Digital + printable planner for romance writers
The Ultimate Sci-Fi & Monster Romance Writing Planner
Alien warriors, monster heroes and a love that crosses galaxies
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 Sci-Fi & Monster Romance novel from the first idea to publication day. The Sci-Fi & Monster Romance Writing Planner is written for Sci-Fi & Monster Romance writers, so its prompts, examples and story structure fit the book you are writing. Its 12 sections cover idea, species, 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 Sci-Fi & Monster Romance 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
Species6 pages
- The alien (or monster)
- Four species profiles
- Culture clash
Love Story9 pages
- The couple & chemistry
- Milestones & key scenes
- Grand gesture & HEA
Tropes11 pages
- Your trope mix
- 10 dedicated trope pages
- Fated mates, stranded…
Plot10 pages
- Sci-fi romance beat sheet
- Plot map & tension graph
- Scene lists & scene cards
Leads6 pages
- Heroine & hero profiles
- 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
- Sci-fi romance 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 Sci-Fi & Monster Romance writers
Design your alien or monster
- A page for your alien (or monster) hero
- Space for four species across two profile pages
- Culture clash and how your couple first meet
- Worlds and ships to set the story in
Love across two worlds
- The couple, their chemistry and the obstacles between them
- Relationship milestones and key romantic scenes
- Dual POV tracker, grand gesture and HEA
- Heroine and hero profiles with before and after arcs
Fated mates and beyond
- A page for each of 10 tropes, from stranded to only one bed
- The Sci-Fi Romance 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 Sci-Fi Romance Checklist for your edit
- Logline, hooks, taglines and a blurb workshop
- Amazon keywords, categories and a cover brief
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