Habit

Do you currently have a writing routine?  I use to have a great avoidance routine and my house was never cleaner.  That changed for me during Nano.  I knew that I would get up in the morning and write.  I knew that when I got home from work I would write.  No questions, no excuses, I just wrote. 

Now I get up every morning and write for at least an hour.  I leave my evenings for reading and other things I enjoy doing.  I found that by making an appointment with myself every morning I was more productive.  Since Nano I don't worry about word count just the act of writing every day.

I know lots of writers who have remarkable spread sheets and other ways of keeping track of how many words they wrote, how many they edited etc.  Perhaps when I have passed this fledgling stage something more complex will be needed.  For now I have a method I call "Shooting for the Star". 

I use a wall calender that I see every time I leave my bedroom.

Left to right diagonal marks days I've exercised.  Right to left days I've stuck to my diet.  The straight line are days I've written.  As you can see I do better at some things than others. ;)

Do you use a spread sheet or some other method to keep track of your writing days?