Digital + printable planner for fantasy writers
The Ultimate Fantasy Writing Planner
Build the world, forge the magic and send your hero on the journey
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 Fantasy novel from the first idea to publication day. The Fantasy Writing Planner is written for Fantasy writers, so its prompts, examples and story structure fit the book you are writing. Its 11 sections cover idea, worldbuilding, magic, plot, characters, cast, places, 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
Take a look inside
Real pages from the Fantasy 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
- Comps & title library
Worldbuilding9 pages
- The world & the map
- Kingdoms & nations
- Cultures, religion & gods
Magic5 pages
- The magic system
- Spells & abilities
- Creatures & races
Plot10 pages
- The Hero's Journey
- Plot map & stakes graph
- Scene lists & scene cards
Characters8 pages
- Hero: basics to wound
- Antagonist & their plan
- The companions
Cast5 pages
- Supporting cast list
- Six cast profiles
- Relationship web
Places4 pages
- Two key locations
- Research list & notes
- Key location 1
Write7 pages
- Plan of action
- Opening lines
- 100-day word tracker
Edit6 pages
- Fantasy 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 Fantasy writers
Build a world that feels real
- The big picture of your world, and what's wrong with it
- A map page for continents, kingdoms, rivers and roads
- Eight kingdoms and nations, with cultures and customs
- Religion and gods, a history timeline, languages and names
Magic with rules and costs
- A magic system: its source, who can use it and what it costs
- Spells and abilities, plus magical objects
- Six creatures and races: abilities, homes, how they see humans
- Prophecy and lore: the legend and the truth behind it
A hero and a quest
- The Hero's Journey, beat by beat
- Plot map, stakes graph, scene lists and scene cards
- Hero, antagonist and companion profiles, plus a series arc
- Six cast profiles and a relationship web
Write, edit and publish
- Plan of action and a 100-day word count tracker
- A Fantasy Checklist for your edit
- Logline, hooks, taglines and a blurb workshop
- Amazon keywords, categories and a cover brief
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