Digital + printable planner for thriller writers
The Ultimate Thriller Writing Planner
Build the threat, set the clock ticking, keep readers up all night
Choose your format
What you get with the Goodnotes & PDF edition
- 89-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 Thriller novel from the first idea to publication day. The Thriller Writing Planner is written for Thriller writers, so its prompts, examples and story structure fit the book you are writing. Its 11 sections cover idea, threat, action, 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
Take a look inside
Real pages from the Thriller Writing Planner, in both designs. Tap a page to see it bigger.
What's inside
11 sections, 89 pages in the PDF
Idea7 pages
- What if? & premise
- Subgenre & tropes
- Comparable titles
Threat6 pages
- The threat & the stakes
- Antagonist profile & plan
- The ticking clock
Action6 pages
- Eight set pieces
- Cat & mouse
- Twists & reversals
Plot10 pages
- Thriller structure
- Plot map & tension graph
- Scene lists & scene cards
Hero6 pages
- Hero profile & voice
- Skills & resources
- Wound & flaw
Cast5 pages
- Supporting cast list
- Six cast profiles
- Relationship web
World6 pages
- Setting & locations
- Tradecraft & tech
- Research list & notes
Write7 pages
- Plan of action
- Opening lines
- 100-day word tracker
Edit6 pages
- 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 Thriller writers
Set the clock ticking
- Define the threat and what is at stake
- Antagonist profile, their plan and their timeline
- A page for raising the stakes as the story builds
- A ticking clock to put a deadline on everything
Keep readers up all night
- Cat and mouse between hero and antagonist
- Eight set pieces planned across two pages
- Twists and reversals, secrets and lies, and the climax
- Hero profile, skills and resources, and a series arc
Tension that never drops
- Thriller Structure and three-act structure pages
- Plot map, tension graph, subplots and chapter hooks
- Scene lists and 12 scene cards
- Six cast profiles, tradecraft and tech, and locations
Write, edit and publish
- Plan of action and a 100-day word count tracker
- A Thriller Checklist for your edit
- Logline, hooks, taglines and a blurb workshop
- Amazon keywords, categories and a cover brief
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