Academic Book Writing and Research

About this template
📦 What’s Included?
🧩 Chapters Tracker
Keep all your chapters organized with fields for:
📄 Chapter status (Not started, In Progress, Edited, Completed)
🎯 Goal word count
📊 Actual word count + visual progress bar
⏳ Deadline tracking
🔗 Linked tasks, references, and review notes
🧠 Research & Brainstorming Hub
Structure your thinking with:
❓ Core research questions
💡 Idea dump space
📚 Linked literature highlights
🔍 Gaps & hypothesis exploration
🗂️ Tags for organizing theories or frameworks
📑 References & Citations Database
🔗 Link references directly to the chapters they're used in
📕 Store citation details, type, year, and notes
✍️ Ready for APA, MLA, or custom formats
📌 Combine citations and references in one clean database
📝 Daily Writing Tasks Tracker
✅ Log daily writing goals and actual word count
📅 See what’s due, in progress, or completed
🧠 Add quick reflections after each session
📊 Summary Dashboard (Auto-Updates)
📘 Total chapters
✍️ Chapters in progress
✏️ Chapters in editing
✅ Completed chapters
📜 Total word count
⏰ Earliest upcoming deadline
All data pulled live using Notion rollups — no manual count!