
I didn’t want anything too complicated, but the spreadsheet did need to take into account that I do a variety of writing work – I write for magazines, newspapers and websites, as well as doing research work and corporate writing. Sometimes I get paid by the word, sometimes by the hour and sometimes I receive a flat fee. While I’ve had a pitching spreadsheet for ages, which tracks the queries I send to editors as well as their responses, I’ve never really tracked my finances.Īs the sole income earner this year, I wanted to set myself a monthly income target. I (well, my partner) created a monthly income spreadsheet. How an excel spreadsheet dramatically increased my monthly income But in December last year I decided to try something new. As a writer, my comfort has always sat firmly with words rather than with numbers. I am the first to admit that I have never been a fan of spreadsheets.
