My Poetry Fishbowl Records

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aldersprig asked what my Poetry Fishbowl records look like. 

It's all in MS Word because I don't work well with database format. There's a form for each month with all the stuff I track. Then there's a list of prompters and donors. Then there are donor records and addresses. At the bottom is a comparative list of things I track long-term.

At the end of the year, I compile about half-a-dozen data threads into a graph.

The blank version of the record file looks something like this:


Tuesday, Month Date, Year: "Theme"

Hours:
Poems Written:
Comments:
People Sending Prompts:
First-time Prompters:
First-time Donors:
Highest Poem Bought:

Prompters:
Sponsors:

Donations
General:
Sponsorships:
Total:
$/Hour =

Poems Posted:

* * *

Prompters
New in 2012:
Continuing:
Prompters from 2011:
Total:

Donors
New Donors in 2012:
Continuing Donors:
Donors in 2011:
Total:

* * *

Name (LJ username) <eddress>
Months:
Poems:
Fishbowl Subtotal:
Other:
Total:
Postal Address:

* * *

Longest Hours:
Most Poems Written:
Most Comments:
Most People Sending Prompts:
Most First-time Prompters:
Most People Making Donations:
Most First-time Donors:
Most cosponsors of a single poem:
Highest Poem Bought:
Most Money Made:
Most Series Launched: