If you’re the sort that likes to print things out, here’s the plan as a PDF, no strings attached.
Print it out, hang it where you’ll see it every day, and start checking off those days.
Synopsis
- Warm up: free-write for at least two minutes but no longer than ten.
- Plan ahead: Writing will come easier if you have at least a rough plan for each session. (Planning counts toward your daily targets!)
- Just write: don’t edit, don’t revise, just add words to the page.
- Revise later: make time for editing and revising your words later. Your first priority is to write.
Those are the basics. You can build a writing career off this.
Of course, there’s more.
- How do you plan ahead?
- What should you write?
- When should you write?
- What do you do if you miss a day?
The Couch to 50k Plan
Week 1 | Wordcount | Cumulative | |
---|---|---|---|
Monday | 100 | 100 | ☐ |
Tuesday | 100 | 200 | ☐ |
Wednesday | 100 | 300 | ☐ |
Thursday | 100 | 400 | ☐ |
Friday | 100 | 500 | ☐ |
Saturday | 200 | 700 | ☐ |
Sunday | Rest! | ||
Week 2 | |||
Monday | 100 | 800 | ☐ |
Tuesday | 100 | 900 | ☐ |
Wednesday | 100 | 1,000 | ☐ |
Thursday | 100 | 1,100 | ☐ |
Friday | 100 | 1,200 | ☐ |
Saturday | 200 | 1,400 | ☐ |
Sunday | Rest! | ||
Week 3 | |||
Monday | 200 | 1,600 | ☐ |
Tuesday | 200 | 1,800 | ☐ |
Wednesday | 200 | 2,000 | ☐ |
Thursday | 200 | 2,200 | ☐ |
Friday | 200 | 2,400 | ☐ |
Saturday | 400 | 2,800 | ☐ |
Sunday | Rest! | ||
Week 4 | |||
Monday | 400 | 3,200 | ☐ |
Tuesday | 400 | 3,600 | ☐ |
Wednesday | 400 | 4,000 | ☐ |
Thursday | 400 | 4,400 | ☐ |
Friday | 400 | 4,800 | ☐ |
Saturday | 800 | 5,600 | ☐ |
Sunday | Rest! | ||
Week 5 | |||
Monday | 800 | 6,400 | ☐ |
Tuesday | 800 | 7,200 | ☐ |
Wednesday | 800 | 8,000 | ☐ |
Thursday | 800 | 8,800 | ☐ |
Friday | 800 | 9,600 | ☐ |
Saturday | 1,500 | 11,100 | ☐ |
Sunday | Rest! | ||
Week 6 | |||
Monday | 1,500 | 12,600 | ☐ |
Tuesday | 1,500 | 14,100 | ☐ |
Wednesday | 1,500 | 15,600 | ☐ |
Thursday | 1,500 | 17,100 | ☐ |
Friday | 1,500 | 18,600 | ☐ |
Saturday | 3,000 | 21,600 | ☐ |
Sunday | Rest! | ||
Week 7 | |||
Monday | 1,500 | 23,100 | ☐ |
Tuesday | 1,500 | 24,600 | ☐ |
Wednesday | 1,500 | 26,100 | ☐ |
Thursday | 1,500 | 27,600 | ☐ |
Friday | 1,500 | 29,100 | ☐ |
Saturday | 3,000 | 32,100 | ☐ |
Sunday | Rest! | ||
Week 8 | |||
Monday | 1,500 | 33,600 | ☐ |
Tuesday | 1,500 | 35,100 | ☐ |
Wednesday | 1,500 | 36,600 | ☐ |
Thursday | 1,500 | 38,100 | ☐ |
Friday | 1,500 | 39,600 | ☐ |
Saturday | 3,000 | 42,600 | ☐ |
Sunday | Rest! | ||
Week 9 | |||
Monday | 1,500 | 44,100 | ☐ |
Tuesday | 1,500 | 45,600 | ☐ |
Wednesday | 1,500 | 47,100 | ☐ |
Thursday | 1,500 | 48,600 | ☐ |
Friday | 1,500 | 50,100 | ☐ |
Saturday | 3,000 | 53,100 | ☐ |
Sunday | Rest! |
That’s just the beginning, though.
There’s a lot more.