Digital + printable planner for action thrillers
The Ultimate Action Thriller Writing Planner
Chases, fights, explosions and a hero who never gives up
Choose your format
What you get with the Goodnotes & PDF edition
- 91-page digital planner with clickable tabs, contents and back links
- Two designs: Classic and the colourful Pop design
- Printable US Letter versions of both designs
- Recommended Resources for Authors 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.
About this planner
Plan your Action Thriller novel from the first idea to publication day. The Action Thriller Writing Planner is written for Action Thriller writers, so its prompts, examples and story structure fit the book you are writing. Its 11 sections cover idea, threat, action, plot, hero, cast, world, write, edit, pitch & blurb and publish.
It comes as Goodnotes & PDF, Microsoft Word, Notion template, Scrivener template, Plottr template and E-ink edition, or as a printed, spiral-bound planner, so you can plan in the app you already use.
Sample pages
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Real pages from the Action Thriller Writing Planner, in both designs. Tap a page to see it bigger.
What's inside
11 sections, 91 pages in the PDF
Idea7 pages
- What if? & premise
- Subgenre & tropes
- Comparable titles
Threat6 pages
- The threat & the stakes
- Antagonist profile & plan
- The ticking clock
Action9 pages
- Chase planner
- Fight choreography
- Eight set pieces
Plot10 pages
- Action thriller structure
- Plot map & tension graph
- Scene lists & scene cards
Hero7 pages
- Hero profile & voice
- Skills & resources
- Kit & loadout
Cast5 pages
- Supporting cast list
- Six cast profiles
- Relationship web
World4 pages
- Setting: the big picture
- Specific locations
- Research list & notes
Write7 pages
- Plan of action
- Opening lines
- 100-day word tracker
Edit6 pages
- Action thriller checklist
- Plot holes & scene changes
- Beta readers & editors
Pitch & Blurb7 pages
- Logline & elevator pitch
- Hooks & taglines
- Blurb workshop & drafts
Publish7 pages
- Book details & cover brief
- Amazon keywords
- Categories & checklist
Section and page counts are for the Goodnotes & PDF edition; the other formats hold the same planning pages, arranged to suit each app.
Highlights
Made for Action Thriller writers
Chases, fights and set pieces
- A chase planner to map each pursuit
- Fight choreography for four fights, turning point to cost
- An injury tracker to keep the damage consistent
- Eight set pieces, twists and reversals, and the climax
A hero who never gives up
- The threat, the antagonist's plan and their timeline
- Raising the stakes and a ticking clock
- Hero profile, wound and flaw, skills and resources
- Kit and loadout, plus a series arc
Pace that never lets up
- Action Thriller Structure and three-act structure pages
- Plot map, tension graph, subplots and chapter hooks
- Scene lists and 12 scene cards
- Six cast profiles, a relationship web and setting pages
Write, edit and publish
- Plan of action and a 100-day word count tracker
- An Action Thriller Checklist for your edit
- Logline, hooks, taglines and a blurb workshop
- Amazon keywords, categories and a cover brief
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