Writing Consistently 

    Back at the keyboard after a long hiatus. Life seems to roll along, or just roll over you, and you lose track of time. 

    A writing hack I heard about in a workshop mentioned stickers and calendars. At first, I thought that sounds nice for an elementary classroom. Get your Star Sticker and all.

But for writers, it's focusing to write a small amount each day and create a chain or string of daily words. Each day you reach you written word milestone - I chose 250-words because that sounded doable - you put a sticker on your calendar. 

I know, sounds silly. But there is something about seeing day after day of stickers on a calendar that makes you want to keep on trying. What if you miss a day? Just start the challenge over.

One challenge improvement someone suggested was different colored stickers for different levels:

Gold -       250 words
Blue  -       500 words
Red   -    1,000 words
Green -  2,000 words
Purple - 4,000 words 

Seeing a string of daily stickers on the calendar is nice. Colored stickers provide an overview of your writing progress. 

I liked the star design stickers and the larger calendar. The stars are easy to peel from the sheet, and the calendar is large enough for a sticker and short notes on the day if desired. 

Five sticker colors worked for me. I wanted to keep things simple. Shiny stickers are easy to see on a calendar.

This is an 8-color sticker set, but the price is reasonable and the stickers stayed on for me. 

https://www.amazon.com/Colors-1000-Metallic-Stickers-Diameter/dp/B07V69NF46/ref=ast_sto_dp_puis?th=1

Here is the calendar that worked for me. The paper is a good thickness, and the right size for what I wanted to try. It is also on sale today, January 28, 2026, and will save you more.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08BBXHQK8?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_6&th=1