Erin Condren Deluxe Monthly Planner as an Editorial Calendar
My favorite analog tool for staying on track with my writing.
I’ve been using Asana lately, to help me stay on top of projects and as an editorial calendar. And it’s great. But I find myself needing something distinctly analog, too.
I need to physically write things down. That’s how my brain processes. If I write it down, I remember it. I’m not happy without an analog planning system — even if I also use something digital.
So, in addition to Asana, I use a notebook that has monthly calendars followed by notebook pages. (Think a wall calendar, in notebook form.) It’s called the Deluxe Monthly Planner and it’s made by Erin Condren.
Here’s how I use it.
The start of every month has a two-page planning spread. That helps me to focus on what it is I want or need to focus on for the upcoming month.
I’ve found this actually really helps me with Asana, because sometimes I just kind of stare at that calendar and I’m completely overwhelmed by the idea of trying to think about what I need to put into it.
