Digital + printable writing challenge for novelists
The Ultimate 30-Day Novel Challenge
Write the first draft of your novel in a month, one day at a time
Choose your format
What you get with the Goodnotes & PDF edition
- 51-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
Write the first draft of your novel in a month, one day at a time. The 30-Day Novel Challenge has 4 sections: prep, 30 days, track and finish.
It comes as Goodnotes & PDF, Microsoft Word, Notion 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 30-Day Novel Challenge, in both designs. Tap a page to see it bigger.
What's inside
4 sections, 51 pages in the PDF
Prep8 pages
- What if?, premise & one-pager
- Quick outline
- Character & antagonist snapshots
30 Days30 pages
- A page for every day, 1 to 30
- A fresh tip or nudge each day
- Milestone tips: days 7, 14 & 21
Track3 pages
- Project word count
- Daily word count: days 1 to 30
- Running total
Finish2 pages
- I did it
- What next?
- What you're proud of
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 30-Day Novel Challenge
Get ready to write
- What if?, premise and a one-pager for your story idea
- A quick outline of the big moments you're writing towards
- Snapshots of your main character and antagonist
- My Month: mark your writing days, hard days and days off
A page for every day
- 30 daily pages, from Day 1 to Day 30
- A different tip or nudge on every one
- A nudge to take stock at the end of weeks one, two and three
- Sprints, skipping ahead and what to do when you're behind
Watch the total climb
- Plan of Action: set your target and daily word count
- A daily word count log for days 1 to 30
- Each day's words and the running total side by side
- Colour in a square each time you pass another 1%
Cross the finish line
- A final-day page to round off the month
- I Did It: write down what you're proud of
- What Next?: plan your next steps
- A reminder to let the draft rest before you revise
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