Digital + printable planner for romance writers
The Ultimate Romantic Suspense Writing Planner
Danger, secrets and a love that could get them both killed
Choose your format
What you get with the Goodnotes & PDF edition
- 102-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 Romantic Suspense novel from the first idea to publication day. The Romantic Suspense Writing Planner is written for Romantic Suspense writers, so its prompts, examples and story structure fit the book you are writing. Its 12 sections cover idea, danger, love story, tropes, plot, leads, 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
Take a look inside
Real pages from the Romantic Suspense Writing Planner, in both designs. Tap a page to see it bigger.
What's inside
12 sections, 102 pages in the PDF
Idea7 pages
- What if? & premise
- Subgenre, tropes & heat
- Comps & title library
Danger6 pages
- The danger & the villain
- Clues & red herrings
- Two threads
Love Story9 pages
- The couple & chemistry
- Milestones & key scenes
- Grand gesture & HEA
Tropes11 pages
- Your trope mix
- 10 dedicated trope pages
- Bodyguard, slow burn…
Plot10 pages
- Suspense beat sheet
- Plot map & tension graph
- Scene lists & scene cards
Leads6 pages
- Profiles for both leads
- Heart & history
- Before & after arcs
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
- Suspense 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 Romantic Suspense writers
Make the danger real
- Define the danger and the villain behind it
- Two Threads: the suspense and the romance side by side
- Track your clues and red herrings
- The protector dynamic, and a page to plan the climax
Love under fire
- The couple, their chemistry and the obstacles between them
- Relationship milestones and key romantic scenes
- Dual POV tracker, grand gesture and HEA
- Full profiles and before and after arcs for both leads
Tropes, twists and tension
- A page for each of 10 tropes, from bodyguard to slow burn
- The Romantic Suspense Beat Sheet
- Plot map and romantic tension graph
- Scene lists, scene cards and chapter hooks
Write, edit and publish
- Plan of action and a 100-day word count tracker
- A Romantic Suspense Checklist for your edit
- Logline, hooks, taglines and a blurb workshop
- Amazon keywords, categories and a cover brief
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