Digital + printable planner for thriller writers
The Ultimate Techno-Thriller Writing Planner
Cutting-edge tech, a threat nobody saw coming and a race to stop it
Choose your format
What you get with the Goodnotes & PDF edition
- 94-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 Techno-Thriller novel from the first idea to publication day. The Techno-Thriller Writing Planner is written for Techno-Thriller writers, so its prompts, examples and story structure fit the book you are writing. Its 11 sections cover idea, tech, threat, plot, hero, 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
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Real pages from the Techno-Thriller Writing Planner, in both designs. Tap a page to see it bigger.
What's inside
11 sections, 94 pages in the PDF
Idea7 pages
- What if? & premise
- Subgenre & tropes
- Comps & title library
Tech7 pages
- Technology & tech specs
- Reality check
- Attack timeline
Threat12 pages
- The threat & antagonist
- Cat & mouse & set pieces
- The climax
Plot10 pages
- Techno-thriller structure
- Plot map & tension graph
- Scene lists & scene cards
Hero6 pages
- Hero basics & voice
- Wound & flaw
- Skills & resources
Cast5 pages
- Supporting cast list
- Six cast profiles
- Relationship web
World4 pages
- Setting: the big picture
- Setting: specific location
- Research list & notes
Write7 pages
- Plan of action
- Opening lines
- 100-day word tracker
Edit6 pages
- Techno-thriller 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 Techno-Thriller writers
Tech that feels real
- The technology and its specs, pinned down on the page
- A reality check to keep it plausible
- An attack timeline and the systems at risk
- Explaining the tech, plus a jargon and glossary page
A threat nobody saw coming
- The threat, and the antagonist behind it
- The antagonist's plan and timeline
- Cat and mouse, eight set pieces and the climax
- Stakes, a ticking clock, twists, secrets and lies
The race to stop it
- Techno-Thriller Structure, plot map and tension graph
- Scene lists, scene cards and chapter hooks
- Hero profile: voice, history, wound and flaw
- Skills and resources, before and after, and a series arc
Write, edit and publish
- Plan of action and a 100-day word count tracker
- A Techno-Thriller Checklist for your edit
- Logline, hooks, taglines and a blurb workshop
- Amazon keywords, categories and a cover brief
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