Magic Spreadsheet for High-Output Writing

I got fired from my job as a project manager in September 2016.

Money was already tight. Now, it was non-existent.

So I hustled my buns off and signed my first major ghostwriting contract.

Not for one book... or two...

But for FIVE books. In a single month.

The trouble was, I'd only ever written one book—and now I was on the hook to write five.

As they say, necessity is the mother of invention. So I figured out a way to write short business books in about 20 hours.

I built what I affectionately call: "The Magic Spreadsheet."

You can have a free copy of it here → Get the New Spreadsheet

If you're writing a book in 2023, I promise this will help.

Here's an actual screenshot of that first spreadsheet. (That has since evolved.)

How To Produce Like A Pro

Professionals track their performance—because if you make your process visible, you can improve it.

The new incarnation of my writing tracker works as follows....

Date → Sprint → Type → Duration → Word Count → Word Per Hour (WPH) → Notes

While the true magic lies in your effort, this will guide your path to hyper-productivity.

As Peter Drucker said: "What gets measured, gets managed."

1. Plan your work.

2. Work your plan.

3. Measure your progress.

4. Optimize for growth.

5. Repeat.

You'll be shocked at how much you can create—and how much better your work becomes.