Write 50,000 words in 30 days and see your progress every day. This tracker is made for the November novel writing challenge, November 1–30, 2026, for hobby writers who want a simple plan and an easy way to count words.

What you get (one zip file):

• A printable PDF in US Letter and in A4, 30 pages each

• A word-count spreadsheet (.xlsx), BLANK and SAMPLE versions

• A README with how-to notes

The 30 PDF pages:

• Cover with spaces for your working title, name and genre

• How to use, and a challenge plan page (goal, writing times for each weekday, milestone rewards)

• 30-day word-count grid: November 1–30, 2026 with the weekdays printed (November 1 is a Sunday) and the on-pace total for a 50,000-word goal each day (1,667 on day 1, 50,000 on day 30)

• 50K progress boxes – 50 boxes, one for every 1,000 words – and a 30-day streak tracker

• Weekly check-ins for all 5 weeks

• 15 daily log pages, two days per page, with the date, weekday and on-pace total printed for each day

• Three-act outline and a plot board with 12 scene cards

• 2 character sheet pages (4 characters) and 2 scene list pages (52 scenes)

• Ideas parking lot, end-of-month reflection, and a notes page

The spreadsheet does the word-count math: type the words you wrote each day, and it shows your total, percent of goal, words left, the daily average you need for the days left, your average per day, whether you are ahead of or behind pace, your best day, and a 10-step progress bar. The goal is 50,000 by default; change it on the Settings sheet to any whole number from 1,000 to 1,000,000. The Words today cells are set to accept only whole numbers from 0 to 100,000.

Compatibility: Tested in LibreOffice Calc. Google Sheets not tested. Excel not tested.

The PDFs are black, gray and one soft red, and every page keeps a white edge of at least 0.5 inch. They were checked on screen; they have not been test-printed on paper. Fonts are embedded.

This is a digital download; nothing will be shipped. This tracker is not affiliated with any writing challenge organization.

License: personal use only. Please don’t resell or share the files.