Ideas for Using Trello

Trello has many uses as a project manager. As writers though, we can tweak this program for our own use.

Organize Publishing Projects

Create a detailed To-Do list with cards for Drafting, Editing, Publishing, Marketing, Social Media, and more. Don’t forget to add Due Date for each card to keep yourself on task. Once the board is created with general items, save it as a Template to use again. Think Plot Your Work but digital.

Create a Story Bible

Create a board for each novel, a card for each character. If it’s series, one for each book. Add cards with book titles, characters, settings, a timeline. Never forget what color that character’s eyes are again.

Organize Social Media Calendar

Use Trello to create a year-long list of To-Dos. Create cards for each venue—Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, etc. for each month. Add dates for sales, launches, blog posts, and more.

Tame Blogs and Blog Hops

Create a board for your blog with ideas, post dates, and other materials. If you are on a hop, enter due dates for your posts with details about your topic. Invite your host to share the board with you for easy communication.

Non-Writing Events

Trello’s card system makes it easy to organize any events, writing-related or not. Got a graduation party? Make a board with cards for guests, menus, venue, etc. Need to put together a charity event? Create cards for businesses, donation, guests, and tag other organizers with the Team feature.

Goals

Create a board with long-term goals for writing, and personal life. Add realistic tasks to reach your goals. No due dates on this one. Give yourself the freedom to achieve your goals at your own pace.

Templates

Take the time to peruse the Templates on Trello. There are a thousand ideas from Teacher plan books to HR new employee intros to virtual bullet journals (no washi tape here though).

Trello is a very versatile project planner, viable for any career and writers can benefit from this free app.