Digital + printable planner for memoir writers
The Ultimate Memoir Writing Planner
Turn your memories into a story readers can't put down
Choose your format
What you get with the Goodnotes & PDF edition
- 63-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
Turn your memories into a story readers can't put down. The Memoir Writing Planner has 9 sections: idea, memory, structure, people, truth, 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 Memoir Writing Planner, in both designs. Tap a page to see it bigger.
What's inside
9 sections, 63 pages in the PDF
Idea6 pages
- Why this story?
- The slice of life
- Your reader & comp memoirs
Memory5 pages
- Life timeline
- Memory mining
- Photos, letters & objects
Structure7 pages
- The narrative arc
- Structure options
- Chapter maps & scene cards
People4 pages
- Your cast
- People profiles
- Writing about real people
Truth3 pages
- Research list
- Research notes
- Fact-check log
Write7 pages
- Plan of action
- Opening lines
- 100-day word tracker
Edit4 pages
- Memoir checklist
- Beta readers
- Editing notes
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
Inside the Memoir Writing Planner
Mine your memories
- A life timeline across two pages
- Memory Mining: recall a place or moment sense by sense
- Photos, letters and objects to jog your memory
- Key Moments: choose the ones the book is built on
Shape a life into a story
- Why This Story? and The Slice of Life to find your focus
- The Narrative Arc and a page of structure options
- Chapter maps and 12 scene cards
- Then & Now, your reader, comparable memoirs and titles
Real people, handled with care
- Your Cast list, plus People Profiles for the key figures
- A page on writing about real people
- Permissions & Conversations: who you asked, what you agreed
- Research list, research notes and a fact-check log
Write, edit and publish
- Plan of action and a 100-day word count tracker
- A Memoir Checklist for your edit
- Logline, hooks, taglines and a blurb workshop
- Amazon keywords, categories and a cover brief
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