GSWC- Day 11

So the challenge for Day 11 is to make a spreadsheet where you can keep track of your writing submissions. Here are his directions on how to set it up:

• Open a spreadsheet program. Excel works fine. Using the Google spreadsheet is fine. Whatever you’re most comfortable using.
• Label first column Submission. In this column, you’ll keep track of the query idea, completed story, poem, etc.
• Label second column Market. In this column, you’ll keep track of which markets you’ve submitted your work.
• Label third column Sub Date. In this column, you’ll keep track of the date you submitted.
• Label fourth column Accepted. In this column, you’ll either mark Yes or No. Hopefully, it’ll have more acceptances than rejections.
• Label fifth column Notes. In this column, keep track of any extra information. For instance, when to follow up–or if the piece is accepted, what the terms are, when the piece is due, payment, etc.

Keep it simple at first. As you find more success and submit more, you may find that more columns will help you sort information easier. But the organization outlined above is just right for your first submission spreadsheet.

- See more at: http://blog.writersmarket.com/whats-new/2014-get-started-write-challenge-day-11#sthash.cEpe6tA8.dpuf

Thankfully I am currently taking a computer class on Excel. I was able to make this little table with ease and I saved it in my writing folder. Hopefully I will get a lot of use out of it. I kept it simple, and maybe it will change as 2014 progresses, but write now I have yet to submit anything so there is nothing on there. I am just trying to focus on my writing so far. Once I get that down and no longer am worried about my book, then I'm sure that I will be able to give submitting things a go. But for now, it's just writing.

-Lizzy