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By: 85 Hacks to Help Your Freelance Writing Career : Freelance Writing Jobs

85 Hacks to Help Your Freelance Writing Career : Freelance Writing Jobs — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:55:34 +0000

[...] into an editorial calendar: Editorial calendars help to keep track of work and plan ahead. An editorial calendar will allow you to create a [...]

By: Jeanne

Jeanne — Mon, 04 May 2009 19:45:52 +0000

When I worked full time, my staff used to tease me about the gigantic erasable white board in my office that listed each person’s work, including mine. I have found that now that I’m back to freelancing full time, I needed a white board – and a small one propped up against the wall now serves as my own editorial calendar. Works like a charm!

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Mon, 04 May 2009 13:55:32 +0000

[...] you use an editorial calendar? I have one, it helps me to stay on track – and I don’t know what I would do without it. I [...]

By: Phil

Phil — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 15:20:54 +0000

Sabrina,

Google Calendar also offers a color scheme — different colors for different calendars.

By: Sabrina

Sabrina — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 15:59:48 +0000

Thanks for the tips, Deb. I started using a small desk calendar last month (small desk, small calendar), and I’ve been using different colored pens for different types of work: red for copyediting, green for writing, purple for personal. Yes, I have OCD. I had been thinking about switching to something electronic, but for me it would probably be just one more thing to play with. It’s nice to know that there are successful writers still using paper methods like mine, but I’ll check out some of the electronics mentioned in your other comments.

By: Betty C.

Betty C. — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 08:55:56 +0000

For a while, when I had quite a few writing projects going on, I used http://www.iprioritize.com — just their free service. It’s more a tool to keep track of deadlines than an editorial calendar, but I found it helpful. You can set up drag-and-drop “to do” lists in different categories.

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Sunday Link Love | Writer's Resource Center — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 06:02:28 +0000

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By: Lela

Lela — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 22:23:57 +0000

It’s funny I have been thinking about this lately, but haven’t quite gotten around to it. I have wanted to make a yearly plan that sort of goes along with a magazine format (seasonal, holidays, etc.) because I write for print as well. For the daily detail stuff – I have been using a large desk calendar with appt slots for each day. I’ve been slotting out my time and checking off each ‘assignment’, but now I can’t wait to go that step further and pencil in what I’ll be writing about. (Sunday is week-planning day!) I think especially for web writing and blogging, the better we plan, the easier it will be to cross-link our work. Thanks for the tips!

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What a Writer is Reading on the Web, 2/17/08 | Real Words — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 17:22:13 +0000

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By: Sylvia

Sylvia — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 03:12:03 +0000

Hi, Deb!

I also think that a calendar is very helpful to writers. That’s why I publish the Bylines Writer’s Desk Calendar. Not only does it show a week at a time, but each week also features a short essay about writing, which hopefully will inspire writers to keep writing, even on the tough days.

Bylines has pages on goal-setting, and how to break down annual goals into smaller monthly goals. Included in Bylines 2008 is a submission tracker, which writers can photocopy and use to track the queries, articles, and manuscripts they send out.

Bylines has many additional features, from a listing of “literary holidays” to celebrate, to daily listings of birthdays of famous authors, pages for tracking writing-related expenses, checklists for keeping up with a writer’s office tasks, and more. Check out Bylines at http://www.bylinescalendar.com.

Sorry for the “ad,” but I totally agree that planning ahead, and setting reachable goals can really help a writer to accomplish much more during the year. And by keeping the info in a planner, later you can look back with satisfaction and see how far you’ve come during the year.

Also, Bylines accepts 53 new essays about writing each year. We don’t pay much yet, but we are a paying market. Check out the submissions guidelines on the website.

Thanks!

Sylvia Forbes, publisher
Bylines 2008 Writer’s Desk Calendar, the essential Tool for Writers
http://www.bylinescalendar.com