Tracking Words In A Numbers Program? What Fresh Hell Is This?
Dear Friends,
Are you an organized person? Does the idea of sorting things into bins and smacking labels on things really turn you on?
Do you LOVE spreadsheets?
I really don’t. I can’t describe how much I actually hate spreadsheets. There’s something that makes my eyes cross the second I open the program.
I’m not a math person. I’ve never been a math person. I see no need for tables or charts or cells.
Heh, cells.
Yes, that’s exactly what it feels like trying to fill out a spreadsheet…like I’m in prison.
So why am I doing one you might ask?
Because Ms. Edwina started one for her WIP and she raved about how useful it was and how glad she was to have it to refer to and how if I wanted to keep my series details straight it could be a very useful tool for me.
Good idea, Ms. Edwina. I’m sure I’ll refer to it constantly.
So I started one for the current WIP to track all the chapters and their details: the characters, the events, the important mentions of info, even the weather, of all things. It actually is important to know all these details, and while I do try to keep track of all that I’ve never put it all in one place. In cells.
Like prisoners.
I’m quite sure it’ll make editing easier.
That said…I hate doing it. So very much. Transferring writing into a program meant for numbers is so mind-numbingly tedious and time consuming. I’d much rather be reading and writing.
So much so, in fact, that I find myself reading the chapter and editing the words rather than transferring the data to the spreadsheet. An hour will go by and I’ll realize the only note I’ve written is the chapter title. This project is going to take fooorrreeevverrr.
It’s like having to eat your vegetables, or mow the lawn. It’s a chore that I’m sure I’ll be glad to have done, after I’ve finished.
Right?
Until next time,
**Book News**
GaG — Current Word Count: Yep, I got so caught up in populating cells in my Excel prison that I didn’t write any new words. Next week, the words begin tumbling out. They must. There’s a deadline approaching!
House of Xannon — This poor series. Always a wallflower, never a bouquet.
Happy Valentine’s/Palentine’s/Galentines/I Like Being Alone/National Ferris Wheel Day! Get yourself a cupcake and a new pair of shoes. You deserve it!