A Notion Tracker for Authors with Crappy Chronic Illnesses and Sparkly Goals
If you don't already know. I am an author. With multiple chronic illnesses. I love using Notion to craft the exact dashboard I need in order to keep track of all the things in my life—medications, doctors appointments, and OH YEAH, my writing!
There's more to being an author than just writing, though. And it's all the other things that can be hard to keep track of. I've been using the HB90 system for goal setting and quarterly project management. I made a few modifications to it to suite my own needs as someone with chronic illnesses and disabilities. I love the system and the way it helps me stay on track with my eye on the prize.
I designed a huge section of my Notion around merging my health tracking and my goal tracking and I am making it freely available for other authors with chronic illnesses.
A Journal
A Health Tracker
A Word Count Tracker
Tasks that You Can Assign To Projects
Projects That You Assign to Goals
Goals that You Assign to Quarters
Keep track of your health so you can make the most of the good days and finish that novel!
Note: This template is being made available for FREE. It will ALWAYS be 100% Free! If you see someone else selling it, please report it!
The goal tracking/quarterly planning is designed around my personal modifications of Sarra Cannon's HB90 system!
Please [purchase her planner on Etsy]() or take her bootcamp if you are interested in this system or in supporting Sarra Cannon/Heart Breathings. This template will NOT teach you how to use the planning method!
If you would like to support me, please purchase my books.
Keep Track of Your Books
Keep track of where you are in your publishing journal by categorizing your books based on their publication or drafting stage! Use templates to keep track of characters, promo images, plots, and settings!
Keep track of all your book's meta data, such as sales channels, links to the original files for covers and dust jackets, links to other collaborators, and the current status! Even keep track of when you last made changes to the book so you never accidentally upload an older file to a retailer again!
Whether you have multiple pen names or several, always have your links on hand and access to your branding colors and media kit images.
Journal & Wellness
Keep a daily journal. Link it to your word count log and your health log! By linking it to either a word count log or a health log, it will automatically populate any tasks also associated with your logs!
Also keep track of your Weekly Reviews, Monthly Reviews, and Quarterly Reviews so you can remind yourself what you've accomplished and plan for future success.
Customize your Wellness Dashboard and easily mark if you've had enough water and taken your meds. Track the weather and what conditions are flaring up. This Health Log also connects to the Journal, your Tasks, and your Word Counter so you can see how many tasks you accomplished or how many words you wrote in spite of your POTS acting up!
Planning
Sync'd blocks and Buttons. Plan on one page, and see the plan everywhere you want.
A well-organized dashboard that syncs your tasks from the planning pages.
Use Buttons to easily move a task from this week's plan to next week's. See what is already on your plate and know what else is happening outside of Author World.
This Notion Template is FREE. It comes with tons of in-template instructions so you can set it up easily to suit your own needs! Once you “check out,” you'll be emailed direct links and a PDF with instructions.
