.
! How To. Put the How To Index and several blank sheets of paperin this section. Record unusual instructions here (for example, howto change the ink cartridge in your printer or how to create a mailmerge).
! Accounting. Place the Income and Expense Records forms in this
section. Each month, on the 24th, Show Me the Money, Writer-Reminders provides easy ways to track your income and expenses.
! Other. This section is for Books to Read, Websites to Visit,Supplies to Purchase and anything else!
! Addresses. If your addresses are on the computer, print and addthem here. If not, use the forms you bought or make 26 copies ofthe Addresses form, and put a single letter in the box on each page.
! Include a copy of your Master List in the very front of theplanner (see http://www.organizedwriter.comfor an explanationof a Master List).
Success!
Three things will determine your success with your planner. First, youmust create the habit ofusing your planner. It takes about a month toestablish a habit. So by next month, using your planner will be secondnature! Your Writer-Reminders newsletter will help you remember.Second, keep your planner handy. When brilliant thoughts appear, youwant to have a place to record them. Third, make it fun and easy to
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Double Sided Divider Labels
Put the name of your dividers on two side-by-side cells. Then, cut on the solid lines. Fold on the dotted line, andinsert into the divider tab. The name of your dividers will appear on both sides.
Monthly MonthlyWeekly WeeklyDaily Daily
Journal JournalProjects Projects
Submission Tracker Submission TrackerIdea Grabber Idea Grabber
Queries QueriesManuscripts Manuscripts
My Clips My ClipsHow To How To
Accounting Accounting
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Monthly Calendar for the Month of ____________
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Weekly Calendar for the Week of ____________
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Daily Calendar
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Projects Index
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Activity List
DailyJob (estimated time) Day Time C?
WeeklyJob (estimated time) Day Time C?
Monthly
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Project Detail Sheet Project No./Name___________________
Date Started ______________
Estimated Completion Date ______________Steps to Complete
No. Step Done Notes
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Idea Index
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Manuscript Index
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Manuscript Detail Sheet No./Title ______________________________
Word count ____________ File name and location _____________________________________________
Sold ToEditor Rights Sold
Magazine Contracted amtPhone Paid when?
Address Amt received
Date received
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Sold ToEditor Rights Sold
Magazine Contracted amt
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Address Amt received
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Clips Index
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Clip Detail Sheet Clip No./Name___________________
Title
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Permission to use?
File name and location
Text file name and location
Web address
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How To Index
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Books to Read
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Addresses
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Submission Tracker
Sub.
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Query Index
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Copyright 2001, 2002 Julie Hood. For personal use only. Do not distribute without permission from http://www.organizedwriter.com.
Income and Expense RecordsFor the period ___________ to ________
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