I was commissioned to write a book in 2011 - what worked for me given a word count and a deadline was a very simple “I’ll write daily” spreadsheet. I simply div

I was commissioned to write a book in 2011 - what worked for me given a word count and a deadline was a very simple “I’ll write daily” spreadsheet. I simply divided words remaining by days remaining which gave me a daily target. Main aim was to hit the target but inevitably with writing you have much variety in productivity. So on super productive days I could “overwrite” - which would mean I could feel ok about having a night or weekend off when I didn’t really feel like it. Stupidly simple but it really helped my nerdy mind. I know it’s not really what you asked but as a technique it helped me take something big and scary and break it down into something paced and manageable. Software: see comment below, Scrivener or maybe Obsidian?