Novel in November Writing Tracker: 30-Day Word Count Log, Story Planner + Spreadsheet

Write a novel draft in 30 days, one ordinary day at a time.

Every November thousands of writers try to draft a whole novel in a month. The hard part isn't the idea. It's knowing on day 12 whether you're on pace, and what to do when the words stop. This pack gives you both: printable planning and tracking pages, and a spreadsheet that does the math for you.

Printable PDF (15 pages, US Letter + A4)

• Set Your Goal: daily targets for 10K, 25K, 30K, 50K and 75K, your writing time, and rules for bad days
• Story at a Glance: one-sentence story, main character, theme, setting
• Characters: 4 character cards (wants, needs, flaw, secret, voice)
• Story Map: 7 turning points with 50K word marks and the day you'll reach each one
• Scene List: 28 numbered scenes with tick boxes
• Daily Word Log, days 1–30, with 50K par printed on every line plus a "my par" column
• November 2026 calendar with a word box and star for every day
• 50 Boxes to The End: color one box per 1,000 words, milestone rewards and a 30-day streak row
• Sprint Log, Weekly Check-ins, 20 "stuck" prompts, After November revision checklist, and a finish certificate

Spreadsheet (Excel, Google Sheets, LibreOffice)

• Any goal, any start date, 1–31 days, so it works for November or any month you choose
• Type today's words; it shows running total, target, ahead/behind (green or red), words left and words needed per day to finish
• Dashboard: % complete, best day, longest streak, projected total at your pace, a status line and a chart of your words against the target line
• Scenes tracker with status dropdown and a Sprints log that works out your words per minute

Instant download. Personal use. Not affiliated with any writing organization or event.