Digital + printable planner for legal thriller writers
The Ultimate Legal Thriller Writing Planner
The case, the courtroom and a verdict with everything at stake
Choose your format
What you get with the Goodnotes & PDF edition
- 90-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 Legal Thriller novel from the first idea to publication day. The Legal Thriller Writing Planner is written for Legal Thriller writers, so its prompts, examples and story structure fit the book you are writing. Its 11 sections cover idea, case, court, plot, lawyer, 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 Legal Thriller Writing Planner, in both designs. Tap a page to see it bigger.
What's inside
11 sections, 90 pages in the PDF
Idea7 pages
- What if? & premise
- Subgenre & tropes
- Comps & title library
Case6 pages
- The case & the client
- Prosecution vs defence
- Witness list & evidence
Court8 pages
- Courtroom twists & verdict
- Opponent profile & plan
- Getting the law right
Plot10 pages
- Legal thriller structure
- Plot map & tension graph
- Scene lists & scene cards
Lawyer7 pages
- Lawyer basics & voice
- Wound & flaw
- The firm & the practice
Cast5 pages
- Supporting cast list
- Six cast profiles
- Relationship web
World4 pages
- Setting: the big picture
- Setting: specific location
- Research list & notes
Write7 pages
- Plan of action
- Opening lines
- 100-day word tracker
Edit6 pages
- Legal 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 Legal Thriller writers
Build a case that holds up
- The case and the client at the centre of it
- Prosecution vs defence, set out side by side
- A witness list and a log of evidence and exhibits
- A day-by-day trial timeline with each key moment
Twists in the courtroom
- Getting the law right, so the drama stays believable
- Opponent profile, plan and timeline
- Raising the stakes and a ticking clock
- Courtroom twists and the verdict itself
A lawyer worth the retainer
- Legal thriller structure, plot map and tension graph
- Scene lists, scene cards and chapter hooks
- Lawyer profile: voice, history, wound and flaw
- The firm and the practice, plus a series arc
Write, edit and publish
- Plan of action and a 100-day word count tracker
- A Legal Thriller Checklist for your edit
- Logline, hooks, taglines and a blurb workshop
- Amazon keywords, categories and a cover brief
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