Question: I'm looking for an exhaustive writing tracker, either software or a spreadsheet. ideally, the basic things it would need to track are word count per session, projects worked on, submission status, etc. The more things related to writing to track the better.

If there's a way to create or it includes graphs that would be amazing. Basically, the more it looks like productivity porn, the better.

I'd really like this to be some kind of software or website, so I don't have to have multiple "2014 Writing Year", "2015 Writing Year", etc. files in a folder on my computer. But I haven't been able to google up anything that fits what I'm looking for. I do have one giant spreadsheet that I've been using, but I made the mistake of renaming it so I can't just say "Hey, I'm looking for something a little more involved than So-and-so's Spreadsheet of Doom" or whatever.

The thought behind the ask: I write better when I have something that will visually show me "hey if you don't write something you're going to break your streak, loser", and I write **more** if I'm trying to beat someone, including myself. The shinier something is with the more bells and whistles, the more likely I am to consistently use it. Basically, I'm trying to instill good writing habits in myself by tricking myself into having good writing habits, using methods that have worked in the past for other things.

Can anyone help?

Answer: 
While Excel is good at tracking data, and I use Scrivener for all of my writing, you may want to look at [Pacemaker](http://pacemaker.press/). It's a free web service, and a great way to set goals and enter progress. 

It will automatically adjust based on your progress, and creates charts that you can vary several different ways (more on weekends? front-load?).

I highly recommend it.
You can try my old buddy [Scrivener.](http://www.literatureandlatte.com/scrivener.php) I don't use even a quarter of the bells and whistles I know are there, so hunt around the documentation and see if it's useful. I know it at least has a Goal function so you can set a word count goal to meet, and keeps track in the footer. 

Inexpensive program, you own it rather than rent it (I'm looking at *you*, Adobe), and the trial is fully powered for the trial period rather than being crippled.