{"id":15312,"date":"2016-06-21T01:00:30","date_gmt":"2016-06-21T08:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/?p=15312"},"modified":"2016-07-17T03:59:28","modified_gmt":"2016-07-17T10:59:28","slug":"accountability-using-google-spreadsheets-raina-schell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/2016\/06\/21\/accountability-using-google-spreadsheets-raina-schell\/","title":{"rendered":"Accountability Using Google Spreadsheets by Raina Schell"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-15313\" src=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Screen-Shot-2016-06-07-at-11.15.17-AM-300x257.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2016-06-07 at 11.15.17 AM\" width=\"300\" height=\"257\" srcset=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Screen-Shot-2016-06-07-at-11.15.17-AM-300x257.png 300w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Screen-Shot-2016-06-07-at-11.15.17-AM.png 637w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Let\u2019s welcome back monthly columnist <a href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/?s=Raina+Schell\" target=\"_blank\">Raina Schell<\/a> as she shares with us \u201cAccountability Using Google Spreadsheets\u201d Enjoy!<\/p>\n<p>***<\/p>\n<p><strong>Last week someone asked me the question,<\/strong> \u201cHow do you manage your unmanageability?\u201d My answer: <a href=\"http:\/\/writetodone.com\/how-to-hold-yourself-accountable-as-a-writer\/\" target=\"_blank\">Accountability<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-15316\" src=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/DeathtoStock_Desk7.jpg\" alt=\"DeathtoStock_Desk7\" width=\"200\" height=\"133\" \/>A few months ago I decided on an exercise challenge. After two years of bi-weekly handstand classes I still could not balance on my own in the center of the room. After asking experts I was told, \u201cyou need to practice every single day no matter what, for a minimum of two minutes a day. \u00a0If you do this, in six months to a year you\u2019ll have your handstands.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I asked a friend in my handstand class if she would be my accountability partner by checking in every day via text. She agreed and we formulated a plan. We made lists of all of our exercises, given to us by our teachers and started checking in daily. After a few weeks I put all the exercises on a google spreadsheet and invited her. Each day we check off what we\u2019ve done and other women have joined us. Happily\u2026 it\u2019s working. I can now hold a handstand for up to six seconds on my own in the middle of the room, after only two months of vigilance. I am also in the routine of practicing daily with daily check-ins to my accountability partner.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-15314 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Brick-and-Mortar-Brick-and-Mortar-0002-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"View More: http:\/\/deathtothestockphoto.pass.us\/brick-and-mortar\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Brick-and-Mortar-Brick-and-Mortar-0002-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Brick-and-Mortar-Brick-and-Mortar-0002-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Brick-and-Mortar-Brick-and-Mortar-0002-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Brick-and-Mortar-Brick-and-Mortar-0002-300x450.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>Why not do the same with writing?<\/strong> I recently formed a <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1VZt0pS\" target=\"_blank\">critique group<\/a>, which has been incredible. However, I had not been writing daily and I need to be as I\u2019m very close to finishing my fourth novel. I asked a few people in my critique group if they would be interested in being accountability partners. Instead of checking in daily, which is a good idea, I went straight to a google spreadsheet, inviting some of my critique partners and formed different tabs for each of us at the bottom.<\/p>\n<p>Along the side are the dates and across the top are: word count, time spent (writing), place (we wrote), emotional state (before and\/or during the writing).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Each day I record whether I have written or not and I also look at the other writers&#8217; progress which pushes me further.<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/sheets\/about\/\" target=\"_blank\">Google Spreadsheets<\/a> are great for this because you can invite whoever you want to join them. You can look on their spreadsheet to see what they are doing, they\u2019re free and you can use them on all of your devices.<\/p>\n<p>The other day I saw that one of the writers was writing up a storm and I was not, so I sat down to write. I don\u2019t feel competitive doing this process, I feel spurred forward by their accomplishments. A sort of \u201cif they can do it with their full time job and husband, I can too\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15315 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/DeathtoStock_Desk9.jpg\" alt=\"DeathtoStock_Desk9\" width=\"200\" height=\"133\" \/>I have a deadline too, that I set for myself<\/strong> \u2013 I want to be finished before the RWA Conference in July. I looked to see how many words I needed to write a day for that goal and it\u2019s beyond doable. Joanna Penn recently asked a writer on her <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thecreativepenn.com\/podcasts\/\" target=\"_blank\">Podcast, The Creative Penn<\/a>, what made them finish their first book and the answer for them, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thecreativepenn.com\/2015\/10\/12\/fear-and-writing\/\" target=\"_blank\">as well as for Joanna, was to form a deadline<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Having accountability partner&#8217;s is one great way to make your writing goals. Setting a deadline is another. \u00a0All that said, if you don\u2019t write for a day or two or three or four the most important thing is not to beat yourself up about it. You can always look at \u201ctoday\u201d \u2013 whatever day is today as the first day you\u2019re going to start and reset your goal accordingly. You can also be realistic. Maybe you only have time to write 1-2 days a week. Accountability can still work. Make sure your partner knows what works for you and what you\u2019re agreeing to do.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Here are two other great articles on accountability, writing, and deadlines. \ud83d\ude42<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.debbiereberwritingcoach.com\/8-accountability-strategies-for-writing-your-book\/\" target=\"_blank\">8 Accountability Strategies for Writing Your Book<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/writetodone.com\/how-to-hold-yourself-accountable-as-a-writer\/\" target=\"_blank\">How to Hold Yourself Accountable As a Writer<\/a><\/p>\n<p>***<\/p>\n<h2>ABOUT THE AUTHOR<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rainaschell.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"http:\/\/www.rainaschell.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-11407\" title=\"Raina Schell\" src=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/3310587-200x300.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/3310587-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/3310587.jpg 204w\" alt=\"Raina Schell\" width=\"150\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rainaschell.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Raina Schell<\/a> is a vagabond. She lives where the tide takes her. The only constant in her life is her trusty laptop. She doesn\u2019t live in a tidy little house. Her dreams aren\u2019t surrounded by a white picket fence. She has no family but spends her free time with a black and white bunny rabbit named Fred.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"www.RainaSchell.com\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rainaschell.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.RainaSchell.com<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"Like Raina on Facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/RainaSchellWriter\" target=\"_blank\">Like Raina on Facebook<br \/>\n<\/a><a title=\"Follow Raina on Twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RainaSchell\" target=\"_blank\">Follow Raina on Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A few months ago I decided on an exercise challenge. After two years of bi-weekly handstand classes I still could not balance on my own in the center of the room. After asking experts I was told, \u201cyou need to practice every single day no matter what, for a minimum of two minutes a day.  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