Using a Bullet Journal to Get More Writing Done

How collections and logs can help you hit your writing goals

Photo by Daria Shevtsova on Unsplash

I’ve always struggled with planners. I never stuck with it long enough to actually get any benefit from the resource. My solution? A bullet journal.

While I’ve since discovered the perfect planner for me, the bujo has always been a consistent space for my writing. It’s an all in one resource to plan, schedule, write, capture, list, journal, habit track, and so much more.

I still have my bujo, and I’m using it a lot differently this year than I have in the past. Mainly, I’m using it for idea capturing and project monitoring, but there are a lot of other ways you can use it for your writing goals.

The best part about a bullet journal is that it can be as clean or as messy as you want, and you can design it however you like! No more filling in boxes and using pre-printed prompts that serve no purpose. You can create the boxes that serve you and your writing goals.

So, pick up a fresh notebook and pen or pencil, and let’s get started.

Index

Number your first 50 or so pages (or however high you want to go). We’re going to use these as references, so protect the first few pages as your index. Depending on how big…