Digital + printable planner for retelling writers
The Ultimate Myth & Fairy-Tale Retelling Writing Planner
Old stories, new eyes: myths and fairy tales retold your way
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 Myth & Fairy-Tale Retelling novel from the first idea to publication day. The Myth & Fairy-Tale Retelling Writing Planner is written for Myth & Fairy-Tale Retelling writers, so its prompts, examples and story structure fit the book you are writing. Its 11 sections cover idea, source, world & 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 Myth & Fairy-Tale Retelling 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
Source6 pages
- The source
- Your twist on the tale
- Original vs mine
World & Magic7 pages
- The world & the map
- Magic system & spells
- Creatures & races
Plot10 pages
- Retelling structure
- Plot map & stakes graph
- Scene lists & scene cards
Characters8 pages
- Protagonist profile
- 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
- Retelling 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 Myth & Fairy-Tale Retelling writers
An old story, retold your way
- The Source: get to know the original in all its versions
- Decide your twist: a new point of view, setting or ending
- Original vs Mine: map each beat as an echo or a break
- Characters and themes, then and now, plus gods and monsters
Myth, magic and monsters
- The world, with a map page to sketch it
- A magic system, with spells and abilities
- Magical objects, creatures and races
- Prophecy and lore: the legend and the truth behind it
Keep the echoes, add surprises
- Retelling Structure: follow your source, mark where you break
- Plot map, stakes graph, scene lists and scene cards
- Protagonist, antagonist and companion profiles
- Six cast profiles, a relationship web and a series arc
Write, edit and publish
- Plan of action and a 100-day word count tracker
- A Retelling Checklist for your edit
- Logline, hooks, taglines and a blurb workshop
- Amazon keywords, categories and a cover brief
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