COLOR YOUR WAY TO A FINISHED NOVEL

Borrowing Bestselling Author Katherine Center's Low-Tech Secret Weapon

Ever feel overwhelmed by a massive writing project?

I found a brilliant antidote to the blank page. I borrowed author Katherine Center’s famous fill-in-the-rectangle progress chart, and it is a total game-changer.

Here is how the system works:

The Grid: Draw 30 rectangles on paper.

The Layout: Create three columns of ten.

The Value: Each box represents ten finished pages.

The Target: Aim for a 300-page manuscript.

The Action: Color a box every ten pages.

Watching the grid fill with color provides immense satisfaction. When the page is full, the book is done. It's a beautifully simple, highly addictive visual motivator.

How do you track your writing milestones? Do you prefer spreadsheets, apps, or old-school paper like this?