Track On!

The NaNoWriMo page offered a very useful feature. We could add our word count and visualize how well we were doing by using a bar or line graphic. If the squiggly line was not moving much, we had to push forward and work harder!

With NaNoWriMo gone, we, at the Virtual Writers, started using TrackBear. 

This page allows us to track our progress in words, chapters, pages, scenes, lines, or time. If we need to switch from words to time, we can do it.

We can set goals and dates, and see if we are keeping up, even if we are working on several projects at the same time.

It will help us track out writing habits.

We can keep up with our writer friends by using the Leaderboard feature .

There are a few other nifty features like adding a cover to your project, a description, and the phase (planning, outlining, editing, on hold, finished or abandoned).

And, as its creator states, "TrackBear is designed with privacy in mind and will always be free to use [bold in the original]. TrackBear isn't a social network, a chat platform, or AI-powered, and there is no premium tier or pay-to-play. There are no ads, no third-party tracking, and no data harvesting. It's just a place for you to track your writing."

Finally, we can import all our projects from the NaNoWriMo website (no timeframe was given, but NaNoWriMo stated that it will be shut down soon).

Notes: All images, except the last, were taken from the TrackBear's homepage. Also, I am not affiliated with TrackBear. I'm sharing this information because, after using this website for several months, I find it to be useful.