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Plan the book you actually want to write
76 book planners, novel writing templates, workbooks and reading journals for authors, each written for its own genre or job. Plan your idea, plot, characters and world, then take your novel all the way to the blurb, keywords and launch.
Novel planners by genre
A book planner for your genre
Generic planners ask generic questions. Each of ours is written for one genre, with the story structure, tropes and prompts that genre needs.
Romance novel planners →
Billionaire Romance Writing Planner
Power, privilege and a love that money can't buy
Christmas & Holiday Romance Writing Planner
Snowfall, twinkling lights and a love story wrapped up by Christmas
Clean & Wholesome Romance Writing Planner
Sweet chemistry, strong values and faith if you choose
Dark Romance Writing Planner
A morally grey lead, a dangerous world, a love that shouldn't happen
Fantasy novel planners →
Cosy Fantasy Writing Planner
Tea shops, found family and gentle magic in a world to curl up in
Epic Fantasy Writing Planner
Kingdoms, wars, prophecies and many storylines woven into one saga
Fantasy Writing Planner
Build the world, forge the magic and send your hero on the journey
Grimdark Fantasy Writing Planner
Broken worlds, morally grey characters and no clean answers
Thriller novel planners →
Action Thriller Writing Planner
Chases, fights, explosions and a hero who never gives up
Espionage Thriller Writing Planner
Build the legend, run the operation and hunt the mole
Legal Thriller Writing Planner
The case, the courtroom and a verdict with everything at stake
Military Thriller Writing Planner
The unit, the mission and the cost of war
Crime & mystery novel planners →
Cosy Mystery Writing Planner
A charming village, a curious sleuth and a murder to solve
Crime Writing Planner
Plot the perfect crime, plant every clue and catch your killer
Historical Mystery Writing Planner
A crime from another age and a sleuth without forensics
Legal Thriller Writing Planner
The case, the courtroom and a verdict with everything at stake
Shop by format
Plan in the app you already use
Every planner comes in several formats. Pick the one that suits the way you write.
Goodnotes & PDF
A hyperlinked PDF for Goodnotes, Notability, Noteshelf and other PDF note apps on iPad or Android tablets. Tap the tabs and contents to jump between pages.
76 productsWMicrosoft Word
An editable .docx you type straight into. Clickable contents, Word's Navigation Pane and a worked example running through the pages.
75 productsNNotion template
Duplicate it into your Notion workspace in one click. A linked dashboard, pages and built-in trackers that sync across your devices.
76 productsSScrivener template
A Scrivener 3 project template with the planner's pages built into the binder, ready to plan and draft in the same place.
53 productsPPlottr template
A Plottr template with the genre's structure, beats and character and place prompts laid out on the timeline.
51 productsEE-ink edition
A version with larger text and clear contrast, made for e-ink tablets that read PDFs.
76 products✎Printed & spiral-bound
The planner printed and coil-bound at 8.5 × 11 inches, sent to your door, for writers who plan on paper.
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Planners, workbooks and journals
Why writers choose them
More than a pretty planner
Written for your genre
A romance planner has trope pages and a heat level; a thriller has a ticking clock and twists. The guidance on every page speaks to the book you're writing.
From idea to launch
Plot, characters and world first, then drafting, editing, the blurb, Amazon keywords and categories, so the whole book lives in one place.
Everything links
Tap a tab or a contents line to jump to the page, and get back in one tap. In Notion, pages and trackers link to each other too.
New to writing a book?
Start with our free guide, How to Write a Book, which walks through every step from idea to publication.